headhunting

Yahoo employees being ruthlessly wooed, just like Yahoo itself

Jordan Golson · 02/12/08 05:40PM

Yahoo employees are being targeted by Valley recruiters as Yahoo's best and brightest ponder a future with Microsoft. "Ninety percent of our clients are asking for Yahoo talent, particularly in the last two weeks," said Bruce Brown, managing partner at executive search firm Daversa Partners. The sharks have been circling for weeks after talk of layoffs began, but the purple blood in the water from the Microsoft bid has whipped headhunters into a frenzy. Yahoo executives are interested in talking to recruiters. Even Valleywag is getting headhunted. Our tips line received the following email from a gentlemen trying to find a few good Yahoos. Anyone want to take him up on it?