{"id":13682,"date":"2020-03-23T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/?p=13682"},"modified":"2026-03-01T10:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T09:22:17","slug":"executive-search-recruitment-agencies-in-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/executive-search-recruitment-agencies-in-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Is executive search still reserved for recruitment agencies?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13682\" class=\"elementor elementor-13682\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-660f07e9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"660f07e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-757b62ca\" data-id=\"757b62ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e348173 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e348173\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is executive search still reserved for recruitment agencies?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dw54432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dw54432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2020-03-23\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5736439b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5736439b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-df5d8a\" data-id=\"df5d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07195999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07195999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Direct and executive search - a recruitment agency thing?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30785f7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30785f7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For a long time, direct and executive search was something only headhunters did, usually working out of <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/agencje-pracy-wybor-agencji-i-zasad-wspolpracy-poradnik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recruitment agencies<\/a>. The premise is simple: instead of posting a job ad and waiting, you go out and contact specific people. Executive search narrows that down to managerial roles and specialists who are genuinely hard to find.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1783be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1783be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How are candidates actually found?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05906e15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"05906e15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The usual channels:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b48819a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b48819a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>outreach via social networks, e.g., <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.xing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" style=\"color: #0000ff\">Xing<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Facebook<\/a><\/li><li>cold-calling companies directly<\/li><li>meeting people at conferences<\/li><li>personal networks and referrals<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c18c89c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c18c89c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why employers started doing it themselves<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29cf2564 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29cf2564\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There was a time when directly poaching someone from another company felt ethically murky, so employers outsourced that work to <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/agencje-pracy-wybor-agencji-i-zasad-wspolpracy-poradnik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agencies<\/a>. Someone else did the uncomfortable part.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0e3e3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c0e3e3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But once LinkedIn became mainstream, the whole mystique around executive search dissolved. Add <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sourcing_(personnel)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">sourcing<\/a> tools, modern <a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/wszystko-o-ats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0000ff\">ATS systems<\/a> like <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Element<\/a>, and the internet in general, and the &#8220;secret knowledge&#8221; stopped being secret. Today, in-house HR teams do this routinely, not just <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/agencje-pracy-wybor-agencji-i-zasad-wspolpracy-poradnik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recruitment agencies<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f87c3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f87c3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>IT was where this shift happened first, and honestly, it would have been strange if it hadn&#8217;t:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d1ae38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1d1ae38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Demand for developers exploded, and traditional job postings stopped cutting it;<\/li><li>Developers live online &#8211; they&#8217;re on LinkedIn, <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">GitHub<\/a>, <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/stackoverflow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stack Overflow<\/a> &#8211; which makes them relatively easy to find and message;<\/li><li>IT recruiters were already comfortable with digital tools, so picking up sourcing felt natural.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45cdb436 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45cdb436\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In my view, it comes down to two things. LinkedIn made it trivially easy to reach employees at other companies, and the growing shortage of candidates made it necessary. Executive search is no longer the exclusive domain of <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/agencje-pracy-wybor-agencji-i-zasad-wspolpracy-poradnik\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recruitment agencies<\/a> &#8211; and it hasn&#8217;t been for a while now.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7adfc0 elementor-cta--layout-image-right elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-2896 elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"b7adfc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDISCOVER ELEMENT!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFast, agile and user-friendly ATS created by recruiters for recruiters\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/eng\/#schedule-demo\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSCHEDULE A DEMO\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee359d elementor-author-box--image-valign-middle elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"bee359d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maciejmichalewski\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/profile-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Maciej Michalewski\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/maciejmichalewski\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>CEO @ Element. 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https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/element-races-ahead-1200-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/element-races-ahead-1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/element-races-ahead-slack-default-filters-templates\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tElement races ahead: Slack, default filters and global template updates\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>We had barely refreshed Element&#8217;s look when a Slack integration, default filters, global message template updates and adding candidates straight from a CV arrived.