Our Mission
We are an executive search firm that defines what it means to be a headhunter in the modern job market - revealing the off-the-market talent you won’t find browsing job boards.
Start hunting.
Recruit King was founded by tenured executive search veteran, Mike King - who is very proud to call himself a headhunter. It is a term - and more importantly a skill - that many prefer to avoid.
Mike sees things differently. He believes that great headhunters bring perception and insight to the table, when it comes to recruiting for important client roles. He believes that great headhunters deeply get to know their customers’ talent requirements, then apply disciplined research, outreach, and genuine relationship-building to generate relevant candidate interest in each unique opportunity.
Long an advocate of exclusively targeting non-active candidates with specific roles (as opposed to simply building up a non-specific candidate database), Mike firmly believes that it takes a unique headhunter’s skill set to not only capture a prospective candidate’s attention - but to genuinely break through in a market where that top talent you’re looking for is almost always gainfully employed.
Sorry, job boards and generic internal recruitment: you won’t cut it anymore.
It’s time for the dedicated art of the hunt.
EXPERTS IN OFF-THE-MARKET TALENT
Recruit King is an executive search firm that defines what it means to be a headhunter in the modern job market - revealing the off-the-market talent you won’t find browsing job boards.
OUR HEADHUNTING METHODOLOGY
Our recruitment approach blends technology, our proprietary competencies
framework, and deep human interaction to expose passive candidate profiles
engineered for your company’s distinct character and skill requirements.
DITCHING THE LITTLE BLACK BOOK
Unlike recruiting agencies that rely on job postings and existing candidate databases,
we believe in uncovering the top candidate for your unique opportunity -
not the top job hunters in someone’s little black book.
Meet Mike
Mike King first started recruiting in 1998 for the largest field marketing company in North America. He then moved to the client side, where he held regional and national sales and marketing positions for two international consumer goods companies.
In 2005, Mike returned to the search industry where he successfully merged his passions for both talent assessment and managing strategic client mandates. Mike considers himself to be a direct extension of his client's brand and he has been given kudos from his clients in regards to how he represents them in the marketplace.
THE WORD ON THE STREET
“We have had a number of great hires after working with Mike at Recruit King. The heart of their successes is that Mike really understands our team, roles and culture, so he finds us people who will thrive here.”
Cheryl Fullerton - Chief Human Resources Officer - Corus Entertainment
“Mike King IS Recruit King. Having worked with Mike on both sides of the table as a candidate and a client for over 20 years, he operates with the utmost integrity and support. Mike takes the time to understand the values, culture, and strategic direction of an organization, so that when he does bring forward potential candidates, they are the best of the best, and an absolute fit! He is an integral part of the Napoleon family.”
Jeff Kozak - Senior Vice President, Sales - Napoleon Canada
“Our business is considered niche and our talent searches are unique within the Industrial Automation field. Mike takes the time to establish rapport with the hiring manager and to listen to our needs and business environment. The candidates are filtered to our needs and they are always well prepared for our discussions together. Mike extends himself as our consultant and will take a pragmatic approach when agreeing on the right candidates. His follow up with both the employee and our hiring manager over months ensures long-term satisfaction and continuity in the role and is well received by both. Recruit King comes highly recommended for their professionalism and inclusive partnerships.”
Campbell Tourgis - Vice President, Sales & Marketing - Wainbee Limited
“I have had the pleasure of working with Mike as his client and also as his customer. Mike placed me at my current workplace 13 years ago. He was transparent, professional and gave me a sense of calm as I went through an intensive interview process. I then got the opportunity to work with Mike as my primary recruiter. He provided me with best in class candidates and we still have many of his candidates still working for us. Mike is personally vested in finding the right fit for roles and you can see that by his level of service.”
Leena Bukhari - Director, Human Resources - Mattel Canada
“I’ve had the pleasure of partnering with Mike King on multiple searches. In today’s market, finding the right individual can be challenging, however Mike’s network, his reach across multiple industries enables him to source hard to find candidates to fit our niche roles. Mike is down to earth, hardworking, and resourceful. I would highly recommend Mike as a partner to help in building a strong team”