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ADVICEThe benefits (or not) of being seen with a headhunter12 November 2007Should you be chatting to them covertly after dark? Or is now the time to do it openly in your local Starbucks?COMMENTSMeetings in coffee shops are perfectly acceptable if gaining advantageous information on the market, the competition etc and exchanging views and information - it is a two-way open dynamic. A clear conscience from both parties can thus be upheld and there should be no negative come-backs. Read all comments »Meeting with headhunters at this time of the year is a double-edged sword – on one hand being seen in the company of a sharp-suited, smooth-talking ‘search consultant’ suggests you’re a wanted man (or woman) who’s liable to go elsewhere if your bonus isn’t huge come payday. On the other hand, being seen with said person might suggest you’re thinking of going elsewhere anyway and it won’t be worth paying you in the first place. One banker turned headhunter says there’s no need to be scared: “Any line manager should be pleased that individuals are talking to headhunters about what’s happening in the market. I’d say absolutely go and find out what your market worth is and what’s going on in the competition.” Another describes chatting up headhunters in public as a “ballsy game” to play. “It can suggest you’re commercially savvy and finding out what’s happening in the market,” he adds. “But people of a nervous disposition tend to get a bit worried.” Different meeting venues offer different risk/reward ratios. If you definitely want to be seen regardless of the consequences, Shaun Springer, chief exec of search firm Napier Scott, advises you to head to the likes of the Royal Exchange or 1 Lombard, both of which are crawling with headhunting types.
If you don’t particularly want to publicise the meeting, but aren’t entirely averse to being spotted by your own line management, he advises you to head to your local coffee house. And if you want to be totally discreet? Go to the headhunter’s own offices after dark.
COMMENTSJC, HR & Recruitment, Fri 16 Nov 07Headhunters play several roles on several levels, whether adivising clients or identifying and delivering candidates. Any serious headhunter who is engaged on a search mandate, should be conducting the approach and any part of the hiring process discretely and in a quiet space in order to fully give respect, focus and gain understanding of an individual. Meetings in coffee shops are perfectly acceptable if gaining advantageous information on the market, the competition etc and exchanging views and information - it is a two-way open dynamic. A clear conscience from both parties can thus be upheld and there should be no negative come-backs. Add your comment »James Hartshorn, Risk Management, Fri 07 Dec 07I guess if the person being interviewed in the Royal Exchange was seen by his boss it would prompt the question as to what was his boss doing there ? I guess being headhunted as well ! Add your comment »Anon, HR & Recruitment, Fri 07 Dec 07Or they might just be shopping for their wife at one of the high end boutiques around the RX. I particularly favour Agent Provocateur it's a real winner with the ladies. Add your comment » |
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