Recruitment consultants - You are not headhunters!

[merc_man]

Now I know many fine recruitment consultants and agents but there are some real knobs out there. What really gets up my nose are those idiots who cold call you and say they are a headhunter for xyz and are interested in speaking to you. Usually they know absolutley jack about what you do, how long you've been doing it and so on.

Calling yourself a headhunter does not massage my ego. I'm an IT Consultant, not a flippin Chief Executive. Stop trying to pretend to be something you're not and shove your blue sky helicopter headhunting bks up your arse.

And relax.

[phumy]

Oh dear had a bad day have we!!!!!

[Boozy]

You're an "IT Consultant" and you're having a pop at them for using daft phrases?

oh the irony

[Vlad.]

I agree with OP. But I'm a bit calmer about it.

[308mate]

Executive Search is the correct term now.

You'll know a good executive search guy because you wont know he's found you until after he's spoken to you a few times.

Edited by 308mate on Friday 23 January 12:38

[merc_man]

Boozy said:

You're an "IT Consultant" and you're having a pop at them for using daft phrases?

oh the irony

Informally I usually describe my position as being "code bh"

[Vlad.]

308mate said:

Executive Search is the corerect term now.

That's easy for you to say!

[mybrainhurts]

If he looks like this, you need to run away...

HTH...

Edited by mybrainhurts on Friday 23 January 12:39

[Pickled Piper]

merc_man said:

. What really gets up my nose are those idiots who cold call you and say they are a headhunter for xyz and are interested in speaking to you. Usually they know absolutley jack about what you do, how long you've been doing it and so on.

Calling yourself a headhunter does not massage my ego.

Yes they usually pause for effect after saying "Head hunter". It's quite comical. And yes most of them know less about the sector than I do. When they start pumping me for information I usually tell them I will need to make a charge for the information and this brings the intrusion to a rapid conclusion.

pp