As a recruiter in today’s market, you have to always be looking towards tomorrow. If you are looking for the candidate who is a perfect fit, it’s safe to say that the talent pool is small. And all economic indicators and industries are pointing that this fact is not going to change.

It is best to start building your talent pool today because we never know what the market will bring. Facility and region headcounts change and shift. You have to be ready. As as recruiter you need to start being more aggressive, and creative. The competition for talent is increasing. Currently only 7% of all global companies are proactively sourcing the candidate pool. If you don’t act fast you could miss out on that potential top candidate.

How to Hook (Source) the Best in Class Candidates

One of the biggest things to remember is that when sourcing your trying to convert that prospect into a candidate, so you need to make sure you are targeted in your sourcing, consistent, creative, and relevant in your approach. This starts with actively engaging the passive job seeker candidate. Most of all you must be urgent and targeted in who, what, when and how you seek them out, interact and build a talent pool for the long term.