High Tech and High Touch : Headhunting, Technology, and Economic Transformation /

In High Tech and High Touch, James E. Coverdill and William Finlay invite readers into the dynamic world of headhunters, personnel professionals who acquire talent for businesses and other organizations on a contingent-fee basis. In a high-tech world where social media platforms have simplified dire...

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Main Authors: Coverdill, James E. (Author), Finlay, William (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2017
Subjects:
Employees > Recruiting > United States.
Executives > Recruiting > United States.
Information technology > Economic aspects > United States.
Social media > Economic aspects > United States.
Business History.
History Of Technology.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor.
ekonomika
informačné technológie
ISBN:9781501713996
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Headhunting in an Era of Digital and Economic Transformation
  • 1 Getting Clients and Job Orders
  • 2 Qualifying Clients and Job Orders
  • Seeking Information, Assessing Risk, and Allocating Effort
  • 4 Evolution or Revolution?
  • 5 Booms, Busts, and Changing Labor Markets
  • 6 Being a Headhunter
  • Conclusion: What We Can Learn from Headhunters
  • References
  • Index

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