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head-hunting

1. the practice among certain peoples of removing the heads of slain enemies and preserving them as trophies
2. US slang the destruction or neutralization of political opponents
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And when the headhunter's call comes, it is from a person who has already heard about your skills and abilities.
We look forward to living up to these expectations and hope to make them all happy along with our clients and employees." said Mikhail Zhukov, CEO of HeadHunter.
After confirming a headhunter had been appointed at a cost of PS18,000, he added: "That is why we placed our own advert first.
During that time HeadHunter's monthly audience has grown from 4m to 19m unique users, its resume database has increased from 3m to 19.7m, and its vacancy database has grown from 70,000 to 300,000.
The firm was sued for bypassing a headhunter and refusing to pay the firm for recruiting bankers.
As PBA chair Pato Gregorio announced during the Palawan board meeting, all the nominees for commissioner will be invited to an interview by the headhunter.
The Headhunter's limbs are made with industry standard Gordon Glass materials and machined into their solid form (not split).
My next job, at Ogilvy, was again via a headhunter collecting books for a creative director.
Just as Girl With The Dragon Tattoo gripped with excitement and darkness, so Headhunters is an intricate, edge-of-the-seat thriller.
HEADHUNTERS (Hodejegerne) (Cert 15, 96 mins) Momentum Pictures Home Entertainment, Thriller/ Action, also available to buy DVD pounds 17.99/Blu-ray pounds 19.99 Roger Brown (Aksel Hennie) is a corporate headhunter who places great stock in his reputation.
HEADHUNTERS (15, 100 MINS) ROGER Brown (Aksel Hennie) is a corporate headhunter, who places great stock in his reputation.
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