# Step 3 — The search (and why it's not where you start)

- **Episode:** [03](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/episodes/03.md) (2022-07-15)
- **Type:** other
- **Tags:** search, recruitment, hiring
- **Time:** 23:29–24:57 (start 1409s)
- **Listen:** [https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=1409](https://truthliesandwork.com/03?t=1409)

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[23:29] Al Elliott: So, we're coming down to the part that most people start with, which is the search. You have some thoughts on this?
[23:36] Leanne Elliott: Yeah, I think the search, and this is probably the bits that are a bit more intuitive, intuitive. You know, think about the places where your candidates are likely to be. Where are they likely to look at job adverts? Is it going to be on Facebook groups? TikTok even. Um, you know, you don't have to always put your, your jobs on the recommended job boards. As you know, we'll broaden your search and you'll broaden your candidate pool in that fight for talent. Second, engage partners. You know, recruiters are the recruiters for a reason, and they charge a lot of money for a reason, because they have access to a strong pool of candidates. Think about partnering with a recruiter if that's something that will work for the role that you're recruiting for. And finally, I think it's looking within your business as well, asking your employees if they have anyone they could refer to the business. Also considering whether, do I have this capability internally that could be developed? It really is a case of thinking outside the box. The talent is out there, they're just perhaps not as easy to find as they once were
[24:40] Al Elliott: Brilliant. Brilliant. So, we did promise quickly to touch on Gen Z and millennials. So, how do you see that workforce? Just so we can define then, what is a Gen Z? So, I'm a Gen Y because I was born in '77. So then, how does it go to get Gen Z and Millennial and—