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I have been asked to identify a couple of websites where we could post a position for a high level executive. I have been told that we do not want to use an executive search firm (which would be my pr
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Executive Recruiting
posted at 1/4/2011 3:10 AM EST
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I have been asked to identify a couple of websites where we could post a position for a high level executive. I have been told that we do not want to use an executive search firm (which would be my preference). I have also been told that we are not interested in the Ladders (?) We would like to cast out the net to employees in the area as opposed to doing a national search. Does anyone have any experience and success with posting such a position on a website other than careerbuilder, monster, etc? |
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Executive Recruiting
posted at 1/4/2011 4:03 AM EST
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A local only executive site might be a bit tough to find.
Association/profession websites are often very productive and typically low cost. CFO.com can be productive for top finance people, for example. Or websites devoted to operations/manufacturing, marketing, etc. You might also check with your hiring managers to find out if they prefer candidates from any particular school. Postings at MBA programs are free and often get a good response. |
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Executive Recruiting
posted at 4/29/2011 12:00 PM EDT
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I'm not sure exactly where you are trying to recruit from, but Lehman Associates is a great Austin Recruiter. www.lehmanassociates.com |
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Re: Executive Recruiting
posted at 8/13/2012 10:55 AM EDT
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Can a traditional job board be used successfully for Executive Recruiting? I can see how it would work for unemployed executives, but what about executives that already have a job? It seems that this would be the most desireable pool of qualified candidates, but very very few of them have public profiles or resumes on job boards. How do executive recruiters use online tools to reach these sought-after executives? |
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Re: Executive Recruiting
posted at 8/13/2012 11:25 AM EDT
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In Response to Executive Recruiting: I have been asked to identify a couple of websites where we could post a position for a high level executive. I have been told that we do not want to use an executive search firm (which would be my preference). I have also been told that we are not interested in the Ladders (?) We would like to cast out the net to employees in the area as opposed to doing a national search. Does anyone have any experience and success with posting such a position on a website other than careerbuilder, monster, etc? Posted by JayneS I'm not sure where you are located however, every state has a workforce website that displays job postings and has a pool of worker resumes for your purusal. Please look at www.dws.state.nm.us. There are employment services for both employers and job seekers. Best regards, Connie |
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Re: Executive Recruiting
posted at 8/13/2012 11:49 AM EDT
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MacByrd: I've found that using tradition job boards such as Career Builder or Monster for executive search tends to be a lot of time spent with not much in the way of results. Although I don't like their hardsell tactics, I have had luck with linkedin.com. Its worth the subscription price and its relatively easy to identify either specific executives or, at the very least, contacts within your target organization you can use to identify the person you want to speak to. At that point, of course, you'll have to do much more of the "smile and dial" recruiting. I've also had good luck with linkedin's job postings. As noted above, if you have some preferred MBA programs that you'd like candidates from, you can post on alumni sites. These are often free and I've also had some good luck with those. MBA placement/alumni offices tend to be very helpful. Try professional associations for candidates as well. SHRM, for example, has postings just for HR people and most business disciplines have similar organizations. I think executives tend to gravitate more towards sites like these rather than the major job boards. Postings will cost you something, but your responses will tend to be of much higher quality. And access to resume databases will also cost. |
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Re: Executive Recruiting
posted at 8/13/2012 12:55 PM EDT
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In Response to Executive Recruiting: I have been asked to identify a couple of websites where we could post a position for a high level executive. I have been told that we do not want to use an executive search firm (which would be my preference). I have also been told that we are not interested in the Ladders (?) We would like to cast out the net to employees in the area as opposed to doing a national search. Does anyone have any experience and success with posting such a position on a website other than careerbuilder, monster, etc? Posted by JayneS Interesting. Why do "they" not want to use a search firm? Search firms, be they contingency, retained or search service providers will bring you people who are interested in your company specifically and not just "wanting a job, any job". And they will have been "qualified" by the recruiter. Hiring is not like ordering a mail-order bride - you really do want someone who is a good fit. Connie Hampton Hampton & Associates Scientific and Executive Search Services connie@hamptonexecutivesearch.com Try the LinkedIn Groups in the appropriate areas and post on the Job Discussions tab. |
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Re: Executive Recruiting
posted at 8/13/2012 3:02 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Executive Recruiting: MacByrd: I've found that using tradition job boards such as Career Builder or Monster for executive search tends to be a lot of time spent with not much in the way of results. Although I don't like their hardsell tactics, I have had luck with linkedin.com. Its worth the subscription price and its relatively easy to identify either specific executives or, at the very least, contacts within your target organization you can use to identify the person you want to speak to. At that point, of course, you'll have to do much more of the "smile and dial" recruiting. I've also had good luck with linkedin's job postings. As noted above, if you have some preferred MBA programs that you'd like candidates from, you can post on alumni sites. These are often free and I've also had some good luck with those. MBA placement/alumni offices tend to be very helpful. Try professional associations for candidates as well. SHRM, for example, has postings just for HR people and most business disciplines have similar organizations. I think executives tend to gravitate more towards sites like these rather than the major job boards. Postings will cost you something, but your responses will tend to be of much higher quality. And access to resume databases will also cost. Posted by nork4 |
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