As a new headhunter, how to find candidate resources?

For new headhunters, apart from the lack of long-term accumulated experience in headhunting industry, the most difficult thing is to find a suitable candidate. Compared with experienced headhunters, the lack of sufficient talent pool reserves is an important reason why headhunters are difficult to place orders quickly. So, what channels should novice headhunters use to search for candidates?

Gameloft hired the following effective ways through investigation:

1, Pulse, LinkedIn social channel, Internet recruitment website

2. Introduction of acquaintances

3. Professional Groups, Technical Forum, Weibo

4. Industrial agglomeration

At present, the commonly used pulse, LinkedIn, WeChat group and traditional Internet recruitment artifacts will have some effects, but they are all biased towards low-end jobs. A truly high-quality candidate needs a long-term accumulation of headhunting partners and the establishment of contacts.

Referral mainly lies in the trust between headhunters and candidates. How to gain trust mainly lies in the professionalism, affinity, frankness, responsibility and patience of headhunters. If you can become a mentor with the candidate, the recommendation will come naturally.

Moreover, professional groups and forums, I believe that headhunters who often mix industry groups and technical forums know that there are many mixed fish and dragons, and there are many small fish that often bubble, and big fish lurk deeper. How to catch a big fish takes time to observe. Generally speaking, it is a good way to talk about candidates by asking technical questions to the technical gods in the forum.

Finally, the most direct way to find candidates is to attend group gatherings and annual gatherings of the forum, especially authoritative professional gatherings, distribute business cards everywhere, or ask the party organizers for a list. There are basically big fish. After face-to-face communication, trust is naturally higher than telephone. Catch a few casual informants, and the news of the circle will be clear.

-Zhile Hire, a leading recruitment platform for mid-to-high-end talents in China.