Headhunting is a foreign word for a direct personnel search. The headhunter addresses the target candidates, who are employed, and asks them if they would be interested in thinking about new work challenges. With this method, a question of ethics and pursuit of high ethical standards are extremely crucial.

The ethics and justifiability of this method in general have a long term effect on the national economy in that they simply force employers to take care of their employees and their development, climate and culture in the company. People with the potential for development who feel good at work are committed workers. Commitment is a category which is proven to directly impact productivity and profit. Happy employees will think very hard about their need for new challenges and will normally decide against changing the job, even when approached by a headhunter. This is 1:0 for the employers whose management and managers are aware of that. One condition for a healthy national economy is as many good and sound companies which take care of their employees as possible. Therefore we believe that by creating disturbances we contribute positively to the development of our society in the long run.

Despite the fact that candidates we find by direct approach usually demand a higher salary than candidates who apply for a job by themselves, our experience tells us that even in headhunting the salary is not the primary reason to change the job. People often decide against the change, even if the difference between the present and the offered salary amounts to 30 per cent. A steady circle of colleagues, good relations and a good climate prevail. It is also important to note whether the company has a clear vision for the future and, consequently, employees’ faith in the management.

The implementation of headhunting involves an extremely important factor: protection of personal data. By Appointment Africa is bound by the international code of ethics.