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Oriel Partners

Graduate Recruitment Agency in London

With over 40 years of experience in office support recruitment, we are specialists in matching ambitious graduates with businesses seeking exceptional talent. Our consultative and transparent approach means we take time to understand your needs, while our strong candidate networks ensure you meet only the very best candidates. Our strong record of repeat business is a testament to this approach.

  • Established network — get access to top graduates and junior assistants.
  • Trusted expertise — 40+ years recruiting London’s finest support staff.
  • Rigorous selection — we meet every shortlisted candidate face-to-face.
  • Seamless support — ongoing support through onboarding and probation.
  • Exclusive access — our links to business schools deliver exceptional candidates.
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OUR GRADUATE ASSISTANT HIRING PROCESS

Initial consultation

We begin with a detailed discussion to understand your company’s requirements. Whether you require administrative support or a junior PA, we help you define your needs and find well-suited candidates. We’ll advise on the right profile and guide you through the recruitment process.

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Finding and shortlisting candidates

Drawing on our extensive graduate network and close ties with business schools and secretarial courses, we quickly identify suitable candidates. We then create a shortlist, speaking with each candidate to assess their motivations and suitability, ensuring you only meet the most capable individuals.

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Interviewing shortlisted candidates

All shortlisted candidates meet with our recruitment consultants, allowing us to gain a deeper understanding of their skills, ambitions and professional attitude. This ensures that we only introduce you to graduates who are well-prepared and ready to make a positive contribution to your team.

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Securing the ideal candidate

Once you’ve chosen your preferred candidate, we manage the offer process, liaise on salary and benefits and provide onboarding support. Our clients repeatedly return to us for junior hires, a testament to our careful matching. We also stay in touch throughout the probation period to offer ongoing support.

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Graduate Assistant Recruitment FAQs

A few common questions companies looking to hire graduates ask us about our service. For more information about our process, please don't hesitate to contact us.

What are the benefits of hiring a temporary graduate assistant?

Hiring a temporary graduate assistant can bring several benefits to a business, including filling a short-term hiring need and gaining access to a fresh perspective. By hiring temporarily, you’re also able to trial this type of role at your business without making a long-term financial commitment, which significantly reduces risk.

What kinds of tasks can a graduate assistant help with?

Graduate assistants can help with a wide variety of tasks, such as: diary and inbox management, scheduling meetings, setting up meeting rooms, booking travel, meeting and greeting visitors, answering phones, updating databases, basic expense management, managing incoming and outgoing mail, monitoring stationery stock levels, assisting with events, editing PowerPoint presentations, and filing and scanning documents.

WHow do you assess junior candidates who may not have much prior work experience?

As junior candidates will most likely not have been through this process before, we offer them additional support and guidance to ensure we get the best from them. We never push our candidates and take the time to get to know them and understand their ambitions to ensure we can place them in the right role long term.

DIs there a particular time of year to hire graduates?

There is a spike in the number of graduates looking to enter the job market between May and July each year, following the end of university courses. However, we have a strong network and are in touch with graduates who are looking to start their first career role out of this peak period.

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Recruitment Opportunities

Explore the range of roles Oriel Partners is recruiting for at the moment, from temporary Executive Assistants to permanent PAs.

Receptionist - Boutique VC Firm

  London, Central
Permanent

We are very excited to be working on a fabulous new Receptionist role for a highly successful boutique finance firm. Based out of their newly refurbished West End offices, you will be joining a young, friendly, and collaborative team of around 30ppl. We a

£30,000 - £40,000

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PA Admin Assistant to CEO Part-Time

  Remote working,
Permanent

A fabulous opportunity to put your experience of working for a corporate leader or prominent individual to great use, at your own convenience. This is a parttime role of 20 hours a week, working for a unique business consultancy start-up, supporting the

£20,000 - £24,000

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EA to MD and General Counsel

  London, Central
Permanent

Plunge into the fascinating world of communications strategy! This is an exciting opportunity to be in early at a start-up which is spearheaded by award-winning political consultant navigating complex, regulatory and commercial environments. As an EA to t

£60,000 - £75,000

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Executive Assistant to CEO - City based

  London, City
Permanent

On behalf of our client who operate in the professional services sector, with offices across the UK and employ 1000+, they are looking to recruit an EA who will provide high quality business and operational support to the Chief Executive, and will manage

Up to £56,000 + Benefits

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Oriel Partners, Eccleston Yards, 25 Eccleston Place, London SW1W 9NF

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