How is Headhunt-me.com different from other recruitment sites?

Most employment sites provide a free database to post your CV to, but with 1000’s of CVs posted each day it’s easy to get lost in the ‘haystack’ of CVs.  On such sites your CV is only going to be seen by those companies who have registered with that site and will only be relevant to the even smaller proportion who actually specialize in your area.

 Headhunt-me.com is different from the other online recruitment sites for a number of reasons:
1) Headhunt-me.com is not just another huge database; we have a large established network of recruitment companies across the Middle East and Asia. Your online CV is not only available to be searched by all the employers registered with the site, but can be searched by all the recruiters in our network specializing in a wide range of industries and locations. In one easy step, you have multiplied the number of people pro-actively working on your behalf to find you the job you want.

2) Headhunt-me.com doesn’t rely on registered jobseekers regularly undertaking searches of the site to find the right job. Once you have registered , you can opt to receive a weekly e-mail update detailing all the new jobs posted on the site in your area of expertise.

3) Because employers can post job vacancies on Headhunt-me.com for free (other recruitment websites often charge prohibitively large fees), the site attracts a larger number and wider spectrum of employers to advertise their vacancies on the site. This means a greater choice of potential opportunities for jobseekers. Additionally, through the network of recruiters, jobseekers are exposed to potentially hundreds of companies, who would otherwise never have seen your CV.

What regions does Headhunt-me.com cover?

Headhunt-me.com currently targets employers in the Middle East and North Africa, although this may expand in the future. We encourage candidates from anywhere in the world to register if they are interested in finding employment in these regions.

What type of jobs can I find on the site?

Headhunt-me.com covers the whole spectrum of employment opportunities. Job vacancies may range from administrative work, to engineering, to IT related positions and many types of work in between. If you want to see a sample of the types of job vacancies posted on the site, try undertaking a search of all the job vacancies available in one region. For example select all the records (using the Shift key and clicking on the first and last record) in the Job Category field. Then select a Career Level (e.g. Mid Career) and then select a country (i.e. Abu Dhabi). The results will show you all the jobs available at that career level in Abu Dhabi and will provide with a sample of the type of job vacancies posted on the site as a whole.

 
If I find a job through one of the recruiters in the Headhunt-me.com network, do I have to pay a recruiter fee?

NO. The companies who retain the recruiters to fill their vacancies pay the recruiter fees.
 
How long is my CV kept on the Headhunt-me.com system?

Your CV will stay on the Headhunt-me.com system 90 days. 14 days before this period is due to elapse, you will be sent an e-mail notification inviting you to renew your registration with the site. If you decline, your details and CV will be removed from the site.
 
Will recruiters / potential employers contact me directly or through you?

Recruiters and employers will contact you directly from the information you provide in your jobseeker’s profile when you register on our site.
 
I am concerned about the confidentiality. If I register with Headhunt-me.com, can I be sure that unauthorized persons cannot access my personal details? 

At Headhunt-me.com the security and confidentiality of your personal information is of paramount importance to us. We have security measures in place to ensure that no unauthorized person can gain access to your details and Headhunt-me.com would never pass any of the personal information on our systems to any unauthorised third parties.
 
Can I keep my identity confidential? I do not want to risk my current employer seeing my details on the site.
Yes. If you would rather keep your identity unknown in the early stages of the recruitment process, you indicate this at the start of the registration process. Your e-mail address and name are then hidden in your online CV and in any e-mails that are generated to you by employers. If however you initiate contact with an employer through the 'Apply' option attached to posted jobs or if you reply to an e-mail from an employer, your e-mail address WILL be visible to them (we cannot prevent this). If this is likely to be a problem, we recommend you create and use an e-mail address that does not provide any personal information about yourself (i.e. create a new anonymous hotmail address and do not use an existing company e-mail address that may include your name and the company you work for).

I have already applied directly to a number of companies and I do not want my details re-sent to them through Headhunt-me.com.  There are also a number of companies I know I do not want to work for. Can I stop companies from receiving my details?

No, you can’t stop companies viewing your details but you can keep your identity confidential as discussed in the previous FAQ. In this way, if you are contacted by the companies you are not interested in or who you have already applied to, they do not know your identity and you do not have to respond to them.
 
Who are the recruitment companies in the Headhunt-me.com network? How are they selected? How can I find out more about the companies represented in each region?
 
