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Opinion: Is the headhunting industry ready to face up to the threat posed by ‘disintermediation’?

PER ARDUA CEO, SIMON HEARN WAS RECENTLY FEATURED IN THE TELEGRAPH ONLINE AND OTHER INDUSTRY PRESS COMMENTING ON THE PERCEIVED THREAT OF ‘DISINTERMEDIATION’ TO THE HEADHUNTING INDUSTRY – AND WHAT THIS CONCEPT MAY MEAN FOR THE FUTURE.

Disintermediation – the reduction or removal of intermediaries in the supply chain, “missing out the middle man” – has the potential to threaten professions such as executive search, as well as legal, banking and insurance.  Simon goes on to detail four main market changing factors, four factors which evidently ring true with a number of our search peers globally, considering the amount of discussion and debate the article has generated.  We thank everyone for their input and include the article below.

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