Frequently asked questions

What Is A Professional Headhunter?

There is considerable mystique surrounding the profession of a Headhunter.

Essentially, a Professional Headhunter is a highly skilled industry expert, who is employed to seek out a top performing executive to fill a key role within the client's organisiation.

Often, the client company hires the Professional Headhunter to seek out individuals from the client's competitor firms, in effect, poaching the 'top talent' away from their competitors and placing this talent within their own organisation.

These key individuals can often generate millions of dollars in revenue for a company or give much needed strategic direction, allowing the business to grow and prosper much faster than it would have done otherwise.

Standard Recruitment Vs Headhunting

Recruiting a top level executive is a tough job and needs to be done right first time. Employing the services of an experienced specialist headhunter will ensure that you are dealing with the best candidates in the market, not just relying on a candidates applying to job advertisements. The top performers in their industries rarely change companies and are almost certainly not scouring job boards for a vacancy.

A Professional Headhunter will;

• Have in depth knowledge of the relevant industries
• Have many contacts spread through vast networks
• Obtain a very thorough understanding of the vacancy and company
• Approach the top performing individuals in the industry in relation to the position
• Thoroughly screen potential individuals
• Present a shortlist of proven performers to be interviewed
• Respect your Privacy as required at all times

By employing a proven top performing executive you can greatly improve your companies position in the marketplace, not to mention improve profits considerably.