This blogpost is an adaptation from Creative-recruiting-strategies-for-finding-great-hires
Source Business Insiders.
The idea is that, when we speak of recruitment as for dating, what works for employers works also for candidates. I also added some comments from my own recruiting experience.
1.Handpick dream employers and show them you want them
Example handpick
10 ideal recruiters and got to « know » them by researching their social
media profiles and past work. Then sent each one a
personalized letter (or video ? )
2. Attend events that are NOT job fairs
For example, if you look for a webmaster position in San Diego, you
could attend a web design-focused meetup in the area and look for
potential recruiters. You’ll show you’re passionate about what you do.
3. Make yourself stand out with non-traditional media
A resume on a jobsearch site won’t necessarily make you
stand out. A video or podcast, however, will do just that.
4.Actively search profiles and social networking sites
We would suggest
http://www.brazencareerist.com
http://www.visualcv.com
Look at that one http://www.visualcv.com/louisekursmark
5.Look for Advertisement for the keywords in your area of expertise.
« For instance, my company, Rapleaf, is always looking for people who are
interested in Hadoop, an open-source software framework that supports
applications running across multiple, distributed computers. So we
purchase ads that will appear when people search for keywords associated
with Hadoop, »
6. Consider past employers when a period of 3 months have elapsed since your last unsuccessful application.