How to Hire a Job Head Hunter
Hiring a job head hunter is an excellent way to enhance your ability to land the ideal job for career advancement. Head hunters are third-party recruiters who act as a middleman between the job seeker and the company. Head hunters can work for individuals or companies. When working for the job seeker, the head hunters only prerogative is to connect his client to a compatible employer. Follow these steps to hire a job head hunter.
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How to Hire a Job Head Hunter
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Decide what type of industry you want to focus on with your job search. Job head hunters generally specialize in a particular field and have developed relationships with various companies within that field. Therefore, it is important to hire a head hunter who has specific experience in your chosen industry.
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Contact a professional association connected to your industry, or search recent association newsletters online to locate a job head hunter with a solid reputation in the field of your choice. If you do not have, or know of, any professional associations connected to your field, then try some online sources such as HeadHunters.com, or i-recruit.com, for a searchable list of local recruiters. Another option is to network with professionals in your field. Invariably someone will know of a head hunter or will be able to steer you toward one.
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Set up a face-to-face meeting with any potential job head hunter. At this point, he is interviewing for a job working for you, so be prepared to ask questions. Inquire about his process, how he does he work, what contacts he has. Determine whether or not this is someone you can work with, as he will be representing you to potential employers.
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Check references. A job head hunter must be able to provide you with references, and be sure to contact all of them. If you find one who has solid references, you are ready to hire him and find your ideal job.
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Tips & Warnings
If you are a soon-to-be graduate, use your campus career counselor. She can point you in the direction of a quality job head hunter.
If you follow a career planning blog or website that you trust, they often will have a community of posters who can recommend head hunters. Online networking is just as valid as face-to-face networking.
