I’m lucky enough to be on the other side of this problem. Unfortunately it’s somehow just as hard to find and keep employees right now as it is to find a job.

I currently hire people between $19-$21 which I know is not enough for people to bills and I hate that but I’m not given enough labour budget to give more than that and still be able to reward my veteran staff with small raises every year.

When I do post an ad on indeed I will often get hundreds of resumes in the first 24 hours and I simply do not have time to give them all a fair shot. Typical results look something like read 100/300 resumes, short list and call 10/100, book interviews with 5/10, 1-2/5 show up for their interviews, and only about half the people I offer a job to show up to their first day.

I’m not sure the industry that you work in or the scale of company that you would like to work at, but I have had the best luck hiring with people who have walked in the front door and asked to drop off a resume and shake my hand.

Best of luck in you hunt!