I place ads on job boards daily and receive a huge amount of applications. 99.99% of them are utter dross.
Senior level head hunting means getting on the phone and networking for hours and hours at a time. It can take weeks to find the right candidate. How the hell would a company director...
It depends on what niche you work in. There are always booming markets, even during a recession. Mine is Social Care and it was booming a few years ago whilst everything else was crashing. Now it's a bit static so I'm trying to get out and get into a booming one again. Things like renewable...
I'm one. But I'm in the pub at the moment. Remind me in the morning, it's not difficult to get into. Big money to be made if you're motivated (I'm not) and good (I am).