All those headhunter threads (well some of them)

[northernladuk]

Me neither so feel your pain but what is classed as head hunting? Is your mate mentioning you to a client who then contacts you constitute being head hunted or does it only count if someone from a big hitting headhunting agency comes for you?

[Churchill]

You might as well spell it right, the swear-filter can't see it when you post in white.

Really? As an aside, there's no such word as "gullable" in the OE Dictionary.

[Jeebo72]

I was once headhunted for a permie role at Microsoft about 15 years ago.

They called me up, knew all about me, and asked me if I'd like a £50K a year permie job.

All very well, but I was earning a lot more than that at the time.

But you took it, cos they made you feel important with words like "head" and "hunted" right?

[DimPrawn]

But you took it, cos they made you feel important with words like "head" and "hunted" right?

I was sorely tempted to halve my income with those ego boosting words.

[sasguru]

Really? As an aside, there's no such word as "gullable" in the OE Dictionary.

Probably not. But "gullible" definitely is.

[MarillionFan]

Me neither so feel your pain but what is classed as head hunting? Is your mate mentioning you to a client who then contacts you constitute being head hunted or does it only count if someone from a big hitting headhunting agency comes for you?

I reckon if the agents phones you up and says, "Hello, I'm a headhunter"

Anyway can you get headhunted from a contract, surely it's just another contract. Isnt it a permie thing where someone tries to peel you away and will offer anything to get you????

[sasguru]

...and asked me if I'd like a £50K a year permie job.

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How quaint. £50K? Do people actually work for that sort of money?

[Churchill]

Really? As an aside, there's no such word as "gullable" in the OE Dictionary.

Probably not. But "gullible" definitely is.

I thenk you!

How many points do I get for that one?

[TheBigYinJames]

Probably not. But "gullible" definitely is.

We need a 'fish-gills' emoticon.

[DimPrawn]

How quaint. £50K? Do people actually work for that sort of money?

That's what I thought and that was 15 years ago.