If you're new to the Omaha, Nebraska area, there are several situations in which you might need to consult a headhunter, or employment recruiter. The first is if your boss, a wedding caterer in Toronto, sent you to Omaha to open up a branch office and you need people to staff it. The second is if you moved to Omaha without first having a job lined up and you're in the process of looking for one. To help you better understand what a headhunter can do for you, we'll explain the headhunter's role in the economy and how to get one to work for you.

'Headhunter' is a nickname or colloquialism for employment recruiter. Recruiters are people who are hired specifically to find people to fill a company's open positions. Some recruiters work within a company to bring in new employees while others are independent agents that companies can hire whenever they're having difficulty finding qualified staff. Because head hunting is an expensive process, it's generally used to find high level executives rather than laborers to put up farm fencing.

Employment recruiters shoulder the task of finding and screening applicants for their clients. They'll take out ads in the paper looking for commercial property mortgage specialists. They'll place listings in local job banks and on various online job sites. They'll host career fairs. They'll field all calls from interested parties, review resumes and cover letters from applicants, and conduct interviews on behalf of the client. Only once the recruiter is satisfied that the applicant meets the clients needs will he or she be sent to the actual company they'd be working for.

You can see how this process would be helpful to you if you were an employer. If you were completely occupied with shutting down your London, Ontario stable, transferring your business assets to Omaha, setting up the Omaha business, and doing all the necessary paperwork, you wouldn't have much time left over to worry about hiring. It's much easier to hire someone else to do it. If you do so, you will generally pay the headhunter a commission in the form of a percentage (around 30%) of the employee's annual salary.

If you're looking for a job, you must make it easy for executive headhunters to find you. Create profiles on all the major job sites. Keep an eye on the job listings. Some recruiters even allow you to apply with them and keep a resume on file for future jobs. This is especially true of niche recruiters, who work more with temporary and contract positions. They seek people to take jobs as a personal trainer in Toronto or a nanny in Omaha on behalf of private clients. Some recruiting agencies in Omaha include Manpower, Associated Staffing, and Aerotek.