The Head Hunter is Hunted…
Executive Head Hunters Are Now Our Most Wanted
There is a breed of people out
there who move mountains, yet remain in the
background. They love the anonymous life they
lead and wallow in the knowledge that indeed
they are the movers and shakers of industry.
They are the head-hunters - a profession
that has come into its own and gained prominence
only in the last decade or so.
Imagine the thoughts that course through
your mind when you are about to will a certain
position. The job satisfaction in this field
is enormous. you are not only able to get
a better paying job (most times) for different
sets of people but are also able to improve
the life of your clients and candidates.
Not very long ago when the head-hunter,
and particularly the executive head-hunter,
came into existence he did not have to do
the multiple tasking that he is expected
to perform today. His orbit of work was
the town or city he lived in. Today, it
is a completely different scenario. He not
only hunts for the right candidate but also
needs to sift though teams and reams of
data to accomplish his job more effectively
and efficiently.
Challenges Executive Head Hunters Face Today
So, what stops today's head-hunter from doing his job effectively?
One, to spread his net wider
he has to use the Internet. That means he
was to spend hours on the net posting his
requirements on different job sites. Plus
he has to check back regularly to see if
he has gotten responses. God forbid, if
he has two digit emails waiting for him.
The implication is he will have to write
back to each of them...for he may need any
of them in the future.
Two, sift and print thousands of pre-qualified
candidates supplied by other executive head-hunters
or recruiters interested in making split
placements. Of course, keep a communication
channel open with the other recruiters.
You can imagine what would happen with splitting
placements with only 10 other recruiters.
Three, analyze and send emails to the
short listed candidates. Check rack often
to see if an interview call could be fixed.
Reconfirm the name both with the client
and the candidate. Phew...!! But wait, there’s
more to follow.
Four, follow up with client and candidate
after the interview is over. Oh yeah, there
will be coordinating a minimum of two rounds
of interviews, if not three or four, based
on the position seniority and other parameters.
Five, the most troublesome tasks of all
– reports. A single report is line, but
when it comes to multiple reports such as
client and candidate satisfaction, failure
reports and of course no report is complete
without an analysis.
When spoken to the CEO of a leading head
hunting firm stated on condition on anonymity
“….True, today the executive head-hunter
has more to handle than his counterparts
of yesterday. But then the modern head-hunter
also has cutting edge online directories
to support him in his quest of finding and
placing the right candidate effectively.”
Huh…Online Directories...what are these...!!!???
Well, you are standing in one (figuratively
speaking, of course). “An online directory
is your answer to a worry free head-hunter...”stated
one senior executive. Continuing in the
same vein, he flipped his laptop open and
demonstrated.
An online directory is actually your answer.
You are able to perform multiple functions.
You can sift, sort and store data using
certain keywords such as position or vocation.
Wander around this site, where everyone
from executive head hunters to staffing
firms and sales recruiters are listed. You
will see what the senior executive meant.
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