Although the findings showed that ‘recruitment consultants’ and ‘executive search
consultants’ (the external recruitment methods) have not yet been commonly adopted in
Taiwan, a small number of the survey firms (including local, Japanese-owned and
Western-owned) are turning to such firms to look for potential candidates with
specialist knowledge, technical or managerial skills for the most senior posts. As an HR
manager/specialist, it may be important to bear in mind that using a ‘search . rm’ to
recruit a senior executive or a manager with rare technical or managerial skills should