Executive Search/Headhunting is an effective method used in case of recruitment of the high-quality professionals. This type of recruiting actions focuses on a direct access /Direct Search/ to the qualified managers and key specialist that have skills that are extraordinary on the labour market. Currently, Headhunting is one of the basic methods used in Executive Search projects.
Advantages offered by Executive Search method:
- High efficiency – identification and recruitment of candidates working on equivalent positions in relation to a recruited staff
- Recruitment of the highly skilled candidates who rarely search for a new job
- Comprehensive assessment of the qualifications and predispositions of candidates
- Reduction of recruitment time to a necessary minimum
- Complete protection of confidentiality of the recruitment process
- Reliable verification of references
- Provision of the guarantee for a recommended employee - taking responsibility for an employee who failed at the workplace
The scope of actions taken as a part of Executive Search project involves:
- Definition of the position, taking into account the expectations of a given Employer as well as the current situation on the labour market
- Usage of the contacts gathered by the recruitment company over many years of activity in a given sector (informal networking) as well as encourage candidates to participate in the recruitment and selection process
- Direct contact with persons holding the required positions in any competitor companies (Direct Search) as well as stimulation of their interest in a job offer. In this case Headhunting is a basic method of acting
- Searching the Database and W&BS Database of Engineers, taking into account the agreed criteria
- Making the in-depth interviews with candidates: verification of the professional experience and required powers, analysis of strengths and weaknesses, assessment of qualifications and predispositions to fulfil tasks on a given position, foreign language competencies, obtaining information related to their availability
- Thorough and reliable verification of references
- Preparation of recruitment reports, presentation of any selected candidates as well as making appointment with an employer
- Participation in negotiations concerning conditions of cooperation between an employer and a recruiter
Each of these elements is appropriately prepared and adapted to the special requirements of a given position as well as a given Customer.
