When do you need headhunting services? When the hiring difficulty is high. When does the difficulty increase? It increases as the position contributes more and has higher responsibility and authority within the organization.
In addition, talents in specialized fields and senior-level executives are not actively looking at job postings. Most high-level talents in Vietnam find suitable jobs through headhunting services. According to a survey, 70.4% of 3,361 high-level talent participants answered that they found employment through headhunting.
To attract their interest and guide their support in a timely manner considering their career needs and situations, meticulous and delicate touches from professional headhunters are necessary.

Once you understand the importance, the next step is the problem. With rapid growth of Vietnam's headhunting market, there are over 500 search firms operating.
How can we find trustworthy search firms (headhunting companies) and headhunters with professionalism and competitiveness? Here are some checklist items to consider when selecting a search firm in Vietnam.



1.Check to see if the company providing the service is being operated stably.

Because the entry barrier in the Vietnamese headhunting market is not so high, many companies are opening their doors and closing down without a word.
If you want to receive professional headhunting services, make sure that the company providing them is operating stably. Take a close look at who the company's representative is, whether it is qualified, its history and size, experience, specialized service areas, and whether it is registered as a paid job placement agency.
If there are no detailed contents on the website, request a brochure and make sure to check the basic information.

2.Let's understand the industry expertise

You need to know what weapons only this search firm has. For example, a headhunter with rich hiring experience in the financial industry has a different understanding of the job. Having recommended talents for a long time, they have a clear picture of not only the flow of talent mobility but also the talent profiles by industry and company. In other words, it is necessary to comprehensively evaluate whether the company has successful hiring experience in that industry and how much excellent candidate database they possess in that industry.

3.Let's take a look at whether the system is equipped.

The system is ultimately connected to the speed of talent recommendation. In the past, when we searched for candidates through acquaintances, now with the technological capabilities of talent databases in search firms, simply entering job skills can automatically display a list of suitable candidates.
It is also good to check how advanced the digitization of talent databases and platform in search firms has become in supporting recruitment. Nowadays, the speed of finding and sourcing candidates is getting faster through real-time profile input from candidates, AI talent recommendation, advanced talent search function, and push notification for job postings. If there is a well-established collaborative system between headhunters in addition to this technological support, it would be even better.

4. Let's make sure they’re working legally.

It may be difficult to confirm whether we are following all the basic legal requirements in Vietnam, so it's important to make sure that the headhunting company has been following Vietnamese law for a long time in the headhunting industry. Make sure that they are registered as a business and have a license for paid service introductions, and be careful not to work with search firms that do not comply with basic legal requirements so avoid unnecessary legal risks.

5. Seeing is believing, let's meet in person.

If you are considering a long-term partnership, it's a good idea to meet in person to confirm. A long-standing position that has been difficult to fill can be resolved at once when meeting the right search firm. Larger search firms have extensive databases, but they also have many clients, making it difficult to immediately respond to our company's needs and taking more time and higher costs for hiring talent. However, choosing a too small and inexperienced firm at a lower cost may make it difficult to find the right talent for our company due to their limited database and lack of experience. Therefore, we hope you carefully review and wisely select a hiring partner that is the perfect fit for your company based on various criteria.


In general, if I introduce the K Focus headhunting agency,
Since 2009, KBL, which has been working with Korean entrepreneurs and small traders in Vietnam, has been involved in various activities such as introducing manpower and consulting visa work. KBL's subsidiary established in 2017 by VU Ngoc Mai, who graduated from Vietnamese law school. K Focus has worked together with major Korean companies such as Samsung, Hyundai, POSCO, Daewoo Bus, Hansol, Shinhan Bank, Woori Bank, Calidas and iMEDIcare for investment in Vietnam. It has also worked with overseas companies such as TLC, Vietnam Post and Konit.

K Focus has professional headhunters with experience in various industries such as manufacturing , IT , construction industry , medical industry , banking , education , health care , transportation. With a vast database and 500 thousand followers on Facebook and LinkedIn,
they can find Vietnamese talent that you desire at lower cost and shorter time.

Instead of taking a difficult path around them,
I recommend joining the K Focus headhunting agency that is trustworthy and deeply rooted in this industry to start and grow together in Vietnam.