Headhunt-me.com has undertaken a strict selection process to ensure that those recruitment companies invited to join the Headhunt-me.com adhere to the highest professional standards. If you would like further information on the recruiters in each region, please click on the Recruiter Network Members link on the Homepage for a recruiters listing. We would also like to hear any feedback jobseekers or employers can provide on their dealings with the recruiters in our network. Click here to let us know your thoughts.
 
Can I keep track of which employers are viewing my details?

Yes and No. Any registered employer can view your online CV by undertaking an employer’s search for jobseekers. However, you have the option of keeping your identity undisclosed. Once an employer is interested in receiving more information about you, they have to contact you directly. You can then keep your own records of those employers that have contacted you and what extra information you sent them.
 
Could my details be sent to the same employer by multiple recruiters? This would be irritating for the employer and might reflect badly on me.

This is extremely unlikely to happen. Headhunt-me.com has carefully selected the recruiters in its network to ensure that only the most professional recruitment company in each area of specialisation and in each region is represented. If such an issue did occur however, the recruiters involved would be obliged to resolve the situation between them and to ensure it did not reflect badly on you.
 
How soon will my online CV  be available to employers / recruiters once I have registered?

Immediately.
 
Once I have registered my details with Headhunt-me.com, how often can I update them?

As many times as you like! Once you have registered and have your Headhunt-me.com password, you can access and edit your personal details whenever you want.
 
Can I remove my personal details from the site before my 3 month subscription period expires?
Jobseekers can edit or delete their details from the site whenever they wish.
 
Why do I have to create an online CV? Why can’t I just attach my own CV document?

Creating a CV on Headhunt-me.com is important as it provides the keyword data used to match your skills with potential employers and recruiters. It also enables employers to view a concise snapshot of your key skills and to contact you directly if they want more information (you can then send your full CV). This is more efficient for employers than wading through a mountain of CVs and also allows the jobseeker to screen which employers they then send their full CV / detailed personal information to.
 
Additionally, many recruiters and employers do not accept bulk attachments because of their file size and the risk of viruses.
 
Does Headhunt-me.com guarantee I find a job?

No, but we will direct your online CV to considerably more employers and recruiters specializing in your area than you would otherwise be able to do on your own.

Is Headhunt-me.com really free for employers?

Yes, it is completely free. Our revenues are generated from the small administrative charge to jobseekers using our service (although for a limited period this is free). Once registered, employers are able to post jobs, search our jobseeker database for appropriate candidates and opt to distribute their job vacancies to the relevant recruitment agencies in the Headhunt-me.com network. All for free.

Our free service for employers enables companies ranging from large multinationals to small niche companies to register their vacancies with the site, without concern for the size of their recruitment budget. This range of companies provides Headhunt-me.com with a richer, more varied database of jobs than other sites who charge large fees to post each job.

Why should my company use Headhunt-me.com?

Traditional recruitment can be very expensive and time consuming for employers. Headhunt-me.com however provides an incredibly quick, easy to use, flexible recruitment tool that saves time and money and, better still, it costs nothing!

Employers have a range of options for using the site:
If an employer requires an inexpensive but effective recruitment option then they can register for free and opt only to view the CVs of those jobseekers registering directly on the site (thereby paying nothing).

2) Alternatively, if the employer’s concern is to find the right employee quickly or to fill a difficult vacancy, then they can opt to have their vacancies circulated amongst the recruiters in the Headhunt-me.com network and pay a recruitment fee to the successful recruitment agency when the vacancy is filled.

3) Finally employers may wish to adopt a two stage approach, initially opting to search the Headhunt-me.com site and only view jobseeker profiles registered directly on the site. If, after a week or two, this has not provided a satisfactory candidate, then the employer can edit their preferences on Headhunt-me.com and opt to circulate the vacancy to the recruiters.

Headhunt-me.com has also invested heavily in marketing and advertising the site in the Middle East and key expatriate markets including India, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka, the Philippines and North Africa. Through this investment, we are able to offer employers an extensive and varied jobseeker database to utilise as a key recruitment tool.


Why do employers have to register to post a job?

There are two main reasons we require employers to register:

1) To make future use of the site as efficient as possible for the employer. At the initial registration process, the employer is encouraged to input as much relevant information about the company as desired. This can include a full profile of the company, company logos, website links and contact details. Once this is done, the information is retained and whenever the employer wishes to add an additional vacancy to the site, they merely have to complete the short vacancy description field. The full company information is then available to jobseekers each time any of the vacancies are viewed.

