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To: Glenn D. Rudolph who wrote (59336)	5/31/1999 12:14:00 PM
From: H James Morris	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 164685

Glenn, as you know I used to be in the executive search business. I got this out of the last issue of business week. It's a response to May 17 article ("Headhunting 2000"). I'm rolling on the floor laughing. >> Top CEOs May Not Want a Point-and-Click Job Search After 36 years in executive search, I've seen a number of fads, all purporting to change executive search. Yet nothing has changed, nor will it (''Headhunting 2000,'' Management, May 17). When clients pay retainers in the $50,000-to-$500,000 range, they want that ''touchy feely'' feeling, not touching the keyboard of some computer. Surveys indicate that a majority of CEOs don't use computers, so it makes sense that they would retain a top-flight search consultant and not rely on a computer. The CEO wants to talk to a knowledgeable person, one who will take the time to understand his company, its culture, and most important, understand the CEO. The search consultant wants a client who understands that searches take time, that it may take two to three search assignments to understand the client company. I don't believe the Net can offer the personalized service CEOs are seeking. Richard J. Cronin Rosemont, Ill. To date, the only proven benefit of the Internet in high-end recruiting is that it gives boutique firms such as ours the same research capability as the larger ones. As to whether the huge capital investment in Internet recruiting heralds a new age in executive search, that remains to be seen, along with whether Amazon.com Inc. ever earns a profit. Stanley Herz Somers, N.Y. Glenn, do you know what my Shar pei just asked me?? She said " I'm hungry, could you feed me before Amazon.com makes a profit". I've got to tell you everyone in the world is obsessed with the "Things" lack of $profits.