Finding a good recruiter is probably your best bet if you have multiple reqs open. This is hard. But, while expensive, a good recruiter is worth it in my experi

Finding a good recruiter is probably your best bet if you have multiple reqs open. This is hard. But, while expensive, a good recruiter is worth it in my experience (10s of engineering hires). Pre-pandemic metrics: if you are not getting a hire you are thrilled with in 10 top-of-funnel first interviews something is wrong, but since the market is tighter now your hit rate might go down. You only pay a recruiter if you hire, so make sure your interview process is thorough. This is hard. If you are requiring in UK, consider remote within a couple time zones. Digging deep into your company’s network is also important in the early days. I set up a referral bonus to incentivize folks to spend energy outside work hours to cultivate good referrals. $5-10k sounds steep but it’s cheaper than a recruiter so you can be generous here. I don’t think job postings are useful for a small company. Filtering out cold outreach is very time consuming. Pay a recruiter to do this.