Headhunters?
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Anonymous
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Do people still use headhunters? Any experience with any headhunting firms in DC?
Or is most of job searching entirely through LinkedIn now? |
Anonymous
| Yes professional recruiters are still used in my industry (law). |
Anonymous
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Just so you know "headhunters" are paid by cos. to find specific people.
Recruiters on the other hand generally can help individuals and present individual candidate resumes to cos. Unless you are about a Director or above, you would be dealing with a recruiter. Higher level folks deal w/ retained executive search professionals (or "headhunters"). And, yes, I am one. |
Anonymous
| What is the best way to find one for yourself? |
Anonymous
Linkedin or any of your industry headhunters. I know this because I'm in law and am constantly approached on linkedin and law-specific headhunters. |
Anonymous
Yes, but how do you find the best one for you? There's no yelp for that  Is there a set of standard "interview" questions that you ask them? Demand references? I've been approached, but that's because they have a spot they're trying to fill - not the other way around.
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Anonymous
I've asked for references before -- just "hey can you point me to someone that you've placed recently, so I can reach out and ask them questions?" Then I had a pretty quick back and forth with the recently-placed person to gauge whether it was a good fit. |
Anonymous
| Here is a list I saw today -http://publicaffairsjobs.blogspot.com/ |
Anonymous
This. Companies pay to use special search features on LinkedIn. If you have the right keywords/buzz words they are seeking they will find you. |