How to Diagnose Your Recruiting Problem

“I hired a recruiter, but the recruiting problems still exist. We’re thinking of hiring another recruiter to support, but I want to figure out the problem first.” Here’s the trap I see over and over: hire a recruiter = problem solved. But if you and your recruiter aren’t calibrated, even 100 recruiters on one role won’t fix it. Going from 100% founder-led recruiting to hiring your first in-house recruiter doesn’t mean you’re now hands-off. Most often, the problem isn’t the recruiter. It’s diagnosis.