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noun

headhunter

a recruiter of personnel (especially for corporations)

In a sentence

Six example sentences with headhunter, each labelled with its topic.

  • A headhunter called her at home about a chief operating role she had never applied for and could not discuss openly.

    Business

  • The founders paid a headhunter thirty percent of first-year salary to bring them three credible candidates for the engineering lead.

    Startups

  • A headhunter for an esports organization spent the tournament weekend approaching unsigned players between matches with contract offers.

    Gaming

  • After a third losing season the owner hired a headhunter to find a general manager from outside the league.

    Basketball

  • Banks use a headhunter to approach senior traders quietly, since the best ones never answer a public job posting.

    Finance

  • A headhunter messaged the engineer twice a week with roles she had not asked about, each one paying more.

    Technology

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