headhunter

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Today many companies choose to select and hire a headhunter, also know as an executive search firm or executive recruiter, to assist them in filling one-of-a-kind or key management/executive level positions.

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  1. a savage who cuts off and preserves the heads of enemies as trophies
  2. a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)

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  • I can talk to a Solomon Islander who probably is a secret headhunter, talk to him in his own language and know exactly what he is thinking. —  111 - The Pirate Isle
  • Having spent over a decade as a headhunter for lawyers in another life, I've seen many résumés. —  USA-Partisan
  • U.T.: That's what any headhunter is wondering too. —  Gates of Vienna
  • I heard a 'headhunter' say on radio this morning that the new chief executive of the bank of —  Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed
  • And if the headhunter is ecologically minded, there's an additional sting. —  LJWorld.com stories: News
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