Executive Search Summer Internship: Hands-On Leadership

UNKNOWN; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Heidrick & Struggles is seeking interns for locations in NYC, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Toronto, and San Francisco. The internship starts June 2027 and offers hands-on experience across executive search processes under seasoned mentors.

Interns will participate in candidate research, client meetings, and strategy development while gaining exposure to the full search lifecycle. High potential for future full-time employment is noted.

Qualifications

• Must be a university student entering their final year of undergraduate or graduate education.
• Professional communication skills including writing, speaking and listening.
• Well-developed organizational, analytical, planning, and project management skills.
• Ability to grasp concepts quickly, think creatively, and synthesize complex information with urgency.
• Present information with conviction and clarity.
• Proven research skills and intellectual curiosity.
• Team-oriented and collaborative environment.
• Be proactive and self-motivated with a strong sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Candidate, company and industry research for active client searches and business development activities.
• Client meetings, including conference calls, intake meetings and briefings.
• How the Search strategy is created (in close collaboration with our clients and their search team).
• Utilizing proprietary tools and technology to generate names of potential search candidates and track data in a Salesforce database.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Analytical

Planning

Project management

Research skills

Teamwork

Proactivity

Education

Undergraduate/Graduate student

Job description

Heidrick & Struggles is seeking interns for locations in NYC, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Houston, Toronto, and San Francisco. The internship starts June 2027 and offers hands-on experience across executive search processes under seasoned mentors.

Interns will participate in candidate research, client meetings, and strategy development while gaining exposure to the full search lifecycle. High potential for future full-time employment is noted.