Working with Executive Recruiters & Tracking Your Job Search Progress
Quest Outplacement is a nationwide provider of one-on-one outplacement services that helps exiting employees with their job search.
In response to career transitions brought about by covid-19, we have made our Job Search 101 Guide available to help all job seekers effectively navigate career transitions.
In This Section of the Job Search 101 Guide
Executive recruiters are one avenue you’ll want to explore when searching for a new position. Headhunters can have access to job opportunities that you may not otherwise have access to in your job search.
Quest Outplacement has developed a number of job search resources to help you work with executive recruiters, including understanding how to best work with executive recruiters, become an ideal candidate, reach out to executive recruiters, and impress a recruiter to ensure they present you to their client.
In addition to this, we’ve created a tool for helping you track your job search progress that you can download for free.

The role executive recruiters play in your job search
Here’s everything you need to know about executive recruiters and the role executive recruiters will play in your job search.

The ideal candidate for executive recruiters
Here’s what you need to know about being an ideal candidate for an executive recruiter.

An important interview that isn’t with an employer
Here’s how you can increase your chances of having executive recruiters pass your resume on to a client company

How to reach out to executive recruiters
Here’s everything you need to know about reaching out to executive recruiters during your job search.

What you should include in your cover letter to executive recruiters
Here’s everything you need to know about creating a cover letter to send to executive recruiters during your job search.

See an example of a cover letter to an executive recruiter or headhunter
Here’s an example of an effective cover letter to an executive recruiter or headhunter.

Forward your resume and cover letter to executive recruiters
Here’s what you should do after you have developed a list of recruiters and created your recruiter cover letter.

Tracking Your Job Search Progress
Here’s what job search information you should track and why along with a free tool we developed for tracking your job search progress.