Comment Re: multiple sides to every issue (Score 1) 401
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So, obviously, something about your advertising methods are biased... or the kind of work you mention in your ads is less appealing to US citizens for some reason.
What methods are you using to advertise the jobs? I assume you've placed ads on some of the on-line sites. How many classified or display ads have you taken out in print publications (both general circulation and trade zines) both in your metropolitan area but across the USA? What is the circulation of the publications in which you've advertised? For how many days and weeks are the ads to run?
How many deans and department chairs have you written to or called? How many university computing centers and institutes and labs have you contacted? Have you built up long-run relationships with those deans and department chairs and directors?
Did you include your e-mail address and the number of the phone on your desk in the ads?
Is the tech involved more or less obsolete? Are you advertising outside of the appropriate niche? Maybe you're reaching a lot of the wrong people, and few of the right people.
How willing are you to fly candidates in for interviews from around the USA?
How willing are you to invest in the 3 weeks of new-hire training that DoL expects to be the norm?
How willing are you to invest in relocation assistance for the best candidates?
How willing are you to help them break a lease, sell a home, and secure new quarters within 30 miles or so of your location?
What if you find a great candidate who, in light of the on-going economic depression, is cold broke, doesn't have a car or a pile of cash to come to you, or a cushion on which to live for a few weeks until pay-day?
How much are you able and willing to invest into reaching and hiring the genuinely best or brightest?