The only input to this I can add is, "we're seeing the same thing". We recently posted a (windows-based) sysadmin position, and the slate of candidates that applied was well, really sub-par. It kind of stumps me - given the state of the economy, I would have assumed that we'd have a stack of resume's two inches thick. Not the case. We eneded up only having two applicants that were even qualified at all. I'm not sure what I can conclude from this, other than that perhaps in the mid-to-high-end IT market, most people really ARE still employed, and are hunkered down trying to preserve their existing jobs?
-kcb From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Evan Pettrey Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 7:44 AM To: LOPSA Discuss List Subject: [lopsa-discuss] Candidate Recruiting Group, Good morning everybody. I currently have a position for a Jr. Systems Administrator available in the Northern Virginia area (I've already sent out an email to the group about it last week) and have been having difficulty locating qualified and motivated candidates. The position will pay 50-65k depending on experience and is fairly entry level so I don't feel the wages are a hindrance to finding candidates. However, I've only managed to receive a limited number of resumes so far, almost entirely from people who would not be a good fit the position. Would some of you with hiring experience share what has worked for you? I've posted the position on reddit.com/r/sysadmin<http://reddit.com/r/sysadmin> jobs a couple times in addition to using mailing lists, all without any success. I realize using a recruiter may be what becomes necessary but I'd rather use that money in my budget to pay for a better qualified candidate rather than having that money go to a recruiter if at all possible. Any insight into things at all would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Evan
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