The Best Candidate is Already Hired

You know the feeling: You need a candidate with specific skills for that specialized job, and you've dug through numerous online job boards with zero results. Sure, candidates have some of the skills you need but finding one with every single skill is beginning to feel like a search for Bigfoot. Rumors say the candidate is out there, but definitive proof just isn't turning up. It's the feeling of complete despair: Will you ever find the right person?

The chances are high that the person you're looking for isn't on those boards, because he or she is a passive candidate — someone who isn't really looking for a new job, but who would consider making a move if the right opportunity popped up. This is the cream of the crop: a candidate who is loyal, experienced and happy with the work that they do.

Job boards will never show you these people, because they just aren't there. They don't need to be, because they have no reason to leave their current position. They are seemingly immune to your job marketing charms. There's only one place where they can be found, and that's through a staffing firm.

Staffing firms can find these top candidates because they focus their efforts on building a network of skilled professionals in specific industries over time. For example, over the past 20 years, The Connors Group has created an extensive candidate network that yields passive candidates through niche marketing techniques and personal relationships. When a client has a unique requirement, The Connors Group can use this network to focus on specific candidates who might otherwise be completely unaware of your position.

"Bringing the right person into the right job is no easy task, because almost all the best candidates are already hard at work," says Jackie Connors, president of The Connors Group. "As part of our process, we help the candidate understand the strategic and growth aspects of the position in question, and we listen to their needs to ensure that the candidate is truly a good fit for your organization from both a competency and strategic perspective. This approach helps us gain the candidate's interest and trust, and presents our clients in the best possible light. It's given us great success in targeting the top talent our clients are looking for."

The next time you’re tempted to search online job boards for the perfect candidate, ask yourself where that candidate really is. If your answer is “already working,” give Vanda Alves a call at 201-537-0011 or email her at vanda@theconnorsgroup.com. Your success just might be in who she knows.