Finding talented people that fit your organisation can be a difficult task - not only someone that has the skills and aptitudes you're looking for to successfully undertake the role, but also a person that is culturally the right fit for your organisation.

We seem to have ebbs and flows with skills and talent shortages. Now that the economy is cautiously optimisitic, the shortage seems to be returning. A 2010 quarterly business manager survey by the RCSA found that, amongst other things, it is becoming harder to find appropriate candidates.

I have blogged previously about making sure you sell your organisation and the job's benefits to attract interest, but where does the average HR Manager go to find talent? Evidently advertising on job boards is not always the path to success.

It could be that parts of the job process aren't quite right:
- perhaps the job ad is not written to actively capture the attention of the ideal candidate;
- perhaps it is and the ideal candidate's CV is lost in the mountain of applications that appear
- perhaps the ideal candidate is not looking at job boards as they're perfectly happy where they are - but may be amenable to a tap on the shoulder?

There are many more ways to attract above-average performers to your business than just writing an ad for a job board - we do it every day for our clients.

How do you go about finding the best people for your business?

'til next time,
Claire.