Hiring for a normal office role is one thing, but finding people for highly specialized projects can be a completely different challenge.
I'm curious how HR teams handle recruitment when a company needs people with very specific technical experience for a limited project. Mining and infrastructure work seem like a good example, since the right skills aren't always available in the same city or even the same country.
I was looking at the staffing side of an exploration drilling contractor Saudi project recently and it got me thinking about how companies deal with specialist hiring, contractor management, accommodation, travel, and onboarding.
For HR teams working with technical or field based projects, do you normally build an internal talent pool for these roles, or rely more heavily on specialist contractors?