Main Responsibilities Of An Executive Recruiter At A Top Executive Search Firm
David's main responsibilities as an Executive Recruiter involve "help[ing] out clients" by identifying ideal candidates for senior executive roles, utilizing networking and business development skills to reach and assess potential candidates, and coordinating the interview process until a suitable hire is found. This project management role requires balancing multiple candidates at various stages, managing client relationships, and employing both "cold calling" and "cold email" techniques to build networks.
Networking, Client Relationship Management, Business Development, Project Management, Candidate Assessment
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David Xie
Executive Recruiter / Executive Search Associate
Forbes Top 5 Executive Search Firm
University of California, Santa Barbara - 2017
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International Relations & Affairs
Recruitment, HR & Related Professional Services
Sales and Client Management
Honors Student, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Helping clients find senior executives by identifying ideal candidate profiles and using various networking platforms like LinkedIn.
2. Leveraging business development skills to reach out to potential candidates via email or calls, assessing their candidacy, and connecting them with clients.
3. Serving as a coordinator and middleman between clients and candidates, managing multiple candidates at different stages of the interview process and building strong client relationships
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What are your main responsibilities within your current role?
My main responsibilities are to help my clients. In executive search, a client typically comes to us looking for help finding a new senior executive to bring onto their team. My job is to go out to the market after identifying the exact profile they're looking for.
I use LinkedIn and other networking sites to find profiles that match the ideal specification. From there, it's reaching out to them, leveraging business development skills via email or phone to set up an interview. I assess their potential candidacy.
If I think they're a good fit, I connect them to the client to speak further. Then, I become more of a coordinating role, serving as the middleman. My job is to continue bringing in more potential candidates until the client says they've found the answer.
The job involves a lot of things; it's a project management-focused role. I have to constantly balance all the different candidates, who may be at different stages. Some might be in initial interviews, while others are further along.
There's also the business development aspect, where I have to get used to reaching out. Sometimes, I might even have to cold call or cold email to build these relationships. Understanding where the client is and managing that client relationship is also key. Those are my main responsibilities in this role so far.