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headhunting

[hed-huhn-ting] / ˈhɛdˌhʌn tɪŋ /


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But he said he heard about the search as soon as headhunting firm Korn Ferry started making calls several weeks ago.

From Los Angeles Times

As I reported at the time, his name came to the Board of Governors independently of a headhunting firm that the board had commissioned to find candidates for postmaster general.

From Los Angeles Times

A Northern California headhunting firm was hired last month conduct a nationwide search for the city’s next top cop, a process that is expected to last through August.

From Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles officials have hired a Northern California-based headhunting firm to identify and vet candidates to be the next chief of police.

From Los Angeles Times

Its business model is also different—in addition to selling ad space, like most social media platforms do, it’s long had a paid subscription called LinkedIn Premium that lets paying users peep other people’s profiles discreetly, send a message to anyone on the platform, and gain access to additional job-seeking or headhunting tools.

From Slate