Find Better Employees Without the Resume Pile

If your entire hiring strategy is posting a job ad and hoping the right person applies… you’re missing most of the real talent market.

I hear this from business owners all the time:
“Kevin, I can’t find good people.”

Here’s the truth, good people are out there.
You’re just not looking in the right places.

The job market has changed.
Your next great employee might not even be actively job hunting.

That’s why growing businesses don’t rely only on job boards and resumes. They build talent pipelines before they’re desperate.

Some of the most overlooked (and effective) hiring sources:
Employee referrals
Trade schools and local programs
Vendors and industry partners
Loyal customers
Outplacement firms and career transition programs

When you stop hiring only for experience and start hiring for values, alignment, and attitude, everything changes.

You can train skills.
You can’t train character.

If your team feels maxed out, it’s not just a staffing problem, it’s a growth problem. And growth requires thinking differently about how you attract and develop people.

This week’s challenge:
Pick one new talent pool and start building relationships — before you urgently need to hire.

That’s how small businesses scale.
Not by chasing applicants — but by building teams.

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