The update ultimate CMO headhunter list was released in April 2024. In the production of this list, other headhunters were discovered by the panel in finance, life science, and energy. Their details are not comprehensive and not audited so thoroughly, but hopefully still useful.
The link below will take you to the list:
The Ultimate 'Others' Headhunter List 2024
As per the advice given on the ultimate CMO list, if you are looking for a role in finance, life science or energy, it is worth investing time into building a network and nurturing these connections long term. You have a career ahead of you, which you’ll have some control over, but not as much as you may hope.
A healthy network should have about 50 headhunters. Finding a job is like fishing and the more fishing lines you have out the more chances you have. This does not mean bombing everyone on these lists with a long email, cover letter and CV. You need to think strategically and methodically:
- Start to follow the headhunters you think are most relevant to you, so you get to understand what sort of projects they are working on and start to gather information to create conversation points in the future.
- Get yourself fully prepared to engage. This means being very clear on your skills, your career story and what role you are seeking. You need to be memorable and clear - don’t be an OTA (‘Open to anything’).
- Make sure your CV and LinkedIn profile is up to date and precise, and then make contact via LinkedIn or email with three simple paragraphs: who you are, what you are looking for, and suggest a quick chat. No long prose.
- Target more junior consultants, associates and researchers at the larger firms and the partners at the boutiques. Partners in the larger firms will be focused on business development and won’t have time for you.
- Don’t expect a face to face meeting. Many won’t respond and a short 20-30 min video conference call is most common, so you need to be precise and unforgettable.
- Stay in touch by being helpful, not desperate. This means connecting every 3 months with interesting information that is relevant to them and allows you to informally keeps them abreast of your plans. Always help them if they need advice on a brief!
For more information and further headhunter lists and free career strategy webinars, keep in touch with Gareth or Sideminds via LinkedIn, email or the website sideminds.com.
