Even if the head-hunting is more expensive and stretches over a longer period of time, you will certainly hire the desired candidate your company needs.

Head-hunting is the recruitment process of desired employees for a company. At its beginnings, head-hunting was used mainly by large corporations from developed countries, spreading in time to smaller companies, that realized that efficient employees are needed, so that they can afford to invest more in the recruitment process.

Head-hunting is not a simple recruitment process, which involves a labor supply offer, the selection of resumes received, scheduling candidates who meet the requirements in a first interview, and hiring the right candidate. Head-hunting is usually used for positions of middle management or top management. The manager of a company is targeting an agency specializing in head-hunting, makes a list of employees from competitors, employees that are very good in their field of activity, saying to the head-hunter who’s the employee desired for its company and paying a commission to the head-hunting agency.In order that the head-hunters succeed in this process, the  wage offer of the company that wants those candidates must be at least 20% higher than what currently has the respective man.

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From the above, we realize that the hunting is not easy, and it doesn’t take place over a relatively short period of time. This process involves much more effort and commitment of the head-hunting agency, which should gather information about the subject, to posses communication abilities, be diplomatic and armed with a lot of patience, without forgetting what is its purpose. This process in which the candidate should be persuaded to leave the work place he has and accept the new offer, usually develops in a pleasant, quietly atmosphere, to a stylish cafe, with distinguished clientele.

Even if the head-hunting is more expensive and stretches over a longer period of time, you will certainly hire the desired candidate your company needs, since he comes not only with similar experience, but also with a good knowledge of your competitor and of the management system he practiced.