Early careers in search
Build commercial expertise in markets shaping how the world is powered and built.
A career at talisman starts with learning how specialist markets really work.
You will develop the commercial judgment needed to advise clients and understand candidate motivation, while building expertise across energy and infrastructure. The goal is not simply to learn search. It is to become someone who can speak credibly about the businesses and technologies shaping these markets.
Technology that helps you perform.
Our proprietary operating system, talisman OS, is built around how talisman consultant’s work. It brings market intelligence, hiring signals and agentic AI-powered workflows into one place, helping you understand your market faster while reducing the administration behind search.
As you develop, the platform gives you greater visibility into the companies, people and opportunities within your market, helping you prepare better for conversations and recognize where hiring demand is developing.
The objective is simple: learn faster, work smarter and spend more time building relationships.
The talisman Sales Academy
Structured development is built into the start of your career.
The Sales Academy combines formal learning with practical application, delivered by in-house L&D specialists with direct recruitment experience in the markets talisman serves.
You will work alongside experienced consultants from the beginning, applying what you learn in live market conversations while building confidence over time.
What your development looks like
Training does not stop once the academy ends.
Ongoing coaching continues as you begin working with clients and candidates, with feedback shaped around the areas where you need to develop most. Different people progress at different speeds, so responsibility increases as your judgment becomes stronger.
You will work inside a defined specialist market from the start.
That means understanding the companies operating within it and the forces changing demand for talent. Over time, you will develop enough context to speak with clients and candidates as someone who understands the market, not simply someone representing a vacancy.
Responsibility grows with capability.
talisman has a clear career framework, but development is not tied to a fixed timetable. As your commercial judgment improves and you show that you can take on more, the scope of your role expands with it.
Progression should feel earned and visible.
talisman expects people to be ambitious.
Individual performance matters, but strong results do not need to come at somebody else’s expense. Consultants share relationships and market knowledge when it creates a better result, while still being accountable for what they build themselves.
That creates an environment where people can push themselves without operating in isolation.
Learn inside specialist markets
Energy
Understand how power markets operate and where investment is changing demand for specialist talent.
Infrastructure
Learn how major assets move from planning into delivery and where specialist expertise sits throughout that journey.
Trading
Build familiarity with the commercial markets behind energy trading and origination.
Finance, Investment & Legal
See how capital and legal expertise shape the projects and businesses talisman supports.
Recognition should follow contribution.
Strong performance should be visible.
As you take on more responsibility and contribute more commercially, that progress should be reflected in the opportunities available to you.
New York
Houston
LA
Who we are looking for
We are looking for people with commercial instinct and the ambition to become specialists.
You may already have experience in professional sales, or you may be applying strong relationship skills in a new market. What matters is the ability to communicate with confidence and stay curious enough to understand complex businesses.
The work will challenge you, and development requires ownership from your side too.
talisman will provide the training and access to experienced people. Your progress depends on what you do with it.