SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                                 (RULE 13D-101)

         INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE
         13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a)

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                    HEIDRICK & STRUGGLES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    422819102
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                                 (CUSIP NUMBER)

                              Eminence Capital, LLC
                                 200 Park Avenue
                                   Suite 3300
                            New York, New York 10166

                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                               - with copies to -

                           Michael G. Tannenbaum, Esq.
                  Tannenbaum Helpern Syracuse & Hirschtritt LLP
                          900 Third Avenue - 13th Floor
                            New York, New York 10022
                                 (212) 508-6700

                                November 11, 2002
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                          (Date of event which requires
                            filing of this statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g) check the following box
[ ]

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CUSIP No. 422819102                         13D                      Page 2 of 6

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      1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
               I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

               Eminence Capital, LLC
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      2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP       (a) [ ]
                                                                      (b) [ ]

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      3        SEC USE ONLY

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      4        SOURCE OF FUNDS

               WC
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      5        CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
               TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)                                       [ ]

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      6        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

               New York
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               7    SOLE VOTING POWER
  NUMBER OF
                    2,050,000 shares
   SHARES      -----------------------------------------------------------------
               8    SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY

  OWNED BY          0 shares
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    EACH       9    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

  REPORTING
                    2,050,000 shares
   PERSON      -----------------------------------------------------------------
               10   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
    WITH
                    0 shares
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     11        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

               2,050,000 shares
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     12        CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
               CERTAIN SHARES                                             [ ]

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     13        PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

               11.29% of Common Stock
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     14        TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

               OO
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CUSIP No. 422819102             SCHEDULE 13D

ITEM 1. SECURITY AND ISSUER.

Security: Common Stock

Issuer:  Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.
         233 South Wacker Drive - Suite 4200
         Chicago, IL 60606-6303

ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

         (a) Eminence Capital, LLC ("Eminence")

         (b) 200 Park Avenue, Suite 3300, New York, New York 10166

         (c) Eminence serves as an investment manager to domestic and off-shore
investment vehicles.

         (d) - (e) During the last five years, neither Eminence nor any of its
principals, to the best of their knowledge, have been convicted in a criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or has been a
party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction as a result of which any of the foregoing was or is subject to a
judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting
or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding
any violation with respect to such laws.

         (f) New York

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

         All of the shares of the Issuer were acquired through working capital
of the investment vehicles managed by Eminence.

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

         Eminence intends to evaluate the business and business prospects of the
Issuer and its present and future interest in, and intentions with respect to,
the Issuer, and in connection therewith may from time to time consult with
management and other shareholders of the Issuer.

         Other than as described above, Eminence does not have any plans or
proposals which would result in any of the following:

         a. the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the
         Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer;

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         b. an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger,
         reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any of its
         subsidiaries;

         c. a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or
         any of its subsidiaries;

         d. any change in the present board of directors or management of the
         Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the number or term
         of directors or to fill any vacancies on the board;

         e. any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy
         of the Issuer;

         f. any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate
         structure;

         g. changes in the Issuer's charter, by-laws or instruments
         corresponding thereto or other actions which may impede the acquisition
         of control of the Issuer by any person;

         h. causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a
         national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted
         in an interdealer quotation system of a registered national securities
         association;

         i. causing a class of securities of the Issuer to become eligible for
         termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Act; or

         j. any action similar to any of those enumerated above.

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

         (a) - (b) As the holder of sole voting and investment authority over
the shares owned by its advisory clients, Eminence may be deemed, for purposes
of Rule 13d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, to be the
beneficial owner of the aggregate amount of 2,050,000 shares representing
approximately 11.29% of the outstanding shares of the Issuer (based upon
18,153,578 shares outstanding as of November 7, 2002, as reported on the latest
10-Q of the Issuer). Eminence disclaims any economic interest or beneficial
ownership of the shares covered by this Statement.

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         (c)



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      DATE      AMOUNT OF SECURITIES     PRICE/SHARE             TYPE
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    6/14/02                   13,400      $18.5744       Open-market purchase
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    10/16/02                  20,000      $14.6637       Open-market purchase
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    11/7/02                   50,000      $13.1715       Open-market purchase
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    11/7/02                   10,000      $13.3136       Open-market purchase
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    11/8/02                   20,000      $13.0900       Open-market purchase
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    11/11/02                  75,000      $12.8600       Open-market purchase
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    11/11/02                  10,000      $12.8840       Open-market purchase
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    11/12/02                  10,000      $13.3874       Open-market purchase
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    11/12/02                  45,000      $13.3876       Open-market purchase
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    11/13/02                 110,000      $13.5362       Open-market purchase
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         (d) Not applicable.

         (e) Not applicable.

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO
SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

         Not applicable.

ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS

         Not applicable.

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                                    SIGNATURE

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                     Date:  November 15, 2002


                                     EMINENCE CAPITAL, LLC

                                     By: /s/ Ricky C. Sandler
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                                     Name:   Ricky C. Sandler
                                     Title:  Managing Member

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