Talk:Executive search
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| Merging "headhunting" and "executive search" could be possible if you keep in mind that headhunting is more about technique than a specific senior individual to recruit. Headhunting is about recruiting whatever seniority or competencies needed : in the early XVIII° century it was about recruiting sailormen for staffing boats and it is the same today when a new transatlantic race has to be won... Headhunting is about using all the tehniques you could imagine to recruit. Headhunting refers more to a necessary activity than to a specific fonction or a specific professionnal (the headhunter).
Head Hunting is more of a specialized function within Executive Search and falls under the ambit of Third Party Recruiting Firm activities. I second moving Headhunting with Exec Search Rajesh Kumar 09:21, 20 December 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rajeshkmr7 (talk • contribs)
"Unlike an executive search recruitment agency, an executive agent works on behalf of top level executives to find them a suitable position of employment. An Executive agent operates much like a literary agent, a talent agent and a sports agent to source full-time opportunities for its clients by liaising with head-hunters on the executive’s behalf whilst also providing services which could include interim management or non executive roles. In the UK market, InterExec is the only company offering an executive agency service". Thank you. There is a distinct difference between the operations of an executive search and an executive agency. —Preceding unsigned comment added by FS61 (talk • contribs) 10:19, 9 April 2010 (UTC) Forgive me as I have obviously failed to make the distinction – apologies. A headhunter / recruitment consultant is employed and paid by the company (not the employee) that it is providing the search for. An agent is employed by the employee (not the company). This agent will then work with the headhunters / recruitment consultants but not be paid by them or the employers that they work for. In the UK there are approximately 4000 headhunters working for companies. An agent provides access to this market – which would be impossible for the individual employee to do. This model is the same as for actors, writers, musicians etc. By virtue of legal dispensation by the UK’s Government Department of Employment there is only one company that can be paid by the employee . This does not provide them with exclusive rights it’s just that no other company has decided to adopt this business model. We are not trying to promote this company per se but are looking to highlight the fact that there is a fundamental difference between the business model of a headhunter and agent.
FS61 (talk) 13:49, 9 April 2010 (UTC) Please could we add a subsection to executive search regarding the backbone of a successful executive search - the executive research team. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.69.201.126 (talk) 14:17, 28 October 2011 (UTC) | |
Last edited at 14:18, 28 October 2011 (UTC). Substituted at 14:50, 29 April 2016 (UTC)