Plenty of jobs but not enough candidates

Plenty of jobs on but unable to find the best candidates.

This is a reality for a lot of recruiters.

Its gut wrenching knowing you could fill the role, if you could just find the best candidates.

Here is my hot tips on finding those hidden candidates.

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Start with facts ...

↳ Look up the company your supporting on LinkedIn

↳ Identify the industry they classify as (you will use this later)

↳ Take the job title, and looking for existing employees at the company

↳ What words and acronyms do they use on their profile?

↳ What companies did they use to work for?

↳ What are their full job titles?

↳ Take the information and turn it into a search string

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Now overlay your knowledge (sorry brain this might hurt)...

↳ What other words / acronyms could a candidate use↳ Who are the competitors to your company?

↳ Take the information and add it into your search stringBefore you pull the trigger, think about where your searching ...

↳ Where are you going to search?

↳ What type of candidates hang out on that platform?

↳ Are there any limitations on the platform?

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Now take that knowledge and leverage it to run the ultimate search combinations.

Yes you read that correctly, don't just dump one search in and say your done.

Push & pull different elements to see what happens.Most importantly though

As you run your search, keep grabbing the facts.

Facts = words, acronyms, companies

Facts are the pieces of information, left on the profile of a candidate, that are going to lead you to the best people.

Take those facts and make your search string smarter.

Every role is fillable, you just need to think like a candidate and follow the facts.

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PS I have a more in depth cheat sheet. If you want a copy send me a connection question on LinkedIn (click here) and add the word "search" in the message.

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