---
title: "Recruiting"
source: 18F Guides
source_url: https://github.com/18F/guides
licence: CC0-1.0
domain: engineering
subdomain: 18f-guides
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

## How to do it{#how-recruiting}

### Seek out people who{#seek-recruiting}
- Are trying to use the thing you are working on right at that very moment.
- Recently tried to use the thing you are working on.
- Used the thing you are working on less recently.
- Have used something like what you are working on, and are likely to use what you are working on.

### Reach them through{#reach-recruiting}
- Relevant community organizations.
- Impromptu requests in or near the relevant environment.
- Your personal and professional network.
- The new or existing website.
- Existing mailing lists.

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## Additional resources{#add-usability}

- [Example design research participant agreement](https://guides.18f.gov/ux-guide/participant-agreement/){.usa-link .usa-link--external} / [Ejemplo de acuerdo de participante de investigación de diseño](https://guides.18f.gov/ux-guide/participant-agreement-spanish/){.usa-link .usa-link--external}
</section>

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## Government considerations{#con-recruiting}

No PRA implications. No information is collected from members of the public.
</section>
