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The Headhunter’s Shortlist

The Headhunter’s Shortlist is a career growth and recruiter strategy podcast hosted by TJ Walker and presented by the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.Designed for ambitious professionals, executives,…

HostTJ Walker
Episodes14 episodes

About the show

The Headhunter’s Shortlist is a career growth and recruiter strategy podcast hosted by TJ Walker and presented by the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

Designed for ambitious professionals, executives, managers, and future leaders, this podcast explains how recruiters, headhunters, executive search firms, retained search consultants, contingency recruiters, and internal corporate recruiters really work.

Discover who pays a recruiter, why a recruiter is not your personal agent, how to find the best recruiters in your industry, and how to protect your candidacy from duplicate submissions and other costly job-search mistakes. You will also learn how to respond to recruiter outreach, build valuable recruiter relationships, stay top of mind in less than an hour a year, reconnect with recruiters you previously ignored, and create a practical recovery plan if a layoff or contract ending is approaching.

Whether you are actively searching for a job or planning your next career move years in advance, The Headhunter’s Shortlist will help you manage recruiter relationships strategically, strengthen your professional network, and become the person recruiters remember when an exceptional opportunity appears.

The Headhunter’s Shortlist is part of Ultamize, the world’s largest personal development podcast, audiobook, and online learning network.

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  2. Workplace Skills

  3. Personal Development

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The Headhunter’s Shortlist

Contingency, Retained, or Internal: The Three Kinds of Recruiter

The Headhunter's Shortlist is a career growth and recruiter strategy podcast hosted by TJ Walker and presented by the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.Designed for ambitious professionals, executives,…

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  1. Episode 1 Contingency, Retained, or Internal: The Three Kinds of Recruiter

    September 25, 2026 · 4:37

  2. Episode 2 Who Pays a Recruiter – and Why They're Not Your Agent

    September 25, 2026 · 4:43

  3. Episode 3 The Sentence That Stops a Recruiter From Burning Your Candidacy

    September 25, 2026 · 4:46

  4. The Headhunter's Shortlist Trailer: Get on a Recruiter's Shortlist

    September 25, 2026 · 1:03

  5. Episode 4 How to Find the Best Recruiters in Your Industry

    September 25, 2026 · 4:31

  6. Episode 5 What to Do When a Recruiter Emails You

    September 25, 2026 · 4:50

  7. Episode 6 How to Stay Top of Mind With Recruiters in Under an Hour a Year

    September 25, 2026 · 4:49

  8. Episode 7 Ninety Days Until You're Out of Work and No Recruiter Knows Your Name

    September 25, 2026 · 4:57

  9. Episode 8 How to Reconnect With a Recruiter You Ignored for Years

    September 25, 2026 · 4:37

  10. Episode 9 What Recruiters Won't Tell You About Their Limits

    September 25, 2026 · 4:51

  11. Episode 10 The Recruiter Relationship That Pays Off in Ten Years

    September 25, 2026 · 4:36

  12. Episode 11 Make Recruiter Strategy Automatic: The Pre-Reset

    September 25, 2026 · 5:26

  13. Episode 12 Known Before Needed: The Two-Minute Ultamize Recruiter Reset

    September 25, 2026 · 1:15

  14. Episode 13 Your Recruiter Strategy Starts Now: The Headhunter's Shortlist Finale

    September 25, 2026 · 1:57