Headhunters play a very important role in society. Many career colleges, companies and corporations who are serious about filling their critical positions will call upon headhunting firms to represent them. It's definitely not a good idea for those corporations to recruit directly as this causes many problems with their competitors.
Even though the companies may have placed scattered job ads, or listed on Monster.com they know those methods will not usually produce the best candidates. Most passive candidates (or candidates who are not actively seeking to change jobs) will not look at ads. Many times, employers will just use the services of headhunters to recruit for them instead of placing any ads because they know the headhunters will do their target marketing for them.
Who better to produce the best candidates for a potential client then you! You become the target of the headhunter for many reasons. Our job is to fill a specific position with the best possible candidate who will be weighed against other candidates who are submitted through these other methods. The best candidates come from referrals and from individuals who are already doing the job that is needed to be done.
With that being said, one major problem that honest headhunters face from time to time is getting through the gatekeeper. It would be great if we could receive some comments and insight from you, the hunted, as to how we can reach you at work, what time is best, how you prefer to be approached, etc. There are some headhunters and recruiting firms who will use some great fairytail stories to get to you, but the ethical firms don't believe in that. Trust needs to be built from day one. It's a harder way to get things done, but it is the right way. Responsible comments are welcomed!
For a more detailed article on what headhunters do and why you should accept a contact from a headhunter, please visit: http://jobsearchtop10.com/Default.aspx?PageID=headhunterscallwork
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