Description
Want to recruit top-level talent like a pro? This course will show you how.
Executive Search and Headhunting are more than just buzzwords — they’re elite recruitment skills that separate average recruiters from top performers. Whether you’re filling C-level roles or hard-to-reach positions, you’ll learn how to target, engage, and close high-value candidates other recruiters can’t even find.
In this hands-on training, you’ll master every stage of the headhunting process — from building a job order and scanning the market, to cold outreach, handling counter-offers, and closing the deal. Learn the exact frameworks and tools used by executive search firms to consistently win at the highest level.
This course is based on 20+ years of experience in the field and designed to give you ready-to-use templates, scripts, maps, and strategies you can apply immediately.
What’s Inside the Course
1. Foundations of Executive Search and Headhunting
- Key differences from traditional recruiting
- History and structure of high-level recruitment
- Process overview and essential tools
2. Job Order Intake & Hiring Manager Sync
- What makes a great job order
- Understanding A-players and Most Placeable Candidates (MPCs)
- Creating a compelling recruiting strategy and scorecard
- Tools: Pitch templates, search maps, job text frameworks
3. Market Scanning & Pre-Search
- Estimating market size and salary expectations
- Analyzing employer attractiveness and funnel depth
- Creating a recruitment map and generating a market report
4. Building a Target List
- Strategic networking and sourcing channels
- Contact-finding and cold call techniques
- Gathering competitive intelligence
5. Long List Development & Sourcing
- Structuring long lists with real company and candidate data
- Automation tools and sourcing platforms
- Ready-to-use long list templates
6. Creating a Short List & Engaging Candidates
- Outreach messaging and response strategies
- Candidate analysis and interview prep
- Motivation mapping and selling the role
- Short list and interview presentation best practices
7. Advanced Headhunting & Offer Strategy
- How to handle passive candidates
- Counter-offer prevention
- Coaching hiring managers to close top talent
- Offer delivery scripts and follow-up methods
8. Finalizing the Offer and Candidate Support
- Designing and delivering a winning offer
- Preparing for negotiation and objections
- Helping the candidate transition and onboard
- Final checklists and closure techniques
Ready to become the recruiter everyone calls when a critical position needs to be filled?
Join now and start mastering the skills of headhunting and executive search — the most lucrative and respected niche in recruitment.
Who this course is for:
- Recruiters and Talent Acquisition Specialists who want to move into executive-level hiring
- HR professionals looking to expand their skill set in headhunting and direct search
- Agency and in-house recruiters who need to fill senior or hard-to-source roles
- Sourcing specialists aiming to build deeper strategies for targeting top-level talent
- Freelance and independent recruiters seeking higher-paying projects with executive clients
- Career switchers or junior recruiters wanting to learn a premium, in-demand recruiting skill
