Where to find part-time workers without paying for expensive job postings?

We’ve actually had really good luck with Indeed. We spend around $250–300/month total, not per job, and we maintain a pretty consistent pipeline of applicants. For us, it’s been worth the investment because we’re almost always recruiting instead of waiting until we’re desperate to hire.

Outside of Indeed, a few things that have worked well:

• Employee referral incentives (some of our best hires have come from current team members).
• Local Facebook community and job groups.
• Keeping a careers page on our website and accepting applications year-round.

One thing I’d recommend is looking at hiring as an ongoing process rather than something you only do when you have an opening. Building a bench of candidates has helped us make much better hiring decisions instead of feeling rushed (we go through about 50-75 applications per one hire).

Is the $55/day quote you’re seeing for a sponsored posting? We’ve found you can control your monthly spend while still generating a steady flow of applicants.