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Job Hunting - Getting Yourself Head Hunted

Head hunting is normally done in a secretive way because companies often do not want to alert their employees, competitors or shareholders to their intentions. Candidates are often handpicked, making it a costly and time consuming business and reserved for positions that tend to pay upwards of £30k. So how can you be noticed or spot when an approach is being made? Here is a list of some of the do's and don'ts.

Do

• Consider contacting a head hunter if you're looking to earn £30k plus
  Seek recommendations from friends or colleagues. Ring for a chat before sending in your CV
  
  
• Start networking and increase your profile at industry events and conferences. If you are not known, decide what you are going to do about it. Self PR is often overlooked
  
  
• Be open, honest, clear and specific about your plans and ambitions when talking to a head hunter
  
  
• Develop a close working relationship and stay in touch. Head hunters can provide general careers and employment advice
  Change company if you're not getting results
  

Don't

• E-mail your CV to lots of head hunters. They will prefer to work with you exclusively or no more than one other
  
  
• Produce a standard CV. You will need to be more detailed and include a resume outlining your ambitions
  
  
• Wait too long before making a career move. Senior people will stay in a job for three-five years on average
  

How to get the best deal

• Let the head hunter to do the negotiation they will tend to know what the company's maximum deal could be
  
  
• Be clear about your absolute minimum
  
  
• Look carefully at the total package. A six-figure package could mean the inclusion of benefits such as car and pension