Egon Zehnder
Egon Zehnder
Egon Zehnder is a global leadership advisory and executive search firm serving organizations, CEOs, executives, boards, and institutional leaders. Its work spans CEO and board succession, leadership assessment and development, governance, executive coaching, cultural transformation, and tailored talent searches. A network of consultants works across countries to help corporate clients and boards address complex leadership and organizational challenges. The firm’s hiring context reflects its focus on consulting, recruitment, and professional services.

Summer 2027 Executive Search Intern – Atlanta Hybrid

Join Egon Zehnder as an Executive Search Intern supporting leadership advisory engagements through research, market mapping, candidate identification, and search analysis. The internship includes mentorship, structured training, and a practical capstone project.

Description

  • Contribute to active executive searches through company and industry research, market mapping, and candidate sourcing
  • Create and update target-company and candidate lists using firm databases and research tools
  • Evaluate and synthesize findings to inform search strategy, team conversations, and recommendations
  • Develop draft research summaries, candidate profiles, presentations, trackers, and other internal or client-facing materials
  • Take part in search-team meetings and, where appropriate, observe consultant or client discussions
  • Support projects across multiple industries and practice areas
  • Develop connections with research and consulting mentors and colleagues throughout the firm
  • Complete onboarding and training covering executive search, research methods, firm tools, search delivery, and professional development
  • Deliver a capstone project that addresses a business need and creates a practical, reusable resource

Requirements

  • Be a current college junior who will enter senior year after the internship
  • Be eligible to participate in a Summer 2027 internship
  • Have a minimum GPA of 3.3
  • Have authorization to work in the United States
  • Demonstrate strong research, analytical, and problem-solving abilities
  • Communicate clearly in writing and conversation
  • Handle confidential information with care, precision, and sound judgment
  • Manage competing priorities while collaborating with multiple teams
  • Bring initiative and professional conduct to day-to-day work
  • Adapt comfortably to projects that vary in scope and subject matter
  • Ask thoughtful questions, seek feedback, and learn through hands-on experience and observation
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint proficiency is preferred

Benefits

  • Paid internship
  • Structured onboarding and training
  • Opportunities to shadow across practices
  • Mentorship from research and consulting professionals
  • Dedicated research and consulting mentors
  • Professional development opportunities
  • Potential consideration for future roles subject to business needs and position availability

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