Best Hiring / Recruiting Books

"Discover how social media is becoming a crucial tool for today's recruiting landscape with Social Media Recruitment. This easy-to-follow guide covers the essential steps needed to create a social media recruiting strategy, including tips on how to measure ROI, implement HR policies, and incorporate big data. Gain expert insight on the crossover between HR, recruiting, and marketing, and find out how technology, such as video interviewing, can be used to find top talent. Explore the future of social media in recruiting and how it can be used as an internal tool for company communication and collaboration."

"Recruit Rockstars" by Jeff Hyman is a must-read for any business looking to build an organization with limitless potential. The book offers a 10-step method for finding, hiring, and keeping the very best talent based on data instead of gut feel. With over 3,000 hires under his belt, top-tier executive recruiter Jeff Hyman shares his insights on how to attract and retain Rockstar employees while avoiding the mistakes of bad hires. Learn how to impress your investors, nail your numbers, and crush your competitors by assembling a team of driven and innovative Rockstars.

Discover the key to successful long-term hires in "Hiring for Attitude." Skills are important, but 89% of new hires fail due to attitudinal reasons. This book provides insight into how to identify the right attitudinal characteristics during the hiring process and build a culture of success. With real-life case studies from companies like Google and Southwest Airlines, "Hiring for Attitude" is the perfect guide for any size company looking to hire the right person for every position.

Discover how to effectively attract and recruit top candidates in a world where recruiters are at risk of being replaced by AI, robotics, and chatbots. The Robot-Proof Recruiter offers expert guidance on leveraging social media and digital sourcing tools to stand out and recruit effectively. Overcome obstacles, improve candidate experience, and use technology to support the candidate's journey from initial outreach to employee and beyond. An essential read for all recruitment professionals and HR practitioners.

Learn the 15 fundamental recruiting skills necessary to succeed in the industry with Recruiting 101. From effective sourcing to social media, recruitment marketing, candidate engagement, cold calling, interviewing and selection, this guide is perfect for both junior and senior recruiters alike. You'll also receive step-by-step instruction on how to use major recruitment tools like LinkedIn, Indeed, Facebook, Monster, and CareerBuilder. Take your career to the next level with Recruiting 101.

This innovative and compelling manifesto delves into the philosophy of work and offers a blueprint for attracting top talent to your business while ensuring their success. Drawing on the latest research in behavioral economics and human psychology, WORK RULES! teaches lessons such as taking away managers' power over employees, hiring smarter than yourself, and defaulting to transparency and feedback. With teaching examples from both lauded companies and little-known successes, learn how to build a better company from within rather than above, and find new joy in what you do.

Recruiting in the Age of Googlization illuminates a growing business challenge- talent poverty. Business owners, hiring managers, HR professionals, and recruiters alike are struggling to keep up with a sudden shift towards innovation and automation. This must-read offers solutions for navigating this new era of exponential change and disruption called the Age of Googlization. Author Ira S. Wolfe provides a blueprint for creating an individualized and effective modern-day recruitment and talent acquisition experience. From identifying and overcoming recruitment obstacles to conducting a candidate experience audit, Wolfe’s insightful and engaging writing will help you escape talent poverty and embrace talent prosperity.

Discover how to attract and retain the best performers in your organization with Talent Magnet. Mark Miller's extensive research shows that top performers want very different things from solid contributors. Through a clever business fable, Miller shares the findings of his research and the critical aspects of a true talent magnet. Follow the parallel stories of CEO Blake Brown and his son Clint as they navigate the world of work and learn the three things that all top performers desire. With this knowledge, Miller helps leaders unlock the secret to finding and retaining the very best people.