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So I've been headhunted... yes me, can you believe it? Getting a call later with some more details, how on earth did they end up choosing me? Any idea on how these head-hunting agencies work? |
Someone wants me?
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Tiger_Walts 16,674 posts
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Flightrisker 18,139 posts
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Registered 16 years agoSure it's not a viral for the 360? -
Hunam85 4,114 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHead hunted for what? -
Milk 2,253 posts
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Registered 17 years agoCongratulations, it must feel nice. Have they asked you how much you want to earn yet? 
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Teeth 7,987 posts
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Registered 18 years agoTrue, there's a difference between being "headhunted" by a recruiter and being headhunted by HR from an actual company. -
Freek 7,682 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDid Al Pacino pick you up in a bar with cryptic messages? -
Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agoHead-hunting either isn't what it used to be, or I'm getting it a lot more than I used to (I think it's the former unfortunately).
These days, it seems like 'hunters' are finding your CV online somewhere (or buying it from internet-based agencies/meta-agencies) and patten-matching jobs to CVs by keyword.
Clue: Put 'no experience of' and some massively exploding technology name and watch teh phone rign off-the-hook because some hunter's are key-word searching.gif)
I get a call a week from your typical Aussie temp girl over in teh UK on sabatical working in the battery-hen-like call offices of CV scalpers.
All that said Tiger, if it's a *real* headhunter, you should feel VERY proud... Those 'traditional' agencies ALWAYS work on the word-of-mouth principle, so someone well up there has mentioned you and your name and given you úber-props...
Edited by Carlo at 14:57:42 23-11-2005 -
Salaman 24,162 posts
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Registered 17 years agoAwait their offer, laugh, say "ok so serious now".
Pretend to be insulted and ask at least 30% more.
Buy tat with the extra new income. -
tannerd 2,691 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHmm headhunters are basically sales people.
I get phoned every 3 months (almost to the day) and if I do like the sound if it my CV gets submitted along with 100 others (all by the same company). They work on the principal that the more people they submit, the more likely they are to get their sale.
Not all work like that though, so good luck -
Carlo 21,801 posts
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Registered 16 years agootto wrote:
OK aside from the important facts of this post. Care to explain what led you to post you was a 'ferrero rocher' dispenser?!?!?!
Well let's not all piss on his bonfire, could be the real deal.
Mind you, I got 'headhunted' the other day via my EG profile.
Some recruitment consultant geezer had done a net search for 'ferrero rocher' and found some post I once made about being a 'ferrero rocher' dispenser - e-mailed me at the address in my profile to ask if I worked for ferrero rocher - LOL. -
Milk 2,253 posts
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Tiger_Walts 16,674 posts
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Registered 19 years agoOK, just got off the phone with the guy again. Looking for,
New Business Managers and Account Managers (Technology Sector)
17k - 23k starting (50k for the top Managerial jobs)
National company, £40 Mill turnover, recent growth from aquiring other companies and looking to expand.
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HitchHiker 2,892 posts
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Registered 20 years agoTiger_Walts wrote:
OK, just got off the phone with the guy again. Looking for,
New Business Managers and Account Managers (Technology Sector)
17k - 23k starting (50k for the top Managerial jobs)
National company, £40 Mill turnover, recent growth from aquiring other companies and looking to expand.
Anyone have an idea who they could be?
NTL?
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Tiger_Walts 16,674 posts
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Registered 19 years agoNTL, doubt it.
I was told that they have separate telesales and support teams but I'm sure NTL's turnover is greater than that. -
StarchildHypocrethes 33,974 posts
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Registered 17 years agoPhones 4 U
/does that f@cking irritating hand thing -
quaium 404 posts
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Registered 19 years agoStarchildHypocrethes wrote:
Phones 4 U
/does that f@cking irritating hand thing
nothing to see here. tried to be too clever.
/is bored
Edited by quaium at 16:03:53 23-11-2005
Edited by quaium at 16:04:35 23-11-2005 -
Tommyc352 1,293 posts
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Registered 17 years ago12k basic, is that all those guys get! -
NICE ONE
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Well let's not all piss on his bonfire, could be the real deal.
Mind you, I got 'headhunted' the other day via my EG profile.
Some recruitment consultant geezer had done a net search for 'ferrero rocher' and found some post I once made about being a 'ferrero rocher' dispenser - e-mailed me at the address in my profile to ask if I worked for ferrero rocher - LOL. -
You don't remember the ad? "With these Ferrero Rocher you are really spoiling us"? -
Milk wrote:
Or just search '
[link=http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=Ferrero+Rocher+eurogamer&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8">Second link down... -
Furbs 45,740 posts
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Registered 18 years agoBe careful. I got "headhunted" once.
It went like this:
Recruitment firm had a vacancy but no suitable candidates
Recruitment firm called my office asking who was in charge of such and such.
Recruitment firm called back asking for me even though they knew nothing about me, just pretending they had been reccomended me.
Plus alot of recruitment firms will offer incentives to people they place. When I got a banking job they said to me "if you know anyone who wants work, give me their details and if we find them a job you'll get £500".
Edited by Furbs at 14:55:43 23-11-2005 -
Furbs 45,740 posts
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Registered 18 years agoStarchildHypocrethes wrote:
Could be - they were after me recently before I got this current job and I know they are looking to expand big time. Despite a good interview and 8 years retail management experience, they said they'd take me, but only after 6 months on the shop floor as a regular salesman (with no guarantee of promotion) on £12k basic. Nice waste of an afternoon that was.
Phones 4 U
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Thats a pretty good salary for retail! Their OTE with commision was actually alot higher (I think they said about 21k). But OTE is always bollocks when given by a manager/HR dept.
I was on 8.5k as a Game employee :S
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