Not what I did, but what I wish I did: put ads on stackoverflow targeting the skills I was after. After months of searching, finally we get a bunch of hits of

Not what I did, but what I wish I did: put ads on stackoverflow targeting the skills I was after. After months of searching, finally we get a bunch of hits of people with the exact skillset we are after, all from newly placed ads on stackoverflow. Major facepalm moment. What I actually did: ads on LinkedIn and local job portals. Mostly applications from India with none of the required skills listed in the job description. After a bunch of manual reading finally found a couple people with the background we need, but the time I spent looking was a major opportunity cost, not just from not having the people but as a time sink on my side as well.