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Headhunters
Can Help
Your Job Search Goals
It has been my experience that
the term headhunters usually conjures up
a negative meaning.
Whereas a recruiter
might be a more softer term.
No matter what the term, there is good and bad in many of the job
hunting strategies.
It's up to you to develop it to meet your needs.
When dealing with professional employment personnel...and as you go
through your career development and job search strategy, you need to
ask yourself..."how can I be the ideal candidate for this employer".
Head hunters usually deal directly with a company's human resources
department. The process
of using a professional recruiter is sometimes
complicated.
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Often, you contact a head hunter who in-turn
contacts a human resources (HR) person who might (if you are lucky)
pass it along to the manager...who has the ultimate hiring decision.
- Not all human resources departments are helpful.
- I have found it better to go directly to the
source whenever possible.
- And that is...the person doing the hiring.
- This is often not an easy task.
- Some human resource (HR) professionals do a
great job at finding the right candidate for a position, but they are
the usually the exception and not the rule.
- So by adding a head-hunter into your network is
just one more layer in the employment hiring process.
- As always, cast a wide net. Use these assets
to your benefit.
When I was actively searching for a job, I often provided my resume
to employment
agencies while still using the other job search strategies.
The more people who want to help you out the better.
If you are lucky, you will find a good job resource who knows how to
cut to the chase and go directly to the only person who matters: the
hiring manager, who will ultimately make the hire decision.
For additional assistance similar to the headhunter
section here, please check out the recruiters,
recruitment
process, employment
agencies and career
advisors sections.
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