Finding a Good Headhunter

Head hunters always work for clients, not for job seekers or active candidates. They place candidate for client, not search jobs for candidates. They are busy in searching top talents who are hidden, it’s not all about senior position they look for; there are also head hunters who are ready to fill the rare position. If you sell your requirement to normal recruitment agencies, you end up rejecting unmatched profiles. If you are looking for senior position or some rare positions, then you have to go for Head hunting agencies.

There are few head hunters who work only for Non-IT field and you find large no. of head hunting agencies working for IT domain because they find huge number of senior people where requirements are abundant in IT environment. Always go for agencies who work for specialized area. For example, if you are running Non-IT manufacturing industries and want to recruit engineer for IT department, then you have to go for head hunters who work only for manufacturing domain but not for software. The reason is that they are well aware of competitors and top talents who work only for manufacturing industries. The best and more experience in the relative field are the perfect head hunters for your requirements.
But you have to target professional head hunters who have lot of experience in researching profiles and made a mark in helping their client to develop their business by recruiting right person for the role. Here is the list

Head hunting agencies background

a.Founded and registered
b.Headquarters and branches
c.Domain they work for
d.Head hunting strategy
e.Till now, how many candidates they have recruited so far
f.Client testimonial
g.Candidate testimonial
i.Relationship with the clients and candidates

Targeted Geo-location

Sometimes it is necessary to recruit candidate of same region who have thorough knowledge on current city or state economy and its strategy. Head hunters working in the same region are aware of people, business, company strategy, and employees. If you’re looking for business head position for particular area, it is good that you option local head hunter working for same region and same domain.

Freelance head hunters

Besides head hunting companies, you will also find professional freelance head hunters who work only for clients. They get paid upon placing their candidate for client. The main advantage of freelance head hunters, they are flexible enough compared to head hunting companies. Professionally, they hunt candidates through references. They spend most of the time meeting with the candidates and clients, face to face. They have passion for head hunting and much interest in the field. They have their own well maintained reputation externally as they work alone researching talents for their client. Compared to companies, their way of approaching and communication is more friendly and targeted.

Look for qualities of freelance head hunters

1. Total experience as head hunting
2. List of companies they worked for
3. Positions they recruited so far
4. Client testimonial
5. Candidate testimonial
6. Client reference

It is better to check their background before you proceed further so that you don’t follow on wrong track wasting money and your prestigious time.

Check out the top headhunters in Singapore.