The Author, Bob Olin, is an experienced Search Professional with 32 years in the Executive Search industry, the last 21 in one of the world’s top ten Executive Search firms. Bob took part in over 1 000 Search Assignments and met thousands of Business Executives from all kinds of industries and walks of life – successful visionary top-level Business Leaders, Pioneers, Forerunners in the Business World. Nowadays Bob is an Author, Blogger, Chairman of the Board, Presenter, On-Demand Consultant.
In Bob’s words:
“During my career, I acquired an experience and knowledge I genuinely felt could benefit the business world. I more or less felt it was my duty to share my knowledge, to try to write a book of everything I had learned. In work, my goal was to serve my customers, the hiring companies and the candidates, the best way I knew how. In return, they gave me inspiration and knowledge. Now I am giving something back to the business world.
My goal was to write a generic, timeless, pragmatic and down to earth book, yet of high professional standards. A good all-around practical book about Executive Search, from where anyone can look for ideas, inspiration, advice, support, keynotes, talking points, training points, benchmark points. Content-wise, I believe this is one of the most comprehensive and diverse books ever written about Executive Search.”
In this book, Bob takes you on a compelling and thrilling journey into Executive Search and tells you in great detail about the job of a Head Hunter, what a top-level Executive Search Consultant is made of and what it takes to become a world-class Executive Search Firm.
For Candidates, this book gives a good “run-through” of what Executive Search is all about. The book tells in great detail how the head hunters go about to find their target group = YOU. When you know this too, you can act accordingly and increase your odds of being found. The book improves the Candidates ability to prepare for and manage the Search Process from his/her point of view. This book advises you how to do your career planning so you can fulfill your ambitions. Above all, it increases a Candidate´s chances of finding career opportunities and making positive career changes.
For Clients, this book can improve Search related best practices. It advises how to, in advance, prepare for Executive level recruiting needs and in planning Recruiting Strategy. It advises how to find, evaluate and choose the right Search Firm. It increases the knowledge of what happens in the Search Process, and the Client´s ability to take up and discuss the key issues relating to the Search, which is a pre-condition for a successful Search process. Above all, It improves the chances of finding and hiring Top Candidates.
For Search Professionals, this book can benefit the Search Process and the actions and situations in the Client and Candidate interface. When developing work processes, it can serve as an external benchmark tool. In the daily work, it can be used as a “look up” when needed, to give search ideas or talking points with Candidates, Clients, and Sources + it helps to create a Best Practice mindset for the reader. Above all, It helps improve Client Satisfaction and Customer Experience (Client and Candidate) and to create new business development and growth opportunities.
