🌐 #SourcingTip – Day 62

Use Industry-Specific Online Communities to Discover Hidden Talent

Not all great candidates are active on LinkedIn or job boards. Many top professionals spend time in industry-specific forums, Slack/Discord communities, and niche platforms where they exchange knowledge, showcase expertise, and solve real-world problems.

βœ… Examples:

Stack Overflow (Developers & Engineers)

ResearchGate (Academics & Scientists)

Behance & Dribbble (Designers & Creatives)

Kaggle (Data Science & AI)

Spiceworks & Reddit communities (IT Professionals)


πŸ‘‰ Action step: Join these communities, observe discussions, and engage genuinely before reaching out. By connecting in their space, you’ll find hidden talent pools competitors often overlook

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