Searching for the best senior creative and managerial talent takes time, which is often in short supply at small and medium-sized practices. So executive search firms, or headhunters, are often used to fill high-level positions. If you are called by a headhunter, the likelihood is that you've been identified as a possible 'fit'. Some people never get such a call, while others are approached regularly. The key to becoming sought after, if that's what you want, is to be both excellent at what you do and to have a visible profile within the industry. Switched-on architects will use contact with headhunters to their own advantage. In fact, there is nothing to lose and everything to gain. Having an executive search firm call you is one of the best ways of finding a better job while you are employed elsewhere, taking little effort from you. As the whole process is confidential, your current position will not be at risk.
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