What is "headhunting"

Headhunting is called headhunting in English. In foreign countries, this is a very popular way to recruit talents. Hong Kong and Taiwan translated as headhunting, so we are also called headhunting after being introduced to the mainland, which means "recruiting senior talents".

Headhunting companies entered China in the last decade or so. With the reform and opening up in China and the influx of foreign-funded enterprises, the headhunting industry in China has sprouted and entered the stage of exploration and rapid development. Especially with China's accession to the WTO, the competition in the whole economic environment is becoming more and more fierce. As the most active part of an enterprise, human resources have become the decisive force for its further development. The emergence of headhunting service promotes the flow and rational allocation of human resources in the social and economic system. Headhunting service has become an important channel for enterprises to acquire and flow senior talents, and has gradually begun to form an industry.

The maturity of the professional manager market in China has led to the emergence of hundreds of headhunting companies in major cities in China. At present, there are more than 300 headhunting companies in Shanghai, and there are nearly 150 and 80 in Guangzhou and Shenzhen respectively. According to the survey, more than 80% of foreign-funded enterprises entering the China market have used the human resources services provided by headhunting companies. In order to meet the market demand as soon as possible, these excellent companies will generally seek professional headhunting companies to provide them with talents suitable for their own enterprises.