what is a headhunter 
a headhunter is a company or individual that provides employment recruiting services on behalf of an employer headhunters are hired by firms to find talent and to locate individuals who meet specific job requirements headhunters may also be referred to as executive recruiters and the function they perform is often called executive search headhunters may have a pool of candidates for specific positions or may act aggressively to find talent by looking at competitors employees employers tend to enlist headhunters when there is a sense of urgency and they are unable to find the right person to fill a role on their own duties and responsibilities of a headhunterfinding and recruiting job candidates is often performed by hiring managers human resources personnel or internal recruitment specialists but in some cases employment agencies or executive search firms may be employed third parties working on behalf of a hiring company are colloquially referred to as headhunters a headhunter is retained to fill jobs that require specific or high level skills or offer high pay headhunters working on behalf of a firm often scour international organizations for top talent in addition some individuals may contact a headhunter to provide a r sum or curriculum vitae cv or to apply for a position for which the headhunter is seeking talent headhunting is supported on many levels by internet technologies including social media and online job boards 