In Vietnam, Navigos Search is the leading company with the most extensive database of more than 300,000 candidates. — Photo Navigos Search

Passive candidates are deemed a ‘golden treasure' in recruitment.

Being as much as 80 per cent satisfied with their jobs (LinkedIn, 2014), they are an asset to the companies they work for. This is why hiring passive candidates remains a tricky part of the recruitment process.

Below are several tips that will help you to search for and hire these candidates.

Industry Events

Speaking at industry events, networking meetings and job clubs is a great step to connect with viable candidates. Your presence and presentation will speak volumes about your company.

Online Communication Tools

Hiring passive candidates means you need to combine multiple tools.

You can leverage online communication methods such as writing blog content that gets shared on social media, forums or chat groups, promoting news about your company, and sending periodical newsletters including content about thought leadership and industry news, accompanied by a job ad corner highlighting certain openings.

Employee Reference

Why not asking for references from inside your company?

Take the initiative to ask your employees if they can refer any good candidates for your vacancy. Also, post your opening on the company intranet or in the internal newsletter, ask them for a reference and include a referral bonus.

Recruitment Agencies

Consider asking for help from recruitment service providers.

Their consultants have access to a wide pool of candidates whom you may not otherwise meet and will connect you with the most viable candidates in the passive market. In Vietnam, Navigos Search is the leading company with the most extensive database of more than 300,000 candidates.

100,000 of these consist of senior executives (2014). Their enhanced capabilities through en world group provide you with candidates from across Asia Pacific as well. —  Source: Navigos Search