| Imagine you have paid for a very expensive safari to | | | | now hiring, all that's turned up is a very fat lion and a |
| Africa, you have been promised to be shown the | | | | few flies! |
| "King of the Jungle" in his natural setting, hunting real | | | | Common sense would ensure you hired an expert |
| food. To your dismay the first outing results in the | | | | tracker that knows the Lions, the landscape and the |
| game keeper throwing a lump of meat just a mile or | | | | prey like the back of his hand, maybe even making |
| so from the camp in a very well-trodden area. Out | | | | you aware of a very rarely seen Black Mained young |
| plods a very fat, very lazy Lion that has not run | | | | Lion. Taking you on a journey of self-discovery, |
| anywhere or killed for some time. The rest of the | | | | enlightenment and ultimately the discovery of the |
| trip continues in the same routine for various other | | | | best possible specimen in all the land. In times past to |
| "illustrious" creatures. Are you feeling let down and | | | | bag a trophy like this would be a life changing |
| ripped off!? | | | | experience. |
| As dismal as it sounds this is how most companies | | | | In business the best companies employ the services |
| attempt to recruit senior members to their | | | | of a retained Headhunter and theresults are equally |
| organisation. Posting a job advert is like throwing a | | | | rewarding in the short-term but the long-term |
| lump of meat out to see what turns up. Precious | | | | effects can make the difference between survival or |
| company time is spent trawling through CV's, trying | | | | failure of your company. |
| desperately to read between the lines to see if this | | | | So the big question is are you going to hire the |
| is an Apex predator or just someone who felt your | | | | expert who will hunt for the very best candidate |
| valuable time is worth a sniff. You were expecting an | | | | who is focused and working hard making money for |
| influx of prime top quality candidates who were just | | | | his existing company or will you take what comes |
| waiting for your company to announce that it was | | | | along? |