Episode 230

230. Great Hires Don’t Come From Job Boards and What to Do Instead

If you’re still relying on job boards to hire your next great employee, this episode is your wake-up call. I break down why “post and pray” is no longer an effective hiring strategy especially if you’re trying to land top-tier talent.

Instead, you’ll learn the three proactive methods recruiting teams use every day to find the right people (and how you can do it yourself as a founder, hiring manager, or business owner). No agency fees required.

What You’ll Learn:

  • Why job boards should be used for validation, not as your primary hiring strategy
  • How to use LinkedIn like a recruiter, even if you’re not one
  • The hidden goldmine in your customer base, superfans, and existing network
  • Smart ways to use Facebook groups, community content, and micro-influencers to identify potential hires
  • What sourcing tools like PIN, Fetcher, and GEM can do and how they can work like a junior recruiter on autopilot
  • Jackie’s real-world examples from med spas, product brands, and tech startups using these tactics successfully

Free Resources Mentioned:

FREE Hiring Handbook + Interviewing Masterclass 👉 peopleprinciples.co/hiring

📲 Connect with Jackie: 🔗 LinkedIn & 🌐  peopleprinciples.co

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Jackie Koch

Hey, I’m Jackie Koch. I have over 15 years of experience prospecting talent and building teams for Fortune 500 companies, startups and small businesses in all types of industries.  Technically, I have an MBA from Concordia University, although I’d argue I learned more about growing and scaling a modern business over the last 5 years in the LA tech start up scene. There I built out recruiting and People Operations teams for high growth tech start ups. I love entrepreneurs and being one at heart, I started my own business during the pandemic. I’m the founder and CEO of People Principles where I help founders scale through fractional recruiting and people operations services.