headhunters
Executive search professionals
Headhunters are recruiters who seek out candidates for executive or specialized positions, often approaching people who aren't actively job-hunting: The headhunters called about a VP position in Chicago.
The term comes from the original meaning—members of certain tribal cultures who took enemies' heads as trophies.
That sense now appears mainly in historical or anthropological contexts.
Award for winning
- skullHead's bone casing
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
indigenous · jungle · ceremony · spear · raid · enemy · ancestors · chief
Unlawful wildlife capture
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- candidatePerson seeking selection
- shortlistCulled selection for review
vetting · networking · c-suite · prospecting · engagement · onboarding · negotiation · staffing
trophy
Award for winning
tribe · indigenous · jungle · ceremony · spear · raid · enemy · ancestors · chief · clan
poaching
Unlawful wildlife capture
- sourcingObtaining from suppliers
- placementPutting somewhere specific
- candidatePerson seeking selection
shortlist · vetting · networking · c-suite · prospecting · engagement · onboarding · negotiation · staffing · interview
- careersdoctor, lawyer, teacher, engineer, nurse
- job searchjob boards, job search, job fairs, job fair, job listing
- work termsboss, job, manager, career, company
- workforceworkers, employee, employees, labor force, employer
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
- hiringhiring, job, interview, resume, application
headhuntersjob boards
Career opportunity aggregators
job seekers · applicants · candidates · classified ads · Monster
headhuntershealers
Those who treat ailments
medicine men · shamans · peacemakers · protectors · pacifists