2) In order to prevent inappropriate or unprofessional vacancies from being posted, content submitted to Headhunt-me.com for posting on the site is screened both using screening technology and manually by a member of our team. By requiring employers to register, we are able to confirm that they are a legitimate user and then, through the provision of a confidential password, authorize them to post material directly to the site.

I don’t want to post any vacancies to the site; I just want to undertake a search of the jobseekers? Do I still have to register?

You can undertake a search of the jobseekers database and view the results without providing any information at all. However, if you wish to contact a registered jobseeker, you need to register as an employer. This involves providing some basic information about your company to enable us to confirm you are a legitimate employer.

If I register, how long will my companies details stay on the Headhunt-me.com database?

If you are regularly using the site, then your registration details (and your ability to contact relevant jobseekers) will stay live indefinitely. Only in instances where there has been 12 months of inactivity (inactivity defined as no searches undertaken, no jobs posted and no details updated by the employer) will registration be expired and details deleted. Employers will receive an e-mail notification 14 days prior to the scheduled deletion providing the option to renew their registration and prevent deletion.

Employers can also remove their details from the site and end their registration at any time.

Will I have to search through hundreds of jobseeker profiles each time I undertake a search of the jobseekers registered on Headhunt-me.com?

No, absolutely not. Headhunt-me.com focuses on saving you time and effort. The search results will only include those jobseeker profiles that exactly match the job catagory / educational / geographical etc filters you specify in the search criteria.

Additionally, you can further filter the search results to only show jobseeker profiles that have been posted within a specific timeframe i.e. in the last week, last two weeks, or last two months. You thereby also avoid spending hours sorting through hundreds of CVs you viewed in your last search. Headhunt-me.com does all the hard work for you.

If the perfect candidate for my vacancy is presented by one of the recruiters in the Headhunt-me.com network, how do I know I am not going be charged an unreasonably large recruiter’s fee if I decide to employ that person?

Obviously different recruiters in different sectors / regions will vary slightly in the fees that they charge employers for the successful placement of one of their candidates. However, at Headhunt-me.com one of the key selection criteria for inclusion into the Headhunt-me.com recruiters’ network, is that recruitment fees charged are reasonable for a recruiter in that particular sector / region. Additionally, when forwarding candidates’ CVs to an employer from Headhunt-me.com, recruiters are obliged to forward a copy of their fees and terms of business at the very start of the process and repeat this each time they provide candidates for a new vacancy.

Who are the recruitment companies in the Headhunt-me.com network? How are they selected? How can I find out more about the companies represented in each region?

Headhunt-me.com has undertaken a strict selection process to ensure that those companies invited to join the Headhunt-me.com adhere to the highest professional standards. If you would like further information on the recruiters in each region, please click on the Recruiter Network Members link on the Homepage for a recruiters listing. We would also like to hear any feedback jobseekers or employers can provide on their dealings with the recruiters in our network. Use the feedback option to let us know your thoughts.

How long will each job vacancy that I post stay on the Headhunt-me.com site?

Initially, each job vacancy stays on the site for 30 days. After the job has been on the site for 25 days, the employer receives an e-mail notification informing them that expiry is due in less than a week. The employer then has the option to renew the vacancy for another 30 days or to have it deleted. If no response is received from the employer within 7 days of receiving the e-mail notification, the job is deleted.


I don’t want to see the same CVs each time I search for candidates with similar skills. Is this likely to happen?

No, this will not happen. Firstly, because new jobseekers are registering with Headhunt-me.com on a daily basis and others, having successfully found a job, are removing their CVs. The database is thereby kept ‘fresh’. Secondly, employers are able to filter the results of their search to only include those jobseeker CVs posted within a specific timeframe i.e. in the last two days, last two weeks, or last two months. Employers thereby also avoid spending hours sorting through hundreds of CVs they viewed in their last search.

Will recruiters / jobseekers contact me directly or through Headhunt-me.com?

Yes, both jobseekers and recruiters will contact you directly from the information you provide in your ‘Employer’s Profile’ when you register on our site. You are also able to contact them directly.

Jobseekers have to pay a small fee to register with Headhunt-me.com whereas other recruitment sites are free for jobseekers but charge employers. Why does Headhunt-me.com take this alternative approach?

By adopting this approach, Headhunt-me.com achieves two main objectives:

1) By not charging employers, the site is attractive to a greater number of companies who are able to advertise a larger number of job vacancies than might otherwise be possible if they were paying for the service. This provides a great service for employers and a large and varied database of job vacancies for potential jobseekers.
2) By charging a small fee to jobseekers, Headhunt-me.com ensures that the jobseeker profiles on its database are only from serious and motivated jobseekers. Our research has shown that the payment of this fee is in no way prohibitive to serious jobseekers. In fact, the majority of individuals approached indicated they were more than happy to pay for a service they felt realistically enhanced their chances of getting the job they want. This was particularly true for jobseekers looking for employment in another region.

How can I increase my company’s exposure to the best jobseekers?
Headhunt-me.com also offers employers some additional fee based services designed to maximise the impact of your corporate identity and to drive more jobseekers to your vacancies. Such services include:
1) Maximize the exposure your vacancies receive and advertise them on our homepage under the ‘Top Jobs’ section or become a This Week's Featured Employer.
2) Take out a Banner  Advert with us and ensure you get maximum response to your vacancies.
3) Become a sponsor of our e-mail alerts. Headhunt-me.com sends out thousands of e-mail notifications each week to jobseekers and recruiters and you can get your message across to each and every one of them.

Go to the Employers section for further information on these and other value added services we offer.
 

Is the Headhunt-me.com service really free for recruiters?

Yes. Our revenues are generated from a small administration charge to jobseekers using our service.

Why should my recruitment company become a member of the Headhunt-me.com recruiter network?

Headhunt-me.com can save recruiters a considerable amount of time and money. It provides the recruiters in its network with free exclusive access to high quality jobseekers and vacancies across the Middle East and Asia, saving enormous marketing and advertising costs.

In addition, the site can proactively provides its recruiter members with weekly updates of newly posted job vacancies and can filters these vacancies to ensure recruiters only receive those details relevant to their area of specialization and geographical remit.

Recruiters are also able to post their own candidates and job vacancies onto the site, thereby adding value to the service they provide their own clients by exposing their vacancies / CV to a far wider audience than they would otherwise be able to offer.

How will the jobseeker profiles and job vacancies be delivered to me?

Each week's newly posted Jobs that contain the industry specialization specified by you in your recruiter’s profile will be sent to you via an e-mail.

How does my recruitment company become an approved member of the Headhunt-me.com recruiter network?

At Headhunt-me.com we are committed to providing our employers and jobseekers with an efficient and professional service. To become a member of our network, a recruitment company must also be committed to these principles and agree to adhere to the guidelines laid out in our Recruiters’ Code of Practice (click here to view). To apply to become a member, click here go to the main Recruiters' page for further information.

Can recruiters contact jobseekers and employers directly?

Yes. Both jobseekers and employers will provide their contact information on their personal profile which is sent to you with their CV / vacancy details.

If one of my candidates is placed successfully in a job advertised through Headhunt-me.com, how do I get paid my recruiters fee?

Recruiters are responsible for forwarding a copy of their fees and terms of business at the first contact with an employer on Headhunt-me.com and should repeat this each time they provide candidates for a new vacancy. The arrangements for payment should therefore have been made directly between recruiter and employer before any job offer has been made and are no responsibility of Headhunt-me.com.

How is your site different to other recruitment sites?

It’s free for recruiters and it is not just another enormous database you can spend hours on searching for relevant candidates. Headhunt-me.com does the work for you. Our system proactively identifies and forwards you job vacancies that are relevant to your industry specialization on a weekly basis.

Can I advertise my job vacancies and candidates on Headhunt-me.com?

Yes. Headhunt-me.com encourage recruiters to put as many candidates and vacancies on the site as they want. This will significantly increase the exposure your vacancies and CVs receive and rest assured, any job or CV posted by you will not be viewable by other recruiters.

Your CVs and jobs will however be flagged up as coming from a recruitment company and this ensures all responses will come to you. It is also to highlight to other Recruiters using the site that certain jobs and CVs have been posted by a fellow Recruiters (and there is therefore no point in using the 'Contact' option). It also enables those employers who do not want to pay a recruitment fee to disregard them.