"Tips to win over Head hunter"

 

In order to convince a reliable executive head hunter, a job seeker has to plan his attack. A well connected executive recruiter will not take on just any person in a suit. You have to build a solid foundation well in advance of making contact. Hunting a recruiter requires strategy and planning. Here are five tips to successfully capture the prize – the services of an executive recruiter.

1)      Do Your Homework: -  The savvy job-seeker must be well armed with knowledge – not just about his/ her interests and skills, but also in the head hunter's interests and specialties. Yes, it helps to approach a head hunter who understands your field and has built up connections, because there is very little need for chemical engineers at an accounting firm… At the same time, the management recruiter has no interest in your skills, even if you have won dozens of awards for the French pastries you have created. Of course, it helps to familiarize yourself with the job market. That is the executive recruiter's job, but it is also yours.

You will also get a lot further if you have assessed your own skills, not just your desired employment. If you clearly are not qualified for what you seek, you won't sell yourself to the head hunter. And if you can't sell yourself to the head hunter, he or she won't bother trying to sell you to anyone else. Identify Reputable Executive Recruiters and Head Hunters

Unfortunately, in the 21st century there are a growing number of common and scam artists who have injected themselves in the business of executive head hunters and recruiters. Therefore, as you begin your search for a bonafide and qualified executive recruiter, it is vital that you ask around; before you approach an executive head hunter, find out all that you can about their operations, history and experience from as many independent resources that you can access. Make it a point to find other men or women who have used their services. Find out who has actually landed jobs for other people, before placing your career in the hands of a charlatan.

2)      Prepare a Solid/ Good Resume: -  So this might be obvious but it is not always done. Prepare a professional resume before you make contact with the executive head hunters on your list. Your resume is your calling card, and it will determine whether the recruiter will even want to let you waste his secretary's time.

3)      Line Up Solid/ Good References: -  Before knocking on head hunter doors, make certain that you have handy a list of professional references. Just as you will want to know the details about any executive recruiter you approach, these professionals will want to know a good deal about you as well. They will want to be able to contact your references, men and women who can support your professional aspirations with solid testimony about your prior accomplishments, your character, your skills and even your weaknesses, too.

Make sure to ask permission from each reference in advance, so they don't get caught off guard and say something like, "well, uh, let me see, um...you were calling about whom?"

4)      Schedule a One on One Head Hunter Meeting: -  Finally, when you have all your ducks lined up, you are ready to meet the executive head hunter who will land you that ultimate trophy career. Of course, it helps to pick more than just one recruiter, and it also helps to schedule a meeting at their convenience. There you have it. You are ready to go and hunt an executive/ head hunter. 

Happy hunting…!!

Introduction of Head Hunting

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.

Headhunting is the practice of taking a person's head after killing them. Headhunting was practiced in historic times in parts of China, India, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Borneo, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, New Zealand, Amazon Basin, as well as among certain tribes of the Celts and Scythians of ancient Europe. Etc…