headhunter

Example Sentences

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A headhunter has identified you as a strong candidate for a job opening.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

ByteDance, which has the biggest AI team in Chinese tech, sometimes pays salaries two or three times the market average to recruit top talent, said industry headhunter Shen Wei.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

In March, the city hired the Northern California-based headhunter Bob Murray & Associates to conduct the nationwide chief search — the same firm that helped pick Bratton more than two decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2024

My question: He’s hounding me for my headhunter contacts.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

“So I called back the headhunter and said, ‘I’m your man.’”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman