Headhunter reccs

[onetruething]

Hi friends,
DH is ready to begin the job search in earnest.  His background is in consulting and nonprofit leadership, but we are kind of open to possibilities right now.  Has anyone had a good experience with a Boston executive search firm?  Any specific people/ agencies you would recommend?  Thanks in advance!

[rikki]

I know a great headhunter but she is very specialized. I just looked at her current listings and the lowest salary range for a job she is recruiting for is $900,000. The highest salary is $5,000,000. Can you imagine???

[onetruething]

No way, Rikki!! I have to ask, what on Earth kind of job has a salary of 5,000,000? Maybe we should look into that line of work!!!

[rikki]

These are her current listings. I missed some before that have a salary of $600,000. I pity the poor persons stuck with that salary. LOL!

Senior Portfolio Manager, Small Cap Growth $1,500,000
CIO, Fixed Income $4,000,000
Group Head, TIPS $900,000
Global Head of Research $3,000,000
Sector Head, Municipal Bonds $800,000
Portfolio Manager, Emerging Market Debt $600,000
Team Leader, Growth Equities $3,000,000
CIO, Equity Division $5,000,000
Partner, Institutional Sales Hedge Funds $2,000,000
Partner, Wealth Management $1,700,000
COO, Retail Business $1,850,000
Global Chief of Sales, Marketing & Client Services Institutional $3,000,000
SVP, International Marketing $600,000
Global Head of Product Development $2,000,000
EVP, Corporate Marketing & Communications $1,800,000
COO, Institutional Business $2,500,000

[onetruething]

O.M.G. I am speechless!

[preppy]

Jun 24, 2013 8:07:54 GMT -5 rikki said:

I know a great headhunter but she is very specialized. I just looked at her current listings and the lowest salary range for a job she is recruiting for is $900,000. The highest salary is $5,000,000. Can you imagine???

I literally can not imagine what a paycheck at the salary would be like. OMG.

[mcc]

I think he will have better luck doing a job search on his own in a consulting or NPO field. Recruiters or headhunters are hired by companies when they need someone to fill a position. Companies pay around 30% for people to be placed in their organization. It might be a possibility, but I'd imagine that generally, NPO organizations aren't going to shell out the cash to work with a recruiter when they can save that money and get a direct hire. I may be wrong, as my only recruiting experience has only been in the legal industry. Has he checked job sites like indeed, simplyhired, juju, linkedin, ladders, beyond, bright, or ziprecruiter? I'd start there.

[bryantpark]

Ah reasonably certain one of these is at my company!

[bryantpark]

Jun 24, 2013 8:07:54 GMT -5 rikki said:

I know a great headhunter but she is very specialized. I just looked at her current listings and the lowest salary range for a job she is recruiting for is $900,000. The highest salary is $5,000,000. Can you imagine???

Any chance she works for a company that starts with the letter G? This is very interesting to me bc one of these is very likely dh's boss and he is currently interviewing candidates. Boston is a small town in the financial community and HH's always use the hiring firms exact titles so it can be easy to tell.

[LoveTrains]

Jun 25, 2013 11:33:30 GMT -5 mcc said:

I think he will have better luck doing a job search on his own in a consulting or NPO field. Recruiters or headhunters are hired by companies when they need someone to fill a position. Companies pay around 30% for people to be placed in their organization. It might be a possibility, but I'd imagine that generally, NPO organizations aren't going to shell out the cash to work with a recruiter when they can save that money and get a direct hire. I may be wrong, as my only recruiting experience has only been in the legal industry. Has he checked job sites like indeed, simplyhired, juju, linkedin, ladders, beyond, bright, or ziprecruiter? I'd start there.

Search firms are used extensively in non profits for fundraising and leadership jobs.

[mcc]

Jun 26, 2013 21:51:25 GMT -5 LoveTrains said:

Jun 25, 2013 11:33:30 GMT -5 mcc said:

I think he will have better luck doing a job search on his own in a consulting or NPO field. Recruiters or headhunters are hired by companies when they need someone to fill a position. Companies pay around 30% for people to be placed in their organization. It might be a possibility, but I'd imagine that generally, NPO organizations aren't going to shell out the cash to work with a recruiter when they can save that money and get a direct hire. I may be wrong, as my only recruiting experience has only been in the legal industry. Has he checked job sites like indeed, simplyhired, juju, linkedin, ladders, beyond, bright, or ziprecruiter? I'd start there.

Search firms are used extensively in non profits for fundraising and leadership jobs.

Good to know!