"You hire that kind of talent, they're going to move" if they are not satisfied, says Colleen Hulce, a managing director at executive recruiter DHR International.

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Men dominate profit-and-loss posts, in part because they ask for them, while women often wait for them to be offered, says Jennifer W. Christensen, a Chicago executive recruiter.

WSJ: TI Battles a Line-Job Gender Gap

Owner of The Gordon Group, an executive recruiter and job coach, Stacey supports diversity initiatives and gender equality by helping companies increase the diversity of their candidate pool.

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Owner of The Gordon Group, an executive recruiter and job coach, Stacey A. Gordon supports diversity initiatives and gender equality by helping companies increase the diversity of their candidate pool.

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To find candidates for a senior finance job that opened up last month, executive recruiter Ed Kaye scanned the roster of a relevant industry association and quickly homed in on a longtime member.

WSJ: If You Want to Stand Out, Join the Crowd

Before her December 2008 layoff from Bank of America Corp. as an executive recruiter, Diane Hayes bought a "dream house" for her family, which includes her three teenage daughters with disabilities, two with autism and one with Down syndrome.

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Since David Mathison became a recruiter for executive-search firm Chadick Ellig Inc. in August, he said, two dozen Yahoo employees, including more than a half-dozen vice presidents, have connected with him on LinkedIn to signal their willingness to talk.

WSJ: Yahoo Battles Brain Drain

Rebecca Joffrey's analysis of a shifting market is mirrored by Graeme Read, chief executive of Antal, an international management recruiter.

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Recruiters in creative industries like advertising, marketing and public relations may be more receptive to gimmicks than others, says Dave Willmer, executive director at Creative Group, a division of the recruiter Robert Half International Inc.

WSJ: In Quest to Stand Out, Take Care With Gimmicks