Headhunters Gifts

'Mr. Handley here makes all the final hiring decisions.'

'You HEADhunted? You surprise me Fiona!'

'I hate to be so skeptical, but I still think the seance business is a hoax!'

'We should buy London and ship it to the States!'

Paranormal A-Z...

'Now then - I just wanted to see how you handle pressure, Mr. Boyle.'

'Okay...3.5 billion in stock, 2.5 billion in cash, 80 million in deferred compensation, my own private jet, a luxury car lease for the next ten years, 3 club memberships and...

"Mom, I'm bored. Do you know something I can get hysterical and panicky about?"

"He's the best our AI recruitment algorithm could fund, unfortunately our AI is really stupid."

Of course I always start off by wooing a prospective candidate with talk of stimulating work,great colleagues and a reasonable work life balance...but the winning argument is always when I promise them enough money to choke a rhino.

"Wow...your resume is quite impressive."

Channelling on the Cheap

"Did you hear that that bastard McMinney has buggered of to work for Bank of America!"

'I'm interested in your job opening, so I'll have my agent give you a ring!'

"I'm being heavily recruited by several other companies."

Newspaper suicide.

'Yes, they were using it to clean up the graffiti!'

"I'm going to send you to someone who's more familiar with the law of the jungle."

"But what you call a track record I call ancient history."

Ace headhunters.

'I suppose that's where things get ironed out.'

'It's a difficult position to fill. Someone who's smarter than me - and smart enough to pretend not to know it.'

"We live in interesting times. Present company exempted, of course."

The Expert

Cameron uncomfortable hanging out with his inquisitor.

"Well, I've come this close to asking out Sylvia Sanchez. But I'm just an average guy! Nothing about me says 'I'm cool! Look at me!'"

"HR think we need to look again at your recruitment strategy."

Meticulously prepared, locally sourced food served on artifacts of a romanticized industrial past, by people who take their fashion cues from daguerreotypes, to adults whose parents still pay their rent.

'You're one heck of a corporate head-hunter, Ms. Bridwell.'

How was the Halloween party? Who was there? It was fun, except the Zombie didn't talk to anybody. The Grim Reaper was a real killjoy, and the jack-o-lantern made a fool of himself -- by the end of the evening he was smashed. Did the Black Cat or the Ghost attend? I crossed paths with a black cat but I don't know if the Ghost came to the party. All night it felt like he was right there but I never actually saw him!

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