headhunt
Steal top employees
To headhunt is to recruit skilled professionals, typically executives or specialists, away from their current employers.
Headhunters actively pursue candidates rather than waiting for applications: She was headhunted by a rival firm.
The term derives from the literal practice of taking enemies' heads as trophies, now applied to corporate talent acquisition.
Observing to gather information
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
shortlist · placement · recruiter · networking · approach · pitch · offer · enticement
Top executive positions
- CEOTop corporate officer
- CFOTop corporate money officer
- COOTop operations executive
- directorOne who leads
leadership · top-brass · boardroom · high-stakes · six-figure · non-compete
scouting
Observing to gather information
prospect · shortlist · placement · recruiter · networking · approach · pitch · offer · enticement · lure
C-suite
Top executive positions
director · leadership · top-brass · boardroom · high-stakes · six-figure · non-compete
trophy
Award for winning
tribe · anthropology · indigenous · ceremony · shaman · custom · tradition · artifact · totem · ethnography