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What You'll Learn
- Understand the fundamentals of headhunting and executive search
- Learn how top-level hiring differs from standard recruitment
- Build strong relationships with hiring managers through effective intake meetings
- Create compelling job descriptions, candidate scorecards, and pitch materials
- Conduct market research to assess salary benchmarks and talent availability
- Develop detailed search strategies and candidate maps for executive roles
- Create target company lists and gather candidate contact data
- Apply advanced sourcing and outreach methods, including cold calling
- Build long lists and short lists using automation and manual techniques
- Conduct first contact with executive candidates and handle objections
- Prepare and support candidates through the interview and offer process
- Navigate counter-offers and guide candidates through final decision-making
- Present market insights and candidate data effectively to hiring managers
- Use real-world templates for job offers, scorecards, candidate pipelines, and more
Requirements
- Basic understanding of recruitment or HR processes
- Experience in sourcing or interviewing candidates is a plus
- Familiarity with LinkedIn and job boards
- Interest in hiring for executive or hard-to-fill roles
- Willingness to apply templates, tools, and strategies in real-world settings
Who This Course is For
- Recruiters and Talent Acquisition Specialists who want to move into executive-level hiring
- HR professionals looking to expand their skill set in headhunting and direct search
- Agency and in-house recruiters who need to fill senior or hard-to-source roles
- Sourcing specialists aiming to build deeper strategies for targeting top-level talent
- Freelance and independent recruiters seeking higher-paying projects with executive clients
- Career switchers or junior recruiters wanting to learn a premium, in-demand recruiting skill
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