Make it a team effort: "Guys, we need another front-end dev. Let me know if you have someone in mind." As a more general note: Finding the right candidate does

Make it a team effort: "Guys, we need another front-end dev. Let me know if you have someone in mind." As a more general note: Finding the right candidate doesn't start when the job post is up online. You need to be constantly looking and vetting people ( don't need to tell them ;) ), so you'll have someone already in mind when the position is available.