In a bad economy, the psychology of the job interview completely changes. Amidst the legion of people applying and interviewing, the companies may be checking out a candidate’s resume before they ever submit one. Sometimes the interview these days is simply a formality due to excellent head-hunter companies doing their job.
Despite the recession, the world keeps turning and companies are all still hiring … even for the top positions. If you ran a big company and needed someone to do the high level work of say, a CEO apprentice or something like that, how would you go about recruiting for that? It might make sense to promote from within but my time in corporate work showed me that has mixed results. These larger companies (and any size for that matter) often need a professional outside firm to “head-hunt” for them. If you haven’t heard that term it means seeking a qualified professional candidate for a job. In a tough economy like we are in now, companies still need quality head-hunters.
I ran across a website/blog that is filled with solutions. It is called Executive Search services. If you have a company and are looking to fill a valuable position you need to check it out. Also, if you are interested in reseraching the psychology of the interview, it may prove educational. It’s a high quality site for a company filling a definite need of our times.
A company profile for Spencer Stuart – one of the leaders in executive search services – can be found on Yahoo Local. Visit the Spencer Stuart’s website for more information on executive search.
