(Fresh Graduates Welcome) Recruitment Consultant

Regional Executive Search & Venture Building | Fresh Graduates Welcome Start your career close to the people who lead businesses—and the work that builds them. If you’re curious about starting a business one day, enjoy connecting with people and want responsibility early in your career, we’d love to meet you. At Kairos, you’ll work directly with our Founder, contribute to regional C-level executive-search projects and get involved in new venture-building initiatives. You’ll learn how companies choose their leaders, what makes an executive effective and how founders turn opportunities into businesses. We’re looking for an entrepreneurial fresh graduate: someone who asks thoughtful questions, takes initiative and follows through. No previous recruitment experience is required. About Kairos Kairos is a consulting firm and venture studio, partnering with leaders and founders across Asia to transform enterprises and build new businesses. Our work spans executive search, business transformation and venture building. Learn more at kairosgroup.global. The role Approximately 80% of your time will be on recruitment and regional executive-search projects, including research, candidate outreach, screening calls and assessment support. The remaining 20% will involve the Founder’s projects, including personal-project support and involvement in new ventures. This is a hands-on role where strong research, professional conversations and reliable execution matter equally. You’ll have exposure to senior business leaders, but you’ll also own the detailed work that keeps projects moving. What you’ll work on Regional executive search, networking & assessment — approximately 80%
• Research regional leadership markets. Map companies, industries and talent across Asia to support C-level and senior-leadership searches.
• Connect with senior executives. Identify and approach candidates, engage them professionally and build relationships across industries and markets.
• Conduct candidate screening calls. Understand executives’ career journeys, achievements, motivations and interest in new opportunities.
• Support leadership assessment. Work with the Founder to assess candidates against role requirements, capture evidence from conversations and prepare thoughtful candidate profiles and shortlists.
• Help deliver search projects. Coordinate interviews, manage follow-ups and maintain accurate records, with discretion around confidential searches and candidate information. Founder’s projects & venture building — approximately 20%
• Explore new business opportunities. Research markets, competitors, customer needs and potential partners to support new venture ideas.
• Get involved in building ventures. Help turn research into practical next steps, support early-stage initiatives and coordinate with relevant partners and service providers.
• Keep the Founder’s projects moving. Prepare concise research briefs, track action items and support coordination, logistics and personal projects with professionalism and confidentiality. Why this opportunity is different Regional exposure from the start. Work on searches across Asia and learn how leadership needs differ between industries, markets and business stages. Meaningful C-level interaction. Build confidence speaking with senior executives and develop a professional network through real candidate conversations—not just networking events. Learn how to evaluate leadership. Develop your questioning, listening and analytical skills as you learn to distinguish a compelling CV from evidence of genuine capability. Work directly with an entrepreneur. Learn alongside a Founder who has built, scaled and exited businesses, and is actively building new ones. Gain a close-up view of how opportunities are evaluated and decisions are made. New venture-building involvement. Contribute to the research and execution behind emerging businesses, rather than only reading about entrepreneurship. Attractive bonus scheme. Benefit from an attractive performance-based bonus scheme that rewards strong contributions and results. Who will thrive here
• A fresh graduate or early-career candidate from any academic discipline.
• Someone with an entrepreneurial mindset: curious, resourceful and willing to take ownership without waiting for every instruction.
• A clear communicator who enjoys meeting people and is willing to pick up the phone, ask good questions and listen carefully.
• A commercially curious researcher who wants to understand how businesses grow and why some leaders succeed.
• An organised, dependable person who follows through, handles detail well and treats confidential information responsibly.
• Someone who welcomes feedback, learns quickly and uses AI and digital tools thoughtfully, while checking accuracy and protecting sensitive information.
• You don’t need a perfect CV. Tell us about something you started, improved or made happen—a university project, side business, internship initiative or student organisation all count.