How you should — and shouldn’t — respond to headhunters on LinkedIn
Have you ever received an InMail from a recruiter? Here's how you should respond when headhunters come knocking on LinkedIn.
Brendon is the founder and managing director of pb Human Capital as well as the director of Augment Resources. He is an experienced search consultant with extensive experience in appointing senior professionals within the management consulting, supply chain and procurement industry verticals. Degree-qualified in behavioural science, he uses his knowledge and expertise to inject a science into the search and selection process.
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