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headhunter

[hed-huhn-ter] / ˈhɛdˌhʌn tər /




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“They’ve become a lot more important,” says headhunter Mark Toscano.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

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

The Hammer board will need time to select a headhunter to begin the sure-to-be-lengthy search for a new director.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2023

A second London-based investment banking headhunter said having the Goldman Sachs brand on your CV will "always be helpful" but senior bankers were likely to find the job hunt more of a challenge.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2023

And then just a few weeks later I get this call from the headhunter.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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