Sue Hurst

You will never be successful hiring the best people for your organization if you are relying on the "Posting and Praying" method of finding great people.

You are "Posting and Praying" if you are one of those who posts a job description on a national job board and waits to see who responds. You pray while you wait. Why are you praying? You pray there actually is someone that responds to your job posting that meets your minimum requirements. You pray that the person you are looking for is in an active job search mode and selects your job over the many other jobs listed by other "posters and prayers". You pray that the unqualified applicants don't call you repeatedly before you have a chance to send out your standard "thanks but no thanks" letter.

Don't get me wrong, there will be times when your prayers will be answered. You will hire someone that is a result of your ad on a job board. Count your blessings. While you are counting your blessings, your new hire will keep their resume active on the job boards in the event something better comes a long.

If you want to hire great people, you need to rely on more than your job description and a prayer.