Fishing Net Recruiting for Hard to Fill Positions

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Let's face it not all recruiting is easy. Recruiting is like fishing. And there is a reason why they call it fishing and not catching.

When fishing there are two ways to fish passive and active. When the fishing is hard, it is probably wise to do both methods. In the passive method, you set up a net or your bait out there and hope something bites or swims by and gets stuck in it. In the active method, you agressive go out there and hunt for fish.

Recruiting for a hard to fill position or positions works the same way. You have to use both an active and a passive methods. I'd advise setting up the passive methods first and then wait for a bite. At the same time, you cna be agressive and do some active measures at the same time.

The obvious passive method is doing a job posting.

The obvious active methon is sourcing resumes and then calling the candidates.