> You might even find that your candidate pool is exactly the people you are already working with.
We once had an open position on a team that was tied to our office in a lower-population city in a low-population US state. The wording of our listing made it clear that the list of technologies was mostly "nice to have" and not strictly required.
The first recruiter just punched in all the technologies into LinkedIn search and sent a form message to everyone that matched and already lived near the office. The result: My entire team got emails offering them to interview themselves for their own jobs.
This is very common. I work as a contractor, and recruiters (for permanent and contracting work) very often contact me to work in projects I am already in. I mean it makes sense, living close by is one of the major bonuses when I decide to take a project; the farther away the less likely I'll take it - especially since the companies usually have a fixed hourly rate in mind, and the farther I live away the less likely I would be able to compete with local contractors that can offer lower rates - so I don't even waste time to go through the application process.
We once had an open position on a team that was tied to our office in a lower-population city in a low-population US state. The wording of our listing made it clear that the list of technologies was mostly "nice to have" and not strictly required.
The first recruiter just punched in all the technologies into LinkedIn search and sent a form message to everyone that matched and already lived near the office. The result: My entire team got emails offering them to interview themselves for their own jobs.