Headhunters Revealed!: Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters

WANT TO BE A HEAD ABOVE THE REST?
THIS BOOK SHOWS YOU HOW!

Headhunters Revealed! Career Secrets for Choosing and Using Professional Recruiters, by Darrell W. Gurney, Certified Personnel Consultant and 14-year search industry veteran, de-mystifies the world of executive search. This empowering and witty guidebook exposes the inside workings of the recruiting industry so professional job seekers can reap the most rewards from this viable avenue of career transition. Far from self-serving, it gives both the scoop and the poop on the business of executive search. Headhunters Revealed! shines a light on a dark and mysterious world to reveal tips and techniques for commanding the attention, and even "career partnership™," of professional recruiters.

In today's frenetic and ever-changing employment e-world, perhaps the recruiter remains the best long-term booster for a person's career. But, recruiters can't "place" everyone. Some estimate that only 10-15% of those utilizing search firms actually land a job that way. Though the best professionals in any field (the top 15-25%) are always more "marketable" from a recruiter's perspective, the truth is that anyone stands a better chance of being placed if they play the game right.

This book teaches the game: how to differentiate the wizards from the rogues of recruitment; how to play placement "politics;" how to design one's resume for today's computerized databases; and how to enlist the equivalent of one's own lifetime Hollywood agent -- a "career manager." Chock-full of resources, any career professional will benefit from having Headhunters Revealed!

Darrell W. Gurney, CPC (Certified Personnel Consultant), has been a professional recruiter for over 14 years. He has coached and supported thousands of job-seeking professionals at all levels through profitable career transitions. In addition to running his own firm, he writes articles for trade publications and speaks regularly at national industry events. Affiliated with over 600 executive recruiters worldwide, Darrell has won awards and praise from colleagues, clients, and candidates alike.

A Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Texas with degrees in Finance and International Business, Darrell spent his early career with Arthur Young (Ernst & Young) and MGM/United Artists Pictures. Through these initial experiences, he developed an understanding of the corporate structure and what it takes to get ahead. Based in Los Angeles, his search firm places professionals nationwide.

Microsoft, America Online, Hunt-Wesson, and American Express have all utilized Darrell's professional services.

A staunch advocate of what he calls "career partnership™," Darrell promotes a lifetime of teamwork between job seekers and their recruiters. Through his online advice column, The Career Secrets™ Newsletter, media interviews, public speaking and other venues, Darrell's purpose is to empower individuals to reap the most from their life's work.