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Tuesday, 28 September 2010

How To Find The Most Qualified And Talented Senior Staff Members

By Socrates De Souza

When it comes time to hire executive members of your staff, there are a number of different routes you can go. There is the standard newspaper ad, or you can place an ad online. You can also talk to your business associates both within your company and out of your company to see if they know anyone that would meet the qualifications for the position. Or you can chose the most successful route, retaining an executive recruitment service.

Executive recruitment services are also known as headhunters. The advantage of using executive recruitment services is that they will look for candidates that meet what you are looking for based on your job description and the required qualifications. If you are serious about finding the right senior level or executive person for your company, working with a successful headhunting agency is the only way to go.

There are a number of advantages to using executive recruitment services. A big benefit to a number of companies is the confidentiality they offer. Headhunters offer a privacy structure that means only a select few will even know you are hiring, unless of course you make it publicly known. A qualified recruiter will be able to ask you the right question to give them a perspective on the climate of your business, this will help them bring only the best candidates to you.

Executive recruitment services are considered research experts. In an ideal world all one would have to do to find the perfect candidate is make a phone call or two. However in the real world, there are numerous hours that are put into finding the right candidates for your company. This includes phone calls, meetings, interviews, travel and all the paperwork that is needed. Surprisingly, a number of firms can find you the ideal candidates within a week or two. The point is that it takes time to find the perfect person for your company; this will be time you will not have to spend. The headhunter does all the work for you.

Headhunters always have an ample supply of contacts. Their database is loaded with best of the best when it comes to top candidates in all industries and all levels. There are specialized headhunters that know the market and they have the uncanny ability to tap into the market. What most people don't know is that recruiters end up getting their leads from people that are not even in the market.

These are only a few of the benefits that come with using an executive recruitment service to hire your senior level staff. The impeccable service that is simply invaluable that is offered by recruitment services, numerous companies only hire candidates that are brought to them by head hunters. The only thing you need to make sure of is that you do research before retaining an executive recruitment service. Not all services are created equal, not all recruiters have the same scruples, the same education, the same success rate or the personality that is needed to bring the best candidates to you. You can get referrals from business associates on executive recruitment services that have a proven track record. Once you use a headhunting service, you may never go back to the old way of hiring again.

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