Why does the headhunter never reveal the profile of their client?

In fact,  currently many businesses face the fiercely competitive labor market, especially for recruiting seniors. For that reason, the headhunter service was launched in order to solve that dilemma without the worry about leaking information. In this week's article, Faro Vietnam will clearly explain why the headhunter never discloses the name of the recruiting client.

What is headhunter service?

Headhunter service is also known as recruitment service. Putting it simply, this is a type of service provided by a 3rd party to businesses in need of hiring good human resources for high-level positions. When headhunters have done the recruiting task, it is considered an effective recruitment solution in support of recruiting mid-range positions or more for businesses. Through headhunters, businesses and candidates can come closer together. Besides, the headhunter service also helps businesses save time and effort for the recruitment process.

Reasons why businesses should apply headhunter services

Although the headhunter service has already appeared in Vietnam, the benefits it brings to businesses are really great. Here are the benefits of using headhunter services:

• First of all, businesses will get better quality candidates than self-employment. Due to the large candidate database, a wide network of relationships of agencies can help businesses find better candidates.
• The second benefit businesses receive when using headhunter services is cost savings. In case of self-employment, it is necessary for businesses to expend a big budget for recruitment including posting fee, marketing fee, interviewing cost, etc. Sometimes, businesses tend to be afraid of headhunter service's initial fee which can be quite high, it is actually much more economical.
• The next point is the recruitment time which is shorter when using the headhunter service. Normally, it takes a long time to recruit for high-level vacancies and businesses still fail, but with the headhunter service, it is easy to quickly find the right candidate.
• One of the benefits is that businesses enjoy a warranty during the candidate's probationary period. That means the enterprise will be able to find a replacement if candidates quit or do not meet the quality requirements during the probationary period. This warranty plan will help businesses not incur additional costs.
• Next, using headhunter services businesses will gain a recruiting advantage over competitors. In addition, this service also helps businesses minimize the risk of missing some talent.
• With this service, businesses will reduce recruitment risks. If hiring an unqualified candidate, it can cause negative effects, especially for key-role positions. However, with the headhunter service, the successful candidates will have to meet all the requirements set by the business.
• Finally, headhunter services are excellent confidentiality. Businesses will not have to worry about their recruitment information leak to competitors throughout the valid contract period.

Why does the headhunter not disclose the name of the recruiting client?

Information security is one of the advantages of headhunter services. They will never disclose customer information for following reasons:

• Follow the request of the customer
• Raise the competitive advantage in the outsourcing recruitment market. The fewer headhunters participate in the search for candidates for a certain position, the better the chance of finding successful talent.
• Avoid affecting the expansion and development strategy of the client's business or certain policies, that's why, the principle of never disclosing information is a top priority for headhunters.
• Avoid negatively impacting on oficial staff holding the position about the replacement or the competition of the rival company.
• The positions that are recruited through headhunters are usually middle and senior positions. Therefore, the leakage of information will cause disturbances to the internal situation of the enterprise.
• Avoid the direct application of candidates to the business without evaluation of headhunter agency.

Hopefully, through the above article, businesses have a comprehensive understanding about headhunting service. If businesses have any questions regarding recruitment services, please contact Faro Vietnam's hotline immediately for detailed advices!