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6 Books Every Recruiter Should Read
22 Feb, 20231-2 minutes
Despite the popularity of podcasts in recent years, there’s no beating a page turner that offers insightful knowledge from the very first page to the last.
With the recruitment industry constantly evolving, it’s important to always be willing to educate yourself further.
If you’re on the hunt for a book full of industry advice about the world of recruitment, we’ve picked 6 of our favourites for you to learn from:
Hire By Design: A Hiring Blueprint with Design Thinking
By Jodi Brandstetter
Best selling author, Jodi Brandstetter teaches her readers how to utilise design thinking in talent acquisition.
The book helps recruiters make their processes stronger by breaking down a typical talent acquisition strategy and applying design thinking to this.
If you’re looking for a template to make your hiring practices more creative, this book is definitely worth the read!
The Robot-Proof Recruiter: A Survival Guide for Recruitment and Sourcing Professionals
By Katrina Collier
Hoping to add some humanity to the sometimes cold nature of online recruitment, Katrina Collier’s book teaches recruiters how to enhance online relationships between hiring managers and candidates through technology.
If you’re interested in the part automation and digitisation has to play in the recruitment industry, and how this can be an advantage and disadvantage, you’re sure to find this an insightful read!
96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire
By Paul Falcone
Breaking the mould when it comes to traditional interviewing techniques, this book is the perfect read for hiring managers wanting to make the most out of their interview process.
Not only does this book teach readers what types of questions they should be asking in an interview, it also explains how to interpret answers correctly.
Recruiting Sucks… But It Doesn’t Have To: Breaking Through the Myths That Got Us Here
By Steve Lowisz
If debunking myths is your thing, you’ll love Recruiting Sucks… But It Doesn’t Have To.
Considered a talent optimisation guru, Steve Lowisz is definitely an expert in his field and in this book he looks at 7 recruiting myths about attracting stronger talent and exposes why these aren’t what they’re made out to be.
If you want to learn more about marketing and leave traditional recruiting behind, this is the read for you!
Hire with your Head: Using Performance-Based Hiring to Build Great Teams
By Lou Adler
After a long and successful career as a recruiter, Lou Adler has created a guide to help readers hire for any position.
Hire with your Head talks about the importance of the internet within the hiring process and Adler’s belief that hiring practices must be systematic in order to keep up with changes in the industry, keeps his knowledge current and relevant.
Social Media Recruitment: How to Successfully Integrate Social Media into Recruitment Strategy
By Andy Headworth
Looking to improve your hiring process through the power of social media?
If you want to maximise your social media channels but don’t know where to start, this is the book you need.
Social Media Recruitment will walk you through everything you need to know from designing a social strategy to creating content for an international audience.
Not only will this guide help you make the most out of social media, it will also teach you how to measure return on investment and predict future trends for you to get on board with!
Who is Spencer Clarke Group?
Since 2017, we've been changing the face of recruitment. From our employees, to the way we do business, to the culture within our office, we're determined to make a difference and create a positive impact on everyone around us.
Recruitment to us isn't just about matching candidates and clients; we’re passionate about finding candidates the perfect job which has the ability to boost their salary and standard of living, better their work life balance and improve their mental health.
Similarly, we understand the impact which an experienced and skilled employee can make to a business and we love seeing clients thrive through the hard work of candidates which we have placed with them.
We operate in two sectors:
In eleven specialisms:
Healthcare, Social Care & Nursing
Corporate Functions & Business Support
Planning, Development & Regeneration
Highways, Infrastructure & Engineering
If you’re searching for a new role, why not visit our job page to take a look at the latest opportunities? Alternatively, upload your CV and one of our experienced consultants will contact you when a relevant opportunity becomes available.
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