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The Directory of Executive Recruiters 2001 (Directory of Executive Recruiters, 30th ed)

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In six quick no-nonsense pages you find out how the executiverecruiting process works and then you have a massive "yellowpages" style listing of the executive recruiting firms. You can find them by type of firm (retainer vs contingency), industry, job function. The listing, plus the advice that jobseekers should widely distribute their resumes to these firms, makes this a must-have UP TO DATE reference for jobseekers.

CD includes

> refs to books: good to get you started on an Amazon shopping expedition - but I recommend you rely on the Amazon reviews

> article representing an interview with a recruiter: a small amt of useful info on how this recruiter thing works these days

> software: SearchSelect software is on CD with passwd; demo gives you the flavor thru a slide show of screen shots. No surprises. To buy, call company with credit card info and you get the passwd. I didn't choose to do this.

Fantastic reference I plan to use. END

I've been a retained headhunter for more than 3 years and routinely refer this source book for candidates who are looking for new opportunities. Not to mention it lists my key competitors. A must have for any executive making a change, or even selecting a firm to work with to fill an open role. Buy it.

I've used this book a few times and know many execs who regularly use it to keep headhunters up to date with their resume. Half of the pages are indexes to you can find recruiters by where they are, what industry they cover, or what function (finance, marketing etc.) The most useful index is the one with hundreds of different detailed specialties for the headhunters. Basically the way to use this book is to contact recruiters who specialize in what you do. Don't expect hundreds of replies: they only call if and when they have a match, and your resume needs to be word perfect. But it only takes one offer! Another useful thing is they list "contingency recruiters" separately - these are more useful for technical and mid-level jobs around $50-75k. Definitely use the current year's book to avoid wasting time on old addresses, like the other reviewer said. Best used in conjunction with a resume-writing advice book.

It's pretty obvious Kennedy put a bunch of time into the collection of recruiter information. Even still, the phone and fax numbers had a ridiculous number of errors. The time it took to backtrack the errors made for frustrating hours of work. Let's just say the whole experience was marginal.

Executive search information in printed form might not be able to keep up with evolving data.

Get it when it first comes out next year or not at all.

This is the bible of executive recruiters... It breaks the recruiters by location, retained versus contingency, as well as industry specific. Very helpful and up to date.

Good information but dated when I got it, value was a 5 out of 10.

If the economy is bad, this book does not help a lot. Because companies do not use headhunters as much. But as soon as the economy comes back, I would buy the latest version again....

Pro: There are some outdated information or errors, but livable as this directory is the most comprehensive in the market.

Con: However, a time savings database requires a steep ($). Otherwise it deserves 5 stars.

The book is a comprehensive listing of virtually every recruiter imaginable. Importantly, the book sorts the recruiters by state, specialty, retainer vs. contingency, etc. The book is so volumnous, that it makes sense to purchase the recruiter management software on the CD-Rom included with the book. I purchased the software but, after struggling with it for a good while, I learned it could not be installed on my computer for technical reasons. The publisher gave up trying to get it installed, and sent me the 2001 CD. You're probably better off waiting the 1 - 2 weeks needed for delivery of the 2001 edition.