What is a Headhunter? Ask with Executive Presence.

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(Free-Press-Release.com) April 7, 2004 -- What is a Headhunter?

ART is a headhunting company. Its recruiters proudly call themselves headhunters. Nowadays it has become common for people to refer to any and all companies or individuals remotely involved in the recruitment field as "headhunters," but within the Executive Presence search field, the term "headhunter" has a very specific definition: Executive Presence recruiters who seek out and approach candidates by the direct approach for their client's specific needs. Most of the companies on the internet using headhunter - related trade names or images do not do what we do. They usually are only dotcoms or advertising companies that do not have staff that is capable of analyzing candidate resumes, much less properly and carefully matching them to their clients' needs.

Firms that place "help wanted" or other classified job advertisements in newspapers or on the internet are also not strictly considered headhunters. Headhunters define their job as finding and placing people, not placing advertisements and waiting for resumes to come in. Those firms usually are called employment agencies, and in most countries outside of North America, they overwhelmingly form the majority of private companies engaged in the recruitment of professionals. Being such a new recruitment standard in many countries is why in many non-English speaking countries, the local term for "headhunter" is still the English word "headhunter."



ART treats candidates whom its recruiters directly recruit and those who send their resumes unsolicited equally, regardless of job title, industry or location. By sending us your application, your qualifications can be seamlessly and rapidly conveyed to the relevant ART recruiters for their consideration. In one noteworthy case, a website candidate sent his application to us and was placed by us as CEO of a software firm that he eventually sold to Microsoft at considerable gain to all parties.

What do you mean by ART is "Virtually Local" to me?

Unlike most Executive Presence search firms, recruitment firms, placement firms, and headhunting firms, which typically limit their operations to a narrow radius from their office, ART operates wherever we are needed-- in San Jose, California or San Jos�, Costa Rica. In London, Ontario or London, England. In Canton, Ohio or Canton, China. Rather than limit our candidates to a few local client companies and our client companies to a few local candidates, we can potentially offer you a broad range of choices in your home metro area, your county, state, province, region, country or worldwide.

Does your telephone only make and receive "local calls?" We hope not. Similarly, the useless concept of the "local" search and recruitment firm is a pass� practice for much of the professional Executive Presence search and placement field. Today, the better search firms do not rely on their area codes to prove their abilities. The best search firm for you is likely one that understands your industry --its people and its companies-- both at the local and the global level. Such depth and "inside knowledge" can be used as valuable resources by savvy, forward thinking careerbuilders and wise corporate planners alike.