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headhunter

[hed-huhn-ter] / ˈhɛdˌhʌn tər /




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ByteDance, which has the biggest AI team in Chinese tech, sometimes pays salaries two or three times the market average to recruit top talent, said industry headhunter Shen Wei.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

MWM Consulting, the headhunter working on the search, declined to comment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

In March, the city hired the Northern California-based headhunter Bob Murray & Associates to conduct the nationwide chief search — the same firm that helped pick Bratton more than two decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

"I don't trust it," Candice, a 28-year old headhunter in Shenzhen told Reuters, citing stories from friends about health impacts, as well as similar health warnings on social media.

From Reuters • Dec. 19, 2022

Working as a kind of headhunter, John became the middleman, finding the right skilled, trustworthy crews to do the jobs.

From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba




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