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headhunter

[hed-huhn-ter] / ˈhɛdˌhʌn tər /




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A series of short bets made in the third quarter of 2025 on software companies including headhunter marketplace ZipRecruiter and IT-services provider Unisys initially failed to deliver.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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

My question: He’s hounding me for my headhunter contacts.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

"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