Dear Vichitra
Your question is strange, it is an eponymous question - how very unique !!
I guess, you can start a new thread, and waste people's time; (though it will take you lesser time to search the topic on the net).
To prevent this, and considering that "there are many things that they did not teach you in B-school";
I am constrained to help you.
Head hunting is a term taken from the ancient martial ritual, wherein the head of an enemy is prized as a trophy, and displayed like-wise. During hunting, the head of the hunted is carried off by the hunter as a symbol of his hunting prowess.
In managerial parlance, it means
actively looking and searching for required profiles (usually senior management) within organizations, and getting a suitable/desired person on-board.
Head-hunters are very skillful seasoned recruitment analyst/consultants, who manage to locate/source the 'best-fit' person and then get/lure him to the client company.
Here are a few links :
https://www.citehr.com/130028-meanin...cruitment.html
https://www.citehr.com/22968-what-ex...d-hunting.html
WikiAnswers - Meaning of headhunting in recruiter
Please make a habit of searching the net for new terms you come across. The net is a wonderful resource, which was not available to us when we were students. Your generation is
lucky; but please dont be
lazy and expect spoon-feeding for such basic terminologies.