How Do Businesses Recruit ? *

*The views expressed here are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Federal Reserve bank of Philadelphia or the Federal Reserve System. One question that has been on the minds of workers and policymakers alike over the past year is: when will a strong pickup in hiring take hold? The hiring of workers by businesses is a key component of the labor market. it is a common occurrence in both recessions and booms, and most individuals have been on one or both sides of the ost economic theories of hiring and job seeking assume that businesses post vacancies when they demand more labor. Workers then apply for the job, and the most qualified candidate is hired. however, as those who have ever recruited or applied for a job know, the recruiting process is considerably more complex. in this article, Jason Faberman discusses some recent research on how employers recruit. it shows that the extent to which a business uses various recruiting channels depends on the characteristics of the employer, how fast the employer is growing (or contracting), and the overall state of the economy.