| A head hunter can be a savage who cuts off the | | | | In baseball, a beanball is a pitch which is intentionally |
| heads of his enemy, a baseball pitcher who | | | | thrown at a batter’s head. Pitchers who are |
| deliberately throws the baseball at a batters head or | | | | know to throw beanballs are know as Head hunters. |
| an executive recruiter who looks to fill open positions | | | | A head hunter who throws a beanball rarely uses it |
| in a corporation. The following article will give the brief | | | | as a strategic throw, most of the time it is thrown in |
| Etymology, or history, of the term head hunter. | | | | anger and frustration. However batters who are |
| O. Henry’s Head Hunter | | | | facing known head hunters may alter their approach |
| “…there came vividly to my mind recollections | | | | to hitting the ball in interest of self protection. In the |
| of the head hunters--those grim, flinty, relentless little | | | | history of major league baseball there has been only |
| men, never seen, but chilling the warmest noonday | | | | one player who has died after being hit by a head |
| by the subtle terror of their concealed | | | | hunter, Indians shortstop Ray Chapman, who was hit |
| presence...” | | | | by a beanball on August 16, 1920 and died twelve |
| Tribal Head Hunter | | | | hours later. |
| Head hunting has been practiced all throughout | | | | Corporate Head Hunter |
| history in almost every corner of the world. In fact | | | | A head hunter is another name for an executive |
| head hunters had thrived in the Balkan region right up | | | | recruiter who usually operates as a third-party, |
| until the early 20th century. Headhunter tribes usually | | | | whereas a recruiter who works in-house is known as |
| believed in the existence of soul matter, which could | | | | Human Resources. The first person who described |
| be captured and added to the general stock of soul | | | | their profession as a 'head hunter' would have |
| matter belonging to the tribe. The soul matter could | | | | probably been using the term jokingly, well aware |
| then be used in rituals to contribute to anything from | | | | that their audience knew the normal (tribal) meaning |
| the fertility of the human population, to livestock and | | | | of head hunting. However the headhunter name |
| even crops. Taking the head of an enemy was also | | | | caught on due largely to the efforts of the people |
| said to weaken the power of that enemy. Head | | | | engaged in head hunting. Head hunters quite literally |
| hunters would keep the heads as trophies as tokens | | | | "pirate" the heads and key people of a corporation, |
| of courage and manhood. In many societies, young | | | | leaving that corporation without their leadership, and |
| head hunters are not able to marry until they have | | | | core people - subsequently loping off the heads of |
| taken their first head. | | | | the organization. |
| Baseball Head Hunter | | | | |