Where to find good technical candidates when job boards feel broken

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

1. 1
   Posting jobs on LinkedIn
2. 2
   Using staffing firms like Robert Half
3. 3
   Advertising on Dice or Craigslist
4. 4
   Making the role fully remote and increasing wages
5. 5
   Posting on job boards like workopolis, monster, and neuvoo
6. 6
   Using specialized subreddits like r/mspjobs
7. 7
   Looking through local recruiters, community college IT programs, and local IT meetups
8. 8
   Asking vendors or checking internal IT departments for referrals
9. 9
   Using free platforms like Indeed, LinkedIn groups, Telegram, and WhatsApp job groups.
10. 10
    Relying on resume signals rather than guaranteed competence
11. 11
    Walking new hires through basic tasks

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.