head hunter

head hunter

1. Someone who recruits employees for a business or corporation. I'm not actively looking for a new job, but this head hunter for a big firm keeps calling me, so I might as well hear her pitch.
2. A member of a tribe who decapitates other people and preserves their heads as souvenirs. Be careful exploring that part of the rainforest—it's home to a tribe of head hunters!
See also: head, hunter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

headhunter

n. someone who recruits executives for employment. (Head means boss here.) The board of directors hired a headhunter to get a new manager.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • headhunter
  • hunter
  • on the prowl
  • on the watch
  • on the watch (for someone or something)
  • on watch for (someone or something)
  • in the swim
  • in the swim of things
  • in(to) the swim (of things)
  • be in the swim (of things)
References in periodicals archive
Not much information can be obtained from just a written CV so CapaCV should ease the work of HR recruiters, head hunters and consultants.
Attract a future employer with a digital CV
PTCL liability will be restricted to the head hunters' commission in case the employee is selected for any job.
PTCL bids to achieve 'rightsizing'
Lumholtz published the book "Through Central Borneo - An Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of the Head Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917" in the wake of the expedition that stunned the public with its rich illustrations and vivid tales of the land and people of Borneo.
Through Central Borneo in the Footsteps of the Explorer Carl Lumholtz 100 Years After
It provides for an engaging network of HR professionals, head hunters, consultancies, organizations and assertively any professional who seeks to climb high on his or her career.
Widescope Announces the Launch of World HR Net
There are about 4,000-5,000 people across sectors in the Rs 1 crore-plus salary club according to head hunters. Companies such as Unilever, Airtel and Coca Cola are offering salaries in the range of a crore of rupees-plus to professionals at the CXO (chief experience officer) level.
Corporates deserve the ' vulgar' pay packages
Real estate executives and head hunters never stop recruiting top producers, but more agents are considering making the move in a down market, according to Matt Johnston, CEO of Workway, a real estate staffing firm with offices in Tampa, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale.
Firms poach top producers
Head Hunters by Claire Peate (Honno) If you're looking for escapism and enjoy a bit of whimsy, this is one to add to your summer list of easy reading.
relax with a good book..
Also on the bill are the Northeast's finest street punks GIMP FIST, on a roll after their headline set at the Rebellion festival this year; the schizobrass overdose of THE HORNOSEXUALS and the punk'n'roll rumble of ZOMBIE HEAD HUNTERS. Entry is pounds 6.
Sound Bites: Music
The union responded by advertising the role and calling in specialist head hunters Odgers Ray & Bernstein to help find the right candidate.
Rugby Union: No top WRU job for Paul
"For the most part, top students in these automotive programs across the province are approached by industry head hunters," he says.
Automotive training: Ontario colleges geared for success
Doherty: First of all, I'd like to set one point straight: We're not head hunters. Head hunting usually implies going into a company, often by nefarious means, and pulling employees from that company.
Recruiting for restructuring. (Sponsored Section)
Compaq's whiz kid Barbara Mair, the only woman repeatedly named by head hunters, is under 40.
LATIN AMERICA'S SUPER CEOs