Headhunters: understand how to communicate with them and how they work (video)

April 2, 2021 | CareerAngels | Our Updates

To communicate effectively with headhunters, you need to understand how they work. They aren’t your friends, colleagues or people that want to help you. They work for their clients and are looking for the right candidates (meaning you) who will do the job. The effectiveness of this channel for the last 3 years was 13.67% which means that it remains in the fourth position among the job search channels. Depending on your seniority and the size of the market, we recommend you contact 30-50, but sometimes even more than 100 headhunters during your job search.

This video was recorded during one of the 16 webinars we produced last year that attracted over 1000 participants from all over the world who have spontaneously sent us feedback like this one: “I recommend the webinars to people who haven’t looked for a job in a very long time.” – Operations Manager

With that positive feedback, we decided to put our know-how into a comprehensive, step–by–step introduction to the strategic planning of your job search, with an understanding of COVID–time market trends – published on Udemy.

You now have two options :)

    1. Watch the full video about “Headhunters: understand how to communicate with them and how they work” on our YouTube Channel.
    2. Go right away to our Udemy course. More about it below.

What you’ll learn:

  • Job Search Strategy: build and implement an effective job search strategy, consistent with your career motivations
  • Professional Goal Setting: make sure your next career step is realistic and in line with your profile
  • Diagnosing Your Strengths: formulate your unique selling proposition (USP) and check it against job market requirements
  • Personal Branding: communicate your USP to relevant people in relevant ways
  • CV Creation: make sure your CV really stands out against the competition
  • ATS-Compliant CVs: optimise your CV so that it is AI-friendly
  • Hacking the Linkedin Algorithm: build an effective Linkedin profile
  • Writing Cover Emails: make sure your emails to headhunters and hiring managers are not only opened but also read with interest
  • Professional Networking: build long-term business relationships that can support you during your job search
  • Contacting Headhunters: know how they work and how they think in order to build effective relationships
  • Contacting Decision Makers: know how they work and how they think in order to build mutually beneficial relationships
  • Interviewing Skills: be strategic when being interviewed
  • Online Interviews: the practical differences and similarities between offline and online interviewing and what this means for you

Here more information on the Udemy course.

If you are an experienced manager with min. 10 years of experience who doesn’t like watching videos, and prefers 1 to 1 support, take advantage of a free & confidential career consultation or by sending an email to Bichl.Sandra@CareerAngels.eu who will match you with one of our consultants.