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Why Cold Outreach to Executives Is Burning Your Best Bridges

April 7, 2026March 19, 2026 by BTM Editorial

The average cold email response rate for C-level executives is 4.2%. But the real damage isn’t the rejection rate. It’s the permanent loss of access that follows every miscalibrated first contact.

Categories Headhunters Tags burned bridge cost, C-suite recruiting, cold outreach failure, Executive Search, headhunter tactics, passive candidate strategy, silent matching
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