Headhunters Revealed! : Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters

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Pub. Date: 2000-06-01
Publisher(s): Hunter Arts Pub
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Summary

This empowering, witty guidebook demystifies the world of executive search and exposes the inside workings of the recruiting industry so job seekers can reap the greatest rewards from this viable avenue of career transition. Includes designing a resume for computerized databases, how to play placement politics, how to tell the bad guys from the good guys, and more.

Table of Contents

Foreword xv
Introduction xix
Grammar & Language Footnote xxiii
Acknowledgements xxv
PART I CANDIDATE BASIC TRAINING: A Hunting We Will Go...
Why Recruiters Exist and What They Do
5(8)
Why Be a Hunted Head?
13(6)
Staying Cool
19(4)
Am I Strong? Am I Marketable? Do People Like Me?
23(2)
Staying Sane
25(12)
Candidate Basic Training Check-List
29(8)
PART II CHOOSING A RECRUITER: Finding the Right Place to Lay Your Head
They Pay Me Now or They Pay Me Later
37(6)
Listener vs. Round-Hole Filler
43(6)
Trust and Clout: Trout!
49(8)
Systems Savvy Search
57(6)
Being That Special Someone
63(8)
Choosing A Recruiter Check-List
65(6)
PART III USING A RECRUITER: Putting Your Head to Work
Own Your Own Business
71(6)
Career Management/Partnering
77(6)
A Day in the Life...
83(6)
Recruiter Etiquette
89(8)
Regular Check-Ups
97(12)
Using a Recruiter Check-List
103(6)
PART IV HI-TECH HEADHUNTING: Resumes for Database Jungle Fighting
Byte Me!
109(6)
Grease is Slicker Than Sandpaper
115(14)
A Loaded Gun is Best for Hunting
129(12)
Cover Yourself!
141(8)
Hi-Tech Headhunting Check-List
147(2)
Afterword 149(2)
Appendix A: Resumes for Recruiters 151(8)
Appendix B: Submitting Your E-Mail Resume 159(4)
Appendix C: Resources 163(10)
Glossary 173(6)
Index 179(2)
About the Author 181

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