It seems that Headhunters are a better choice, when looking to fill executive level positions compared to in-house recruiting. Executive search services provide a higher level of confidentiality, objectivity, and global reach. This perspective was discussed in a recent Bloomberg article, that seems to be stirring up some heated conversations.
A recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek on the impact of in-house recruiting on the executive search profession was met with backlash from the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), which countered that the perspective provided by the magazine is only one side of the story.
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Bloomberg Article on Recruitment Generates Backlash.