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christinak22
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Headhunters?
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What fields are they good for? What do they do, exactly? Are they really pricey?
My H is "always looking" but gives up so quickly because he doesn't even know what to look for. He's in a strange nonprofit managerial position now that doesn't translate outside of his company well. He has a masters degree, but doesn't want to do what he studied.
Just trying to get ideas for how to encourage him and I *think* a headhunter would help, but don't have any experience with them.
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Re: Headhunters?
They try and find you a job that fit's your skills. A lot of times they do the initial interview/search for companies and then once they find someone good they will bring them into the company for an interview there. They have a database of potential employees so they can find people that way or people who are looking for a new opportunity search them out.
I've used them but they didn't find me a job. I didn't pay for them - the company that they search for and once they fill the position pays them. I work in accounting and they are pretty common for this field - especially for CFO's, Controllers or people looking to leave public accounting. Hope that help's.
Most headhunters get paid from the company where they place the candidates. The best ones are those who specialize in an industry b/c they usually have contacts inside organizations... so think of accounting, engineering, some technical, and some sales. Keep in mind that the headhunter works for a company, not for job seekers, so they are trying to please the organization who is paying them to do the search. They may try and place your DH into a role that may not be the exact right fit. And if your DH does not have specialized skills that would make him a hot commodity in the market, they probably won't pay much attention to him.
That's not to say that he won't be successful. His best bet would be to identify the type of job or company he's looking for and then finding what headhunter or agency typically works in that industry/company. Since he doesn't know what he wants to do, a headhunter may be reluctant to work with him. They are not in the business of helping people figure out what they want to do. He might be better suited to find a career counselor first.
I am an HR Director, so my view is more from this side than the candidate side. I think they are valuable for certain industries--definitely IT and other specialized tech jobs, high, high level c suite positions, and some other VP+ roles. Typically, the company hiring the position would pay the headhunter, not the candidate, so there is not a "retainer" fee by the job seeker. Their job is mainly to build a large network and be able to quickly place high quality people into jobs when there is a need.
Based on what you have said, I think he really needs to sit down and make a plan of what he wants to do and gain some focus on his strategy moving forward. The thing that drives me nuts is when I interview people for higher level roles, and they seem very unfocused (and to me, not serious). Why would I want to hire someone like that? GL!
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Thanks for the responses. I guess a headhunter isn't really what I thought it was. I thought they were like consultants who work with you to find interviews that fit your skills and interests. Like I said, I have no experience with them.
It's frustrating, because he has a lot of skills and a masters degree, he's very motivated in his current job and is a great worker. It's just too far of a commute and obviously doesn't pay well enough for his hard work because it's nonprofit. He's not a bum without education, but he can't seem to find anything that "fits". I want to hire someone who can assess his skills and steer him in the right direction. I feel like there are so many niches out there that we just aren't even seeing.