| The term head hunter is used to refer to executive | | | | that top level as well as technical-specialist positions |
| recruiters who specialize in recruiting job seekers to fill | | | | are filled up with eligible candidates. They carry out |
| executive positions in their organizations or client | | | | extensive research work and maintain regular |
| companies. Executive search (informally headhunting) | | | | database of resumes and profiles of deserving |
| maybe carried out by the board of directors or | | | | candidates. They search and locate the candidate, |
| executives of an organization, or a third party recruiting | | | | prepare him for an interview, negotiate the salary and |
| agency. Headhunters are generally considered more | | | | finally recruit him for the client house. |
| aggressive than in-house recruiters as they have | | | | They use advance sales techniques, such as visiting |
| industry experience and reliable contacts and sources. | | | | candidate office to gather employee contacts. Most of |
| Head hunters are specialized executives skilled in the | | | | them are tech-savvy and employ various media |
| job of finding the right candidate for the right position in | | | | sources such as advertising and networking to locate |
| the organization. These recruiters are focused on | | | | the best-suited candidate. |
| finding candidates, who exactly match the qualifications | | | | Again they utilize various research methods with the |
| as specified by their clients, rather than finding the | | | | help of internet, industry associations and directories to |
| most talented or deserving candidate. | | | | generate and maintain an efficient database. |
| Executive recruiters are mostly hired as third party | | | | Headhunters often attend trade shows and other |
| recruiters often when normal in-house recruitment | | | | meetings nationally or even internationally that may be |
| efforts fail. They maybe employed and paid on a | | | | attended by potential candidates and hiring managers. |
| contractual or retained basis to help recruit appropriate | | | | They may network, cultivate relationships with various |
| candidates suitable for various positions. | | | | companies, maintain large databases, purchase |
| Firms who are engaged by organizations on a | | | | company directories or candidate lists, and then |
| contractual basis are paid only when a search is | | | | contact prospective recruits. |
| completed and the hired individual has joined the client's | | | | Executive search is an extremely lucrative industry |
| organization. Again, headhunters who work on retainer | | | | and successful consultants can earn large sums. They |
| basis generally get a majority of their remuneration | | | | are members in good standing of industry trade |
| before the search is complete. They are typically small | | | | groups and associations. Headhunters are not just a |
| operations that make high margins on the candidate's | | | | valuable asset for businesses houses, but also for job |
| annual compensation if the candidate is successfully | | | | seekers as they get placed at a position which is most |
| placed. | | | | suitable based on their qualifications, expectations and |
| Executive recruiters act as a matchmaker and ensure | | | | preference. |