Junior Recruiter

Your Growth

You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we'll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. When you join us, you will have:

• Continuous learning:Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. The real magic happens when you take the input from others to heart and embrace the fast-paced learning experience, owning your journey.
• A voice that matters:From day one, we value your ideas and contributions. You'll make a tangible impact by offering innovative ideas and practical solutions. We not only encourage diverse perspectives, but they are critical in driving us toward the best possible outcomes.
• Global community:With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm's diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to learn from exceptional colleagues with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
• Exceptional benefits:On top of a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we provide a comprehensive benefits package to enable holistic well-being for you and your family.

Your Impact

As a Junior Recruiter, you will be based in the London office and will work as part of our UK Campus / Graduate Recruiting Team. Working directly with candidates, you will focus on the end-to-end recruiting process for top campus talent from universities across the UK. The Talent Attraction team helps strengthen McKinsey's reputation and attract top-tier talent to support the firm's broader business objectives. By identifying and hiring top-tier, diverse professionals, you will ensure the firm has the talent needed to meet growing demands across industries and practices. Your efforts will directly contribute to shaping the future of McKinsey by building a pipeline of high-potential individuals who will grow into the firm's next generation of partners and leaders, reinforcing its mission to create lasting impact for clients and the world. In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting all recruiting activities with select universities in the UK
• Acting as a key contact for candidates throughout the full recruitment cycle, including attraction, selection and offers with a focus on select universities
• Contributing to creating and driving virtual and in-person recruiting events, working with careers services, referrals and school alumni groups
• Working closely with international colleagues around the world
• Liaising with the wider Human Resources division
• Supporting management and analysis of relevant data and systems, including candidate tracking databases

As your experience grows, so does your responsibility, and you will take on increasingly challenging activities.

Your qualifications and skills

• A minimum bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• Initial experience in the HR environment, preferably in recruiting, gained during internships, as a working student or in a full-time role (up to 2 years of experience)
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships with candidates, recruiting colleagues and employees at all levels
• Excellent organisational skills, including the ability to handle multiple tasks, prioritise and deal with high candidate volumes
• Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines and accommodate team demands
• Flexible working hours (i.e., willing to work long hours if needed); willingness to travel to major recruiting events as needed
• Committed to representing our firm in a professional way, both in person and on the phone, video call or via email