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/element-races-ahead-slack-default-filters-templates\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Element races ahead: Slack, default filters and global template updates\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/element-new-look-material-3-ai-agents\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-element-new-look-en-300x169.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14630\" alt=\"Element&apos;s new look in Material 3, AI agents assembling the interface.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-element-new-look-en-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-element-new-look-en-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-element-new-look-en-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-element-new-look-en.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/element-new-look-material-3-ai-agents\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tElement&#8217;s new look: another job done well by AI agents under human supervision\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Element has a new look: Material 3 on top of a frontend rewritten from Angular 13 to 18, with 181 of 182 code changes made by AI agents under human supervision.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/element-new-look-material-3-ai-agents\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Element&#8217;s new look: another job done well by AI agents under human supervision\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14588 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/poland-job-market-august-2026-grant-thornton-report\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-gt-sierpien-2026-en-1200-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14590\" alt=\"Grant Thornton and Element report on job offers in Poland, August 2026.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-gt-sierpien-2026-en-1200-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-gt-sierpien-2026-en-1200-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-gt-sierpien-2026-en-1200.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/poland-job-market-august-2026-grant-thornton-report\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tJob offers in Poland, August 2026: more ads, fewer jobs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Poland posted 257,046 new job ads in August 2026, up 4% year over year, even as employment in the enterprise sector fell. Data from the Grant Thornton report and my take.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/poland-job-market-august-2026-grant-thornton-report\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Job offers in Poland, August 2026: more ads, fewer jobs\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14578 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/does-an-ats-reject-cvs-the-truth-looks-different\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-does-ats-reject-cvs-en-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14580\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-does-ats-reject-cvs-en-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-does-ats-reject-cvs-en-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hero-does-ats-reject-cvs-en.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/does-an-ats-reject-cvs-the-truth-looks-different\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDoes an ATS Reject CVs? The Truth Looks Different\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Short answer: no. No ATS I&#8217;ve ever worked with, Element included, has a function that reads a CV and automatically rejects a candidate. What an<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/does-an-ats-reject-cvs-the-truth-looks-different\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Does an ATS Reject CVs? The Truth Looks Different\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14568 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/fields-and-tags-in-element\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fields-and-tags-element-hero-300x169.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14566\" alt=\"Fields and tags in Element as building blocks for a small firm and an international one\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fields-and-tags-element-hero-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fields-and-tags-element-hero-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fields-and-tags-element-hero-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/fields-and-tags-element-hero.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/fields-and-tags-in-element\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFields and tags in Element: a system that fits a small firm and an international one\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>A new way to use fields and tags in Element. Unlimited fields, tags on user accounts too, and one switch that turns a tag group into a boundary in your candidate database.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/fields-and-tags-in-element\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Fields and tags in Element: a system that fits a small firm and an international one\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-14543 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-english-posts\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/ai-agent-civilizations-openai-conspiracy\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hero-agent-civilizations-en-300x169.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-14541\" alt=\"The rise and fall of three AI agent civilizations described in the OpenAI reports\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hero-agent-civilizations-en-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hero-agent-civilizations-en-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hero-agent-civilizations-en-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/hero-agent-civilizations-en.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/ai-agent-civilizations-openai-conspiracy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tThe Rise and Fall of AI Agent Civilizations. The Real Story of a Conspiracy Inside OpenAI\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-author\">\n\t\t\tMaciej Michalewski\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Three AI agent civilizations rose inside OpenAI in three months, learned to talk to each other, conspired and collapsed. I retell Dwarkesh Patel&#8217;s account and what is worth preparing for.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/ai-agent-civilizations-openai-conspiracy\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about The Rise and Fall of AI Agent Civilizations. The Real Story of a Conspiracy Inside OpenAI\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tREAD MORE \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is executive search still reserved for recruitment agencies? Direct and executive search &#8211; a recruitment agency thing? For a long time, direct and executive search was something only headhunters did, usually working out of recruitment agencies. The premise is simple: instead of posting a job ad and waiting, you go out and contact specific people. &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/elementapp.ai\/blog\/ai-agent-civilizations-openai-conspiracy\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">The Rise and Fall of AI Agent Civilizations. 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