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headhunting

/ˈhɛd.hʌn.tɪŋ/

Translations

headhuntingnoun

chasse de têtesSens professionnel : recrutement ciblé de cadres ou de profils rares.

The company engaged in headhunting to find a new CEO with the right experience and vision.

L’entreprise a eu recours à la chasse de têtes pour trouver un nouveau PDG ayant l’expérience et la vision requises.

Additional translations

chasse aux têtesSens historique ou culturel : pratique consistant à capturer ou tuer des ennemis et à prendre leurs têtes.

Synonyms

talent acquisition

headhuntinggerund / present participle

/ˈhɛdˌhʌntɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe organizations or activities involved in executive recruitment.

de chasse de têtesEmploi adjectival dans le domaine du recrutement.

They contacted a headhunting agency to find their next chief financial officer.

Ils ont contacté une agence de chasse de têtes pour trouver leur prochain directeur financier.

Synonyms

headhuntverb

headhunting

Gerund

headhunted

Past Simple

headhunted

Past Participle

headhunting

Gerund

/ˈhɛd.hʌnt/

débaucherEmploi courant en recrutement, surtout pour attirer un candidat déjà en poste.

The company decided to headhunt a new CEO from a rival firm.

L’entreprise a décidé de débaucher un nouveau PDG dans une entreprise concurrente.

Additional translations

chasser des têtesSens historique et anthropologique.

Synonyms

search for talent

seek out

scout

recruit

headhunting

Definitions

headhuntingnoun

The practice of actively seeking and recruiting individuals for employment, often for high-level positions.

The company engaged in headhunting to find a new CEO with the right experience and vision.

The act of seeking out and capturing or killing enemies, often used in historical or cultural contexts.

In ancient times, headhunting was a ritualistic practice among certain tribes.

headhuntinggerund / present participle

Engaged in or relating to the activity of recruiting personnel, especially for senior or specialized roles.

They contacted a headhunting agency to find their next chief financial officer.

headhuntverb

To actively recruit or attempt to hire a person, especially someone who is already employed elsewhere.

The company decided to headhunt a new CEO from a rival firm.

To hunt people in order to decapitate them and keep their heads as trophies.

Historically, some tribes would headhunt enemies captured in battle.