How Do You Hire Staff For Your Websites?

I've been flying solo for years due to some trust issues and mainly just the fact that no one takes much interest in being a staff member of my forum. I would hand-pick people or set up applications for users to become staff and if they have great etiquette, are active/contributive, and seem to have experience with the type of forum I am running, then they very well may find a spot on the team.