Looking for a rockstar SEO Specialst to join our team - Where should we look?!

[RochelleRietow]

Hi there!

We're looking to hire a talented SEO Specialist for all of our SEO needs and wants - someone with amazing skills who can develop & execute comprehensive SEO strategies across our divers portfolio of businesses - But besides LinkedIN and Indeed, we're stumped on where to look! We just moved our headquarters to the heart of the great city of Detroit and thought there may be some great resources or recommendations!

Any suggestions on where we should look to find killer SEO talent!? Thanks for any and all suggestions!

Cheers - to your success!

Platinum Innovation Group

[ProjectLabs]

Have you tried the SEOMoz LinkedIn group? I know they have a jobs board where you can post job opportunities. You could also SEOs on Twitter to share your job opportunity to their followers. Also Craigslist is usually good for receiving a lot of resumes of candidates.

[kbloemendaal]

That SEOmoz LI group is a great resource, and you will definitely get much better results than on Craigslist. You should provide more detail, do you need someone in-house/on-site or can they be located else where (SEO can be performed from anywhere, but some companies still like to micro-manage)...

If I didn't have to move to Detroit I might be interested (I live on the beach and prefer the weather here)

[polarking]

Odesk, and freelance.com are pretty good to try them before you buy them. With so many people claiming to be good SEO's, may be great at a resume or an interview but cannot fulfill your demands. Quora is a place to post this question as well

[DesignbysoapLtd]

Really depends if you're looking for an in-house SEO or an external consultant - if it's the latter have a look at the SEOMoz recommended companies, if it's the former you could consider hiring a specialist recruitment company, we've had some success with that in the UK.

The SEOMoz LinkedIn group suggested by Project#Labs is definitely a good place to start, although I'm not too sure you'll find the quality you're looking for on Craiglist.

Just had a quick look at your site too - looks like a fun place to work so hopefully you won't have too much trouble! : )