Paid Summer Intern: Executive Search & Leadership

Egon Zehnder; Washington; On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Egon Zehnder's summer internship provides hands-on exposure to executive search and leadership advisory in a collaborative professional-services environment. Interns join as generalists and support live client assignments, research, and search execution while learning how teams understand companies, assess markets, identify leadership talent, and support clients through complex leadership decisions.

The program combines structured onboarding, mentorship from researchers and consultants, and a

Qualifications

• Open to current college juniors entering senior year.
• GPA minimum 3.3.
• U.S. work authorization.
• Paid internship.

Responsibilities

• Support live executive search assignments with research and market mapping.
• Create target lists and refine candidate pools.
• Synthesize information to support strategy and decision-making.
• Prepare internal and client materials and presentations.
• Collaborate with mentors across research and consulting teams.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Intellectual curiosity

Multitasking

Teamwork

Education

Undergraduate student (juniors entering senior year)

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Egon Zehnder's summer internship provides hands-on exposure to executive search and leadership advisory in a collaborative professional-services environment. Interns join as generalists and support live client assignments, research, and search execution while learning how teams understand companies, assess markets, identify leadership talent, and support clients through complex leadership decisions.

The program combines structured onboarding, mentorship from researchers and consultants, and a