Finance Headhunters: Friend Or Foe?

“My name is Rebecca Nicholson. I’m a recruitment consultant at Assbury Moron.” This HR chick has obviously mis-dialed and has no idea that this is not Assbury Moron, or wherever else she’s looking for.

“A recruitment consultant.  A headhunter.  Are you free to speak for a few moments?”

-The Kruelberg Kretin Saga – Episode VI: The Headhunter Call, The All-Nighter

Ah, the infamous headhunter: you can’t hate them even though you really, really want to. You could try to love them, but do that at your own peril.

There are lots of misconceptions about what headhunters actually do, how they get paid, and who they work for.

So let’s fix all that right now.

What Headhunters Do