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Executive recruiters, or headhunters, may be of help in your job search if your
profile is of interest to them, i.e. they have clients that are searching for
your type of profile. (It helps to remember that recruiters are paid to find
candidates for their clients, not to help you find a position). Still, if a
recruiter has a mandate for which he or she is actively seeking candidates with
exactly your education, background, work experience, amount of experience,
language skills, and cultural fit, et cetera – then you’re in luck. As you might
imagine, this would be quite a coincidence. Nevertheless, it can’t hurt to get
an up-to-date CV into the databases of the top local search firms.
Remember that most of the firms with more than one office will have an
integrated database that shares files among their offices – therefore no need to
submit your CV to more than one office of the same firm.
Most of the top-level international search firms will be interested in
candidates with at least a university degree and 10 years of progressive and
successful career experience.
Candidates with English language skills only will be at a disadvantage and are
strongly encouraged to make a big effort to learn the local language – this will
show you are motivated and will set you apart from other candidates.
When following the links to these search firms, remember to click to the local
office, where the recruiters are usually listed by name, along with the
industries in which they specialize. Pick the most appropriate person for your
career objectives, and send or email your CV to the attention of that person.
Remember to explain what type of job opportunity would be the ideal for you.
Finally, remember to include a private email address (try
www.gmail.com if you
don’t have one already) and a reliable way for recruiters to contact you in
confidence.
Good luck!
By
Carolyn Lutz, Executive Recruiter, Geneva.
www.lutzpartners.com
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November 2006
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