Headhunters

I've just been headhunted (for the 2nd time in my life). Anybody know how much me saying "yes" has earnt them?

 

They usually start 30-25% starting package depending on the role.
So in your case anything up to about £6,000.00.

 

Thought this thread was going to be about the legendary, Lower High Street hairdressers.

 

ps check it's not one of these fake headhunters hired by your current employer as an excuse to fire you .

 

Boom tish.

 

YOU CHEEKY F**KING C**T.

 

They won’t earn anything until you actually take the job and start it, and then there will be clawback if you leave within a specified period, which might be probation, or 6-12 months.

 

Yes expect lots of seemingly caring "How's it going?" type calls from the headhunter for the first few months just to check there's no issue before they start spending their hard-earned cash (for making a few phonecalls) !

 

This sounds familiar as part of the deal is a 12 week "re-alignment" programme with a "mentor" before the real terms of employment start...

 

It’s a funny business recruitment, it’s undoubtedly extremely tough for the grunts at the bottom who have to make a million phone calls a day trying to win new business (not candidates, but companies to recruit for) but in many ways it’s actually incredibly easy and money for old rope. I have a couple of mates who own their own firms and do very well, one of them worked in the industry he recruits for and naturally built up a load of contacts that way. He then left to set up a recruitment company and these contacts were only too happy to allow him to recruit for them, after all it’s no skin off their nose, he either fills their vacancies or doesn’t. All he does is go on LinkedIn and tap up employees from one company, to fill roles in another, he’s essentially playing them all off against each other and playing musical chairs with all their employees. These companies essentially pay him a huge wedge of cash just to not have to approach these individuals themselves for free.

 

Yes most of my moves have been through agents, not headhunted as such but finding new roles when a role naturally comes to an end. There are good ones and bad ones. I have a crazy number of LinkedIn agent contacts.
One quick story, highlighting the bad side. In 2013 I was looking for a new role. Saw an FD role at a Tech company advertised. Had a couple of very good calls with agent A. He told me I was perfect for the role and put me fwd as one of 6 CVs for his client to choose from for interview. I heard nothing for a week. I chased and he told me that sadly the client had chosen to interview 3 others from the 6. No worries, it happens. I saw another good role advertised through agent B, and when we spoke it turned out to be same role. He too said I was perfect for the role but I was honest and said I'd already been put fwd by agent A and they'd chosen alternative candidates. Agent B decided to put me fwd anyway and got me an interview. 2 interviews and a presentation later and I was offered the role. It turned out Agent A hadn't shortlisted me or sent my CV over at all. However by telling me he had, he thought he had stopped me, and presumably many others, from applying for the role through other agents, so reducing his competition. Within a week of starting I got a "congratulations on your new role" email from Agent A, asking me whether I was planning to strengthen my team, noting he had some good candidates.

 

Tell em to fark orf.

 

Like most people I had my hair cut there once

 

Only once ?
I used to go once a month or so for years and years.

 

Hmmm...

 

Once a month?

Surprised you've got any hair left.

I go every 3 months tops.

 

I have a lush healthy head of hair which goes from "christ, that's too short" to "I'll need to flatten that down with some water" in the space of 4 weeks so NOW I go every 4 weeks.
In the 80s when I frequented Headhunters, no idea.
In the early 70s of course all boys hair made them look like girls courtsey of glam rock etc etc, so probably biannually.

 

I had come in here ready to tell my stories from the tribes in Sarawak

 

I'm a once every 2-3 weeks man.

 

Say something nice for once in your life….

Your hair looks small.

 

What about the other hair, on your head ?

 

It was pretty good. It was alright. It wasn't great. But it was fine.

 

Top 10 episode that.

 

Am I to remember every episode that a waiter falls into a plate of spaghetti?

 

All I know is that I’m really in the mood for fish now.

 

As I was just telling your friend here (meme I made for a Middle Earth/Always Sunny crossover page)

 

That’s right up my street, ta.

 

Then you'll love this, I hope

 

Yes. This is what I do when Watford are so **** that I have little interest in killing time on here.

 

My lame attempt.

 

Yes!!!!

 

Does anyone have any idea what is going on?

I understand @I Blame Bassett better when she spouts in ancient Greek.

 

Yes. It seems we are signing Tielemans in the summer.