{"id":8197,"date":"2017-04-18T08:45:12","date_gmt":"2017-04-18T08:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=8197"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:45:48","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:45:48","slug":"books-to-read-thatll-help-you-become-an-awesome-recruiter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/books-to-read-thatll-help-you-become-an-awesome-recruiter","title":{"rendered":"5 Books to Read That&#8217;ll Help You Become an Awesome Recruiter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are thousands of books on human resources and recruitment, and if you want to read them all will probably take forever. So we&#8217;ve decided to narrow them down to the really good ones according to LinkedIn. Remember that learning doesn&#8217;t stop in school but continues on as you course through your career. We guarantee that you&#8217;ll become a better recruiter by reading a few of these awesome books:<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/books-to-read-thatll-help-you-become-an-awesome-recruiter\/#1_Knock_em_Dead_Hiring_the_Best_by_Martin_Yate\" title=\"1.\u00a0Knock &#8217;em Dead Hiring the Best\u00a0by Martin Yate\">1.\u00a0Knock &#8217;em Dead Hiring the Best\u00a0by Martin Yate<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/books-to-read-thatll-help-you-become-an-awesome-recruiter\/#2_96_Great_Interview_Questions_to_Ask_Before_You_Hire_by_Paul_Falcone\" title=\"2.\u00a096 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire\u00a0by Paul Falcone\">2.\u00a096 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire\u00a0by Paul Falcone<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/books-to-read-thatll-help-you-become-an-awesome-recruiter\/#3_Keeping_the_Millennials_by_Joanne_Sujansky_Jan_Ferri-Reed\" title=\"3.\u00a0Keeping the Millennials\u00a0by Joanne Sujansky &amp; Jan Ferri-Reed\">3.\u00a0Keeping the Millennials\u00a0by Joanne Sujansky &amp; Jan Ferri-Reed<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/books-to-read-thatll-help-you-become-an-awesome-recruiter\/#4_Who_by_Geoff_Smart_Randy_Street\" title=\"4.\u00a0Who\u00a0by Geoff Smart &amp; Randy Street\">4.\u00a0Who\u00a0by Geoff Smart &amp; Randy Street<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/books-to-read-thatll-help-you-become-an-awesome-recruiter\/#5_Hiring_for_Attitude_by_Mark_Murphy\" title=\"5.\u00a0Hiring for Attitude\u00a0by Mark Murphy\">5.\u00a0Hiring for Attitude\u00a0by Mark Murphy<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Knock_em_Dead_Hiring_the_Best_by_Martin_Yate\"><\/span>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Knock-Dead-Hiring-Best-Successful\/dp\/1440562709\/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1431463695\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Knock &#8217;em Dead Hiring the Best<\/a>\u00a0by Martin Yate<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Why it&#8217;s a must-read:<\/em>\u00a0This book is directed towards hiring managers rather than recruiters. However, since recruiters must often coach hiring managers on how to make good decisions, this serves as a &#8220;train the trainer&#8221; manual.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_96_Great_Interview_Questions_to_Ask_Before_You_Hire_by_Paul_Falcone\"><\/span>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Great-Interview-Questions-Before-Hire\/dp\/081441351X\/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1431463695\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">96 Great Interview Questions to Ask Before You Hire<\/a>\u00a0by Paul Falcone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Why it&#8217;s a must-read:<\/em>\u00a0You&#8217;d think from the title that this book is just a checklist of typical\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/talent.linkedin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/02\/how-to-interview-candidates-like-a-reporter\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">job interview questions<\/a>. However, what Falcone presents is an entire philosophy of interviewing that is the exact opposite of the canned question approach. It&#8217;s full of examples and explains why these questions work and how to interpret the answers correctly.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Keeping_the_Millennials_by_Joanne_Sujansky_Jan_Ferri-Reed\"><\/span>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Keeping-Millennials-Companies-Billions-Generation-\/dp\/0470438517\/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1431463335\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Keeping the Millennials<\/a>\u00a0by Joanne Sujansky &amp; Jan Ferri-Reed<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Subtitle:<\/em>\u00a0Why Companies Are Losing Billions in Turnover to This Generation\u2014and What to Do About It\u00a0<em>Why it&#8217;s a must-read:<\/em>\u00a0Because of our insanely rapid pace of technological change, there is a larger cultural difference between Millennials and Baby Boomers than there was between the Boomers and the Mad Men generation that raised them. Recruiters must navigate between these two cultures and help both generations to work together.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Who_by_Geoff_Smart_Randy_Street\"><\/span>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Who-Geoff-Smart\/dp\/0345504194\/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1431463573\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Who<\/a>\u00a0by Geoff Smart &amp; Randy Street<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Why it&#8217;s a must-read:<\/em>\u00a0The authors of this somewhat mysteriously named book conducted extensive research into how human resources department function effectively inside corporations. The result is not only eye-opening, it&#8217;s practically a manifesto on why recruiters have never been more valuable than they are in today&#8217;s slightly crazy corporate world.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Hiring_for_Attitude_by_Mark_Murphy\"><\/span>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Hiring-Attitude-Revolutionary-Recruiting-Tremendous\/dp\/007178585X\/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1431463573\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hiring for Attitude<\/a>\u00a0by Mark Murphy<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Subtitle:<\/em>\u00a0A Revolutionary Approach to Recruiting and Selecting People with Both Tremendous Skills and Superb Attitude\u00a0<em>Why it&#8217;s a must-read:<\/em>\u00a0One of my recent posts was about how\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/talent.linkedin.com\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/11\/4-things-recruiters-can-learn-from-chipotle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chipotle uses attitude<\/a>\u00a0as the main determinant for hiring. This book explains how the hiring and interview process must change so that companies can weed out candidates whose attitude will create failure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kalibrr.com\/employers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up on Kalibrr<\/a>\u00a0and start hiring better today! You can also follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/kalibrrforbusiness\/?fref=ts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more business and recruiter advice.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are thousands of books on human resources and recruitment, and if you want to read them all will probably take forever. So we&#8217;ve decided to narrow them down to the really good ones according to LinkedIