As a practice, headhunting has been the subject of intense discussion within the anthropological community as to its possible social roles, functions, and motivations. Themes that arise in anthropological writings about headhunting include mortification of the rival, ritual violence, cosmological balance, the display of manhood, cannibalism, and prestige. Some experts theorize that the practice stemmed from the belief that the head contained "soul matter" or life force, which could be harnessed through its capture. Kenneth George wrote about annual headhunting rituals that, “he observed among the Mappurondo religious minority, an upland tribe in the southwest part of the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Actual heads are not taken; instead, surrogate heads are used, in the form of coconuts”.
Headhunter, an informal name for an employment recruiter, sometimes referred to as executive searcher. A recruiter is someone engaging in recruitment, or the solicitation of individuals to fill jobs or positions within a corporation, nonprofit organization etc. Recruiters may work within an organization's or on outsourced basis. Outsourced recruiters typically work for multiple clients at once, on a third-party broker basis, and are variously called headhunters, search firms, agency recruiters, or recruitment consultants.
Internal Recruiter: - An internal recruiter (alternatively in-house recruiter or corporate recruiter) is member of a company or organization and typically works in the HR department, which in the past was known as the Personnel Office (or just Personnel). Internal recruiters may be multi-functional, serving in an HR generalist role - (negotiating, hiring, firing, conducting exit interviews; as well as managing employee disputes, contracts, benefits, recruitment, etc.) - or in a specific role focusing all their time on recruiting. They can be permanent employees or hired as contractors for this purpose.
Third party recruiter: - A third party recruiter (sometimes known as a "headhunter") or an employment agency acts as an independent contact between its client companies and the candidates it recruits for a position. These firms or individuals specialize in client relationships and finding candidates, with minimal or no focus on other HR tasks. Most recruiters tend to specialize in permanent, full-time, direct-hire positions or contract positions, but occasionally in both.
Executive Search: - An executive search firm is a type of company that specializes in recruiting executive personnel for their client companies in various industries. Executive search agents/ professionals typically have a wide range of personal contacts in their industry or field of specialty; detailed, specific knowledge of the area; and typically operate at the most senior level of executive positions. Executive search professionals are also involved throughout more of the hiring process, conducting detailed interviews and presenting candidates to clients selectively, when they feel the candidate meets all stated requirements and would fit into the culture of the hiring firm, as well.
Executive search agencies typically have long-lasting relationships with clients spanning many years, and in such cases the suitability of candidates is paramount. It is also important that such agencies operate with a high level of professionalism. Executive search agencies often also provide clients with (legal) inside rumors gleaned from contacts within their clients' competitors.
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