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Finding your candidate

Where will you find your perfect candidate? Research shows that the vast majority of jobs are filled through word of mouth. So broadcast your needs to everyone you know.

Consider the Internet. Better Business magazine has recruited excellent staff from www.freecruitment.co.uk where it costs nothing to post job details. We got six suitable applicants within a couple of days of posting up the details.

Other sources include:

• The local Job Centre. This costs nothing, but be sure to specify how you want people to respond;

• Advertising. This costs the price of the advert but be prepared to spend time filtering responses;

• Recruitment agencies. Negotiate fees hard. We normally pay around 10%. Ultimately they save you time because they only put forward suitable people;

• Head hunters.