Analysis of requirements
If you cannot find suitable candidates for the positions on offer, one thing to consider is your requirements. According to CareerBuilder, today it is quite unrealistic in many cases to expect applicants will have had several years of experience in exactly the same position. Do you not in fact require more general traits that might manifest themselves elsewhere? Could you alter the definition of requirements for candidates?
Search in training programmes
One of the less traditional ways to find suitable candidates is to seek applicants on various requalifying or self-development courses. You must, of course, choose the specific courses based on the position you are trying to fill. You might go to these courses personally, or you can choose another form of cooperation with the course organisers, such as leaflets or a roll-up ad.
Seek within the company
A very effective way of filling job vacancies is internal recruitment. Look for a suitable candidate among the current employees at your company; that person can be installed in the given position and you might then have a easier task filling the newly arisen vacancy.
Develop long-term relations
If you are currently not doing so well and have more time to focus on other things than just the most acute and pressing obligations, consider developing your long-term professional relationships. Contact some of your previously successful candidates and talk to them, call some people from your network and get in touch with people you have not talked to for a long time.
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