Theresa M. Miller
Kaplan University
Professor Andrew Klein
GM520 Strategic Human Resource Management
February 19, 2013
Introduction Having a strategic plan as well as ideas set in place for the good of the company is critical in regards to screening and employing qualified, trained and skillful applicants. Producing and maintaining a strategic and tactical recruitment team is vital for the success of any organization. The mission of any company is vision, and within that vision is a quest that is set in place to achieve, obtain, and conquer its goals. These are set out to achieve what the organization has developed and determined to attain. This can only be accomplished with people (employees) that are truly willing to assist the company in meeting its goals and mission. Organizations need people that are reasonable, reachable and able to think beyond their level of skill and training. An organization as well as the people conducting it should be able to keep up with the new technology and developments that are occurring on a day-to-day basis. Within Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. the process that they had set in place to produce the right person for the right industry as well as for the right job was a plan set out for success. Strategic recruitment relates to all companies that are successful and willing to change with the times when necessary. Change can be difficult for some, yet needed. The motto out with the old and in with the new applies even when it’s essential for companies to be strategic as well as aggressive to get their point across. Many times bringing in new fresh people within the organization will bring on new and different ideas to motivate those that have been within the company, and are afraid of change. We will discuss how Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. strategic recruiting methods relates to key practices in obtaining