Executive Search Intern - Boston at Heidrick & Struggles in Boston

Summary: Heidrick & Struggles is the world’s foremost advisor on executive leadership, driving superior client performance through premier human capital leadership advisory services. The Executive Search Intern will explore all facets of the Search execution life cycle, gaining hands-on experience in candidate identification, job specification development, and candidate assessment. 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 Required Qualifications: - Must be a university student entering their final year of undergraduate or graduate education at an accredited institution - Possess professional communication skills including writing, speaking and listening - Have well-developed organizational, analytical, planning, and project management skills - Display the ability to grasp concepts quickly, think creatively, and synthesize complex information with urgency - Present information with conviction and clarity - Have proven research skills and a deep intellectual curiosity - Be unselfish, team-oriented, and enjoy adding value to a collegial, collaborative environment - Be proactive and self-motivated and possess a strong sense of urgency Required Skills: Research skills Important Skills: Analytical skills, Professional communication, Organizational skills, Project management Nice-to-Have Skills: Urgency, Team-oriented, Creative thinking, Self-motivated