Secrets of the Executive Search Experts

By Nils Rasmussen and Christian Schoyen

Headhunters have a knack for making "miracles." Out of seemingly thin air they locate star job candidates, folks who rarely materialize using the usual recruitment sources. How do they do it? This... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814404952
• ISBN13: 9780814404959
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Amacom
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.3" x 10.4"

Customer Reviews

Helpful guideline for recruiters

This book provided a great presentation of the executive search process. Being a recruiter for the last five years I have been missing a standard in the market such as the one presented in Secrets of the Executive Search Experts. The book was written in a unique way as it combined the best from several search firms such as Korn Ferry International, Ward Howell and A.T. Kearney and thereby created a plain and simple recruitment guideline which was based on the experience of more than 150 recruitment professionals within these firms. The mistake I have seen on most books written about this subject is that it's usually based on just one recruiters experience, which was not the case here. Personally I have not yet found a book that explains the process as detailed as in this book.I have feel that more info should have been included on trends within the recruitment industry such as where the market is heading within the next few years. More information could also have been covered in the internet section of the book. But, as this was a book about executive search it would be wrong to present to much info on variuos job sites as these are meant for jobseekers, which is another industry than headhunting which focus on the candidates that are not out there looking for a new boss. Bottomline; great book.

A good outline of a successful process

The authors do a good job in spelling out how they operate in the US and in foriegn countries in their recruiting business. It is helpful to a recruiter to see inside a successful operation. Although a large part of the book is devoted to overseas recruiting, there is enough information on the process in the US to make this book a good addition to your bookshelf.Wayne D. Ford, Ph.D., author, "Breakthrough Technical Recruiting" docwifford@msn.com

Great research and recruiting tool

My company is increasingly using online resources to assist in research and recruiting activities. I found this book to be very helpful, and in addition to the section covering each activity in a professional search process, I have learned a lot from the section covering online and Internet research resources and methods.

Masterpiece on how to recruit

"Secrets of the executive search experts" is the best book I have ever read about executive search. Being the top HR Director for a multinational corporation in the U.S we use headhunters on regular basis to assist us. Due to this great book we do know what to expect now. The book showed me that finding the top notch talents are not about luck, but working structured and basically following the seven step process presented in the book.