Are you scratching your head trying to decide what you should buy the sourcer or recruiter in your life this holiday season? If so, one of these books might make their holiday season a little brighter. The sourcing world changes quickly so I am only including 2013 publications in this list.
- The Talent Sourcing & Recruitment Handbook by Shally Steckerl – $84.26
- Keyword Search for Recruiters: A collection of smart and simple search techniques and strategies for busy recruiters by Moises Lopez $35.43
- Resume Forensics: How To Find Free Resumes and Passive Candidates On Google by Jim Stroud – $18.62
Have you read any of these books? If so, what did you think?
If only recruiting was simply a case of mastering boolean. Even if a Recruiter need their skills improving in some of these areas, everything they need is on the www. I’d rather see Recruiters reading books that improves the knowledge of the business they are supporting (or just business generally) or encourages people to think differently. Becoming a more credible Recruiter isn’t just about technical skills to find prospects. You also need to be able to be able to think laterally, be able to challenge convention and have the business knowledge to have a conversation with people. Some time ago I got stuck in to books like “Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance?: How I Turned Around IBM” (Louis Gerstner) and “Jack: Straight from the Gut” (Jack Welch).
And I currently have queued on my Kindle:
– Thinking, Fast and Slow – Daniel Kahneman
– Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography – Walter Isaacson
– The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon – Brad Stone
Anyone else got any suggestions?
Great suggestions Sean.