I would suggest looking for people in their early 30s to mid fifties especially those who are thinking about getting out of IT because they are no longer into the brogrammer scene. Settled people with children especially women who can't work the ridiculous hours of some start-ups. Retirees who mno longer need to keep up with the Joneses.

Offer things attractive to this group like paid daycare. No overtime. Lots of vacation time. Flex hours. Remote working. Part time. Retirees especially might like the part-time part as they are not going to want to work full-time and aren't going to care as much about staying current.

See if you can offer projects that are a mix of some with older technologies and some cutting edge stuff. Or offer 20% time to work on projects using any technology they want to learn.

I would suggest looking for people in their early 30s to mid 50s especially those who are thinking about getting out of IT because they are no longer into the brogrammer scene. Settled people with children especially women who can't work the ridiculous hours of some start-ups. Retirees whom no longer need to keep up with the Joneses.

Offer things attractive to this group like paid daycare. No overtime. Lots of vacation time. Flex hours. Remote working. Part time. Retirees especially might like the part-time part as they are not going to want to work full-time and aren't going to care as much about staying current.

See if you can offer projects that are a mix of some with older technologies and some cutting edge stuff. Or offer 20% time to work on projects using any technology they want to learn.