Analyst - StartUp New Graduate Program
About Us
At Korn Ferry, we grasp every opportunity to surprise others and ourselves by going beyond expectations to deliver a bit extra. We call it exceeding potential. To inspire and excite people, teams, even entire organizations. To bring companies’ strategies to life. To unite boardrooms and workforces. To unlock potential, realize ambitions, and change lives. Together, we are smarter. Together we are stronger. Together, we are more than.
Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.
Our 7,500 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions.
- Organizational Strategy
- Assessment and Succession
- Talent Acquisition
- Leadership Development
- Rewards and Benefits
The Role
The Analyst position will support the effective running of bids, account planning, projects and/or client engagements providing, performing general research and analysis as required. This is an entry level for junior candidates with little or no previous business experience. The focus is on delivery, generally under guidance and supervision and is predominantly desk/office based. Individuals will be developing an
understanding of Korn Ferry Advisory tools, techniques and offerings. Although not directly accountable for business development, role holders will support the business development efforts of others through basic research, coordination and administration.
Program Overview
If you are an upcoming college graduate looking for an opportunity to fast-track your career in the Talent Industry with the world’s leading global talent management firm - consider Korn Ferry’s StartUp Program!
Korn Ferry Start Up participants will complete a training program combining world-class curriculum including a combination of classroom assignments, hands-on simulations, and experiential learning modules focused on:
- Comprehensive on-boarding including knowledge and exposure to all of Korn Ferry’s solutions
- End-to-end Talent Acquisition process
- Talent Management methodologies
- Industry-leading and innovative tools, products and technology
- Communication and consultation skills
In addition to the curriculum, our world-class program incorporates exposure to many subject matter experts, Company leaders and enables you to begin to build your talent network – essential to your foundational and continued career growth. Our program is focused on accelerating time to contribution, contributing to your career and developing our future talent industry leaders.
Our StartUp program is based just outside of Dallas in our Addison, Texas location (Dallas / Ft. Worth Metroplex area). Following successful completion of the program, depending on your role, graduates need to be open to potential relocation based on the needs of the business. Post program placement office locations can include but are not limited to: Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco.
Key Accountabilities
- Deliver high quality work that meets expectations for timeliness, accuracy and completeness.
- Apply, as directed, the work procedures or approaches needed to address technical challenges in the project.
- Carry out secondary research, analyze and manipulate data and produce reports to provide understanding and insights for a project or sector team.
- Perform basic client research, pulling client information, formatting proposals, under direction.
- Support the project/bid manager in ensuring that options are priced appropriately, contracts are clearly drafted and agreed and that invoices are raised and paid according to agreed schedules.
- Operate effectively as part of a bid, project or sector team to cooperate and exchange information efficiently.
- Answer basic questions regarding data or reports, share and request data.
- May comment on and interpret analyses/data for clients directly to further project objectives and/or the relationship with Advisory
- Attend relevant training courses and seek opportunities to extend knowledge beyond a particular practice or service line.
- Is developing an understanding of a range of standard Advisory analytical processes and related protocols, templates, and tools generally within a defined service line or area of expertise.
- Is developing an understanding of Advisory clients, generally on a sector basis
Skills & Experience
- BA/BS degree with a minimum 3.0 GPA required
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Self-motivation and excellent time management skills
- Quality focused and ability to drive continuous improvement
- Ability to analyze and interpret data and make informed decisions
- Creative and innovative approach to problem solving
- Client-service orientation
- Highly collaborative and team-oriented
- Flexible and agile
Other
Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.