When companies go looking for top business talent, they hire a “headhunter”—an executive recruiter. Executive recruiters are experts at locating star job candidates, leaders and managers of a caliber rarely discovered by the usual recruitment sources. And because business is growing more competitive each day and becoming more demanding of top-flight leadership and decision-making skills, companies are increasingly turning to executive recruiters to help them find the talent they need to stay competitive. This comprehensive guide reveals the strategies used by the best executive search professionals in starting and running their own successful placement services. There are more tricks of the trade in this business than in many others—and we’ll reveal what you really need to know: • How to network for both client and candidate leads • The difference between contingency and retainer fees • How to approach prospective candidates • Little known characteristics to look for in executive job candidates • The latest industry trends and fee information Learn how to find the best talent for hire—and make good money doing it.

This brand new edition--completely revised and updated--is packed with the tips, advice and know-how readers need to maximize career opportunities with executive recruiters.

The Unprecedented Tell-All Guide Through the Intricacies of Executive Recruitment The single greatest opportunity that an organization has to improve both performance and culture in one stroke lies in the hiring of a new executive—the right executive. The fresh thinking of a skilled leader has the potential to unleash innovation, empower employees, and generate wealth for the company. Similarly, a bad hire may mortally wound the organization and cause ripple effects throughout the entire economy. Hiring Greatness contains valuable insider strategies and tactics—previously only known to a handful of America's wealthiest, elite head-hunters—to attract, recruit, and retain star executives. Authors David E. Perry and Mark J. Haluska have completed more than 1800 search projects across five continents, maintaining a 99.97% success rate, and negotiating more than $380 million in salaries. Like magicians unveiling the hidden ‘tricks of the trade,' Perry and Haluska reveal: How to systematically secure—and retain—the perfect talent for your company How to keep recruiters from poaching your star executives (a good hire is relatively meaningless if they leave the company) Twenty-three questions you must ask a potential headhunter The language that makes your company the most compelling, and how HR lingo can repel the best talent Four critical turnoffs that drive great candidates away from top companies One company created $3.8 million of market value each hour, for six months, simply by hiring the right leader. Hiring Greatness takes you behind the scenes of one of the world's most profitable and secretive industries, meticulously showing how any organization can make monumental hiring decisions that lead to massive success.

As a career management consultant and former corporate recruiter, Kim DeCoste has championed and advised women at all career levels. And while she has watched women make tremendous strides in the professional world, she also noticed they're still asking the same questions: How can I find more balance in my life? Why must I shoulder more responsibilities at home when I work just as hard as my husband does? How can I not only make more money but also find fulfillment in my career? Is it really possible to "have it all"? In her new book, DeCoste shares the lessons she has learned about women's unique professional challenges. Through years of coaching clients, listening to friends, and exploring her own professional growth, she's garnered a common sense approach to goal setting that's realistic, empathetic, and practical. "Get Real, Ladies" delivers its valuable message in the form of women's true and personal stories. Fifteen women from all industries and walks of life share their honest experiences of success and failure, both in the office and at home. The result is a comprehensive guide to career success that's easily applied to almost any woman's professional and personal life.

So you want to start your own executive search firm or recruiting company or are curious about the steps involved. Unlike other recruiting service companies, executive search firms focus exclusively on filling high-profile leadership jobs with highly-experienced candidates. While there are generally fewer of these high-profile positions to fill, the salaries drawn by executives and other leaders can mean a big payday for successfully facilitated hires. That being said, the demands that clients will have for their next executive will be extensive, so prepare to work hard for those successful executive hires. So, here are the requirements for starting an executive search firm.

This is not your ordinary executive search, professional recruiter or employment agency book! This book will teach you - How To Become A BETTER Executive Recruiter...and have your clients addicted to your services! - How you can get the most our of your recruiting firm - In any market! - How to get more repeat business and referrals! - You will find out - "It's not about you!" - You will learn - The quality of the candidates you place with your clients will directly reflect the amount of repeat and referral business you will receive! Throughout this book there are tons of little "Hints" to help your firm grow - New creative ways to bill your services - Important details to cover during the recruiting process - Setting-up interviews - "Coaching" candidates and clients - Important questions to ask recruits and clients - What makes a "recruit" a "candidate" and much more...