Ask HN: Hiring: two strategies

#1

Post by stevejobs » Mon, Nov 01, 2010, 3:11 PM UTC

If you needed to fill a position in your firm excluding senior manager jobs which two strategies work best for you.

1. Passive) Post a job listing on your corporate website and/or through sites like Monster/Career Builder/Dice etc and then filter out the candidates who respond.

2. Active) Look for potential candidates who fit your ideal hire and contact them directly or through sites like LinkedIn.

Re: Ask HN: Hiring: two strategies

#2

Post by brk » Mon, Nov 01, 2010, 3:29 PM UTC

Why is this an "OR" question? Why can't you do both?

Re: Ask HN: Hiring: two strategies

#3

Post by michaelhart » Mon, Nov 01, 2010, 3:53 PM UTC

brk wrote: post #2

Why is this an "OR" question? Why can't you do both?

I agree, especially since one is passive and one is active :) The entire nature of passive is you don't have to do very much :P

However, I think the question is a bit deeper. What method seems to be best, or better yet, what method seems to get the best results/hires?

Re: Ask HN: Hiring: two strategies

#4

Post by kls » Mon, Nov 01, 2010, 4:38 PM UTC

#2 and court them hard. Show them why they should join with you. Why #2? Because when that person joins, they know that they are wanted, that they are needed and that you respect what they bring to the table. It will be hard to sustain #2 in a very large organization but that is one of those "we'll burn that bridge when we get there things"