| What is an executive recruiter? An executive | | | | recruiters are not there to wait on them. |
| recruiter is an individual that is knowledgeable about | | | | Executive recruiters are professionals who do move |
| varied executive job positions, who is hiring and how | | | | from firm to firm to also better their careers. It is |
| to choose the right candidate for any given position. | | | | not uncommon to find that a recruiter has been |
| In retainment firms, executive recruiters work to find | | | | employed by multiple firms and may no longer be |
| candidates for varied job positions in specific industry | | | | reachable at the last known firm. |
| areas that they specialize in. They gather information | | | | Therefore it is very important that any contact with |
| about varied candidates and their resumes and keep | | | | recruiters is made directly to them versus the |
| in varied databases that can be used to match | | | | company that they are employed by. Most recruiters |
| candidates in a more defined fashion with varied job | | | | do not advertise themselves under their company |
| openings. They are constantly updating their | | | | names, but choose to be listed in varied recruiting |
| databases and contact people on their lists even | | | | directories under their own names. This enables |
| when there is no position suited to them at the time, | | | | employers and potential candidates to maintain |
| but need information or referrals for people who | | | | continued contact with the recruiters and reuse their |
| might potentially fit the criteria for job searches | | | | services in the future. |
| supplied to them by varied employers. | | | | Executive recruiters can specialize in varied |
| Executive recruiters are not generally there to serve | | | | management, financial or other high level |
| the candidate, but to serve their client. Their job is to | | | | administrative areas. Others may deal only with other |
| use all professional and legal means possible, online | | | | forms of professional candidates like doctors, lawyers |
| and offline and conventionally and unconventionally to | | | | and bankers. However, it should be noted that most |
| find the perfect matches needed. They will do initial | | | | employers will not hire an executive recruiter unless |
| phone interviews with potential candidates to vet not | | | | they have had trouble in doing the job themselves. |
| only their suitability, but their interest in any positions | | | | Some of these employers choose recruiters in larger |
| available. Then, with the permission of the candidates, | | | | and better established agencies, but others do |
| they will forward their details and resumes to their | | | | differently. Generally speaking contingency recruiters |
| clients as part of their searches. | | | | deal with middle professional and management jobs. |
| These recruiters are considered professional human | | | | Retainment recruiters manage positions at the |
| resources people, rarely headhunters. They have the | | | | highest levels. Therefore the more prestigious and |
| ability to understand the need to not only help | | | | valued the position is, the better the chances are |
| executives and employers find each other for | | | | that the retainment recruiter will be doing the needed |
| permanent working relationships, but to ensure | | | | searches. |
| complete privacy and confidentiality at all times. They | | | | Executive recruiters can work as individuals or within |
| are also keenly aware of industry criterion, industrial | | | | varied sized and types of agencies, being listed in |
| developments and the changing work market. | | | | directories under their own names. Though middle |
| Ultimately, recruiters work for a hiring agent or | | | | level positions are mainly dealt with by contingency |
| employer. Their first priority is to meet the needs of | | | | executive recruiters, it is always best to use |
| the employer, developing a solid and working | | | | retainment executive recruiters, who will take on all |
| knowledge of that employer, their needs and the | | | | levels of positions and are more adept at refining |
| goals they are trying to achieve. It is therefore | | | | their lists of candidates in more specific ways. |
| important for candidates to understand that | | | | However, some will combine both types. |