Big Foot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Purple Squirrell

In the recruiting industry, there is a phenomenon called ....

THE PURPLE SQUIRREL

A purple squirrel is coined after the thought that finding a candidate that is almost impossible to find is as difficult to locate as a Purple Squirrel would be.

Just some additional thoughts on locating the purple squirrel candidate.

• Don't rely on your day to day recruiting practices...Monster et al is probably not going to be where you locate your Purple Squirrel
• DO use Monster, et al, to locate Others candidates who might have worked with the Squirrel candidate. Identify what companies 'a squirrel' might have worked at, then call those candidates for referrals
• USE H3, or another referral program, offer finding fees...people try to help as much as they can, and more so if you are offering the big bucks as a finders fee.
• Use LinkedIn, ZoomInfo, and any other networking site you can locate. See my additional Blog on LinkedIn
• Make sure you let your internal customer know how difficult the search will be, and inform them that they shouldnt hold their breath for a candidate. This way, when you Do find the squirrel, you'll be even more of the hero.

More later!!

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