In this blog post, we’ve put together a list of books for recruiters, human resources, and anyone interested in developing company culture and employee relations. we hope you find it useful. enjoy reading!
books every recruiter should read
lou adler’s books
As a recruiter, you must have heard the name of Lou Adler a lot, especially when it comes to performance-based hiring. With his 40+ years of recruiting experience, he sure knows a thing or two about talent acquisition.
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All of his books are worth reading, but we recommend Hiring Smartly: Using Performance-Based Recruiting to Build Great Teams, his Top 10 Amazon Sellers. explains performance-based hiring and provides relevant case studies, expert testimonials, and scientific research. it’s especially useful for those who want to stop hiring on instinct and impression.
full stack recruiter: the latest edition, jan tegze
This book is a must-read for junior recruiters who want to learn the solid basics with a little expert advice. however, it is a great book for recruiters with years of practical experience who have never studied recruiting and staffing theory. You’ll learn all the sourcing methods out there and discover practical tips for every part of recruiting: candidate engagement, marketing, creating a professional company brand, and more.
the robot-proofed recruiter: a survival guide for recruiting and sourcing professionals, katrina collier
Collier knows well how difficult it is sometimes to have AI and other technologies like your recruiting competitor. that’s why he gives advice on how to survive this competition and acquire skills that no machine will be able to learn. she explains candidate engagement, how to make technologies your partners instead of competitors, how to recruit without the company’s online presence. laughter while reading is also included in the package!
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jonathan kidder books
jonathan kidder has 10 years of recruiting experience and has helped many fortune 500 companies attract and hire top talent. She has recruiting experience for any industry: from technology to healthcare.
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executive recruiting for dummies, david e. perry
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Hiring for senior positions can be stressful and a little scary. In her book, Perry walks you through the process of choosing a top job or executive by giving you advice on selection, engaging passive candidates, interview questions, closing the deal, and more. it is an essential book to cover positions that do not allow failures.
talent magnet: how to attract and keep the best people, mark miller
If you happen to hire “good” people instead of top talent, here’s the protector you need. The book guides you in finding and selecting talented candidates from among those who are a good fit. good practices become a story and the book is quite short.
social media recruiting: how to successfully integrate social media into your recruiting strategy, andy headworth
Social networks have long become a great channel for recruitment. however, how do you use instagram not for lunch photos but for actual talent acquisition? Headworth explains how to build a social media marketing strategy for recruiting, how to measure campaign success, how big data can help, and what employer branding has to do with it.
who, geoff smart and randy street
The book is based on a wealth of research: 20 billionaires and 300 CEOs share their experiences and some funny stories that helped them avoid emotional hiring and choose candidates with a clear set of goals. It will teach you how to establish job criteria and provide you with prepared questions to ask in the interview. however, this book is more applicable to hiring executives than c-level employees.
how to sign featured players, eric herrenkohl
This is an excellent how-to guide for small and medium-sized business owners who want to acquire top talent. Herrenkohl demonstrates that you can find top players without massive recruiting teams with the help of marketing and networking by providing examples of real companies. he will never fall into the “take the job” mentality. This step-by-step guide will take you to hiring real talent.
recruiting greatness: how to recruit your dream team and crush the competition, david e. perry and mark j. halusca
This book will guide you through the steps of hiring an executive who will create a great team and culture. It took 1,800 research projects around the world to understand the strategies that will help you attract great talent. Understand how HR language affects your chances, what the biggest turnoffs are for talented executives, and what the process of hiring and retaining greatness looks like.
books you should read every hour
build it: the rebel playbook for world-class employee engagement, glenn eliott and debra corey
The authors have found people who have broken the rules of employee management and been able to beat the competition, generate more ideas, and double their stock returns through better human resource management. explain the proven engagement bridge™ model that has led to higher levels of employee engagement and a better company culture. The book provides clear advice, real-life stories, and guidelines that can be adopted by an organization of any size.
1501 ways to reward employees, bob nelson
The name says it all, but what we found really intriguing about the book is that it offers low or no cost rewards and is suitable for freelancers, international employees, millennials, and remote workers. Written almost 10 years ago, this book may still bring some new ideas to the table.
love ’em or lose ’em: getting the good people to stay, beverly kaye and sharon jordan-evans
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Nowadays employees change their employees so often and it’s hard to find a replacement. The authors put together 26 bulletproof strategies for employee retention that are less expensive. the book is easy to read, the tips are based on the great survey and all the strategies do not require a monetary investment.
the culture code: the secrets of highly successful groups, daniel coyle
This book is for HR professionals struggling to build company culture. It will help you build the culture from scratch, dismantle the existing toxic environment, learn the best and worst practices. three parts will teach you how to create a sense of safety, a space for vulnerability, and formulate purpose.
powerful: building a culture of freedom and responsibility, patty mccord
patty mccord deserves the title of rule breaker: she strives for radical honesty instead of empty appreciation, teaches how to easily fire unfit employees, and motivates with work, not coffee and with the annual membership to the gym. McCord says goodbye to annual performance reviews, but offers proven advice on how to build a more efficient team.
books to inspire your workplace culture
working backwards, colin bryar and bill carr
The authors are Amazon executives and provide an inside look at Amazon’s corporate culture and leadership principles. you’ll learn their best practices and learn about what other companies are doing to build better teams.
from good to great: why some companies make the leap…and others don’t, jim collins
How do mediocre or bad long-term companies become successful one day and remain relevant for decades? Why some companies will remain the same as always? These questions are answered by Jim Collins and his research team in the book. learn which leaders make this leap happen, why discipline will never work, and why drastic change is never a good idea.
how google works. eric schmidt, jonathan rosenberg
These authors will share everything you need to know about working at Google: its culture, leadership, decision-making, history, and rule-breaking. advice is based on personal experience, profit and loss form. they also share how they have adapted over time to remain relevant to their employees.
first, break all the rules: what the world’s best managers markus buckingham and curt coffman do differently
You may have noticed the pattern: all great executives break the rules and the hours latch onto those who do things differently. The authors studied executives at both small and international companies and learned all the rules that need to be broken, from never playing favorites to paying attention to skills and experience instead of talent. they also clearly explain how management is connected to profit and image.
when things fall apart: heartfelt advice for tough times, pema chodron
Working with people isn’t always a piece of cake. sometimes things fall apart and you can’t even take it under your control. We recommend this book for moments like this. chodron guides us in how to accept such situations and learn from them to lead a happier life. As Lisa Rokusek, an experienced recruiter, said, “Developing the ability to handle things your way is essential to recruiting and working with people,” and this book will definitely help you let go wisely.
lean on yourself: women, work and the will to lead, sheryl sandberg
is a great read that can inspire women to stop holding back and not believing in their power. sandberg creates a discussion about a woman in the workplace: how her personal life interferes with her career, how they feel less, and what can be done to move from self-doubt to bravely exploring opportunities. men can benefit from reading too – you can learn how women in a workplace can benefit everyone.
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We hope you have enriched your book list to the maximum, and you will find valuable advice there. let us know if any other books fit the list.
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