Just over twenty years ago, I sent 147 applications. Got three callbacks from recruitment firms. Zero offers.
Now I place executives in attractive 6-figure USD roles across Asia; as in 100,000 USD and more.
But that brutal silence after hitting ‘submit’? Do you feel it?
That feeling when your phone never rings
Oh yes, I remember every second of it.
Fast forward to today. Looking back on a 23-year career in executive recruitment, companies hire me to find their next regional director, a C-suite leader, or any top-management position.
They trust me with compensation budgets that would have changed my life back then.
And every single time I pick up the phone to call a candidate, I remember being on the other end.
Waiting, hoping, getting nothing
That’s why when I headhunt, I operate differently.
No ghosting. No stringing along. No “we’ll be in touch” when we both know you won’t.
Blunt honesty about where you stand. Clear timelines. Real feedback.
Because executive recruitment isn’t just about matching skills to requirements.
It’s about remembering that behind every CV is someone’s mortgage, their kids’ school fees, their career dreams.
The nightmares stopped years ago. But the memory? That drives how I work every single day.
Are you tired of recruitment processes that forget the human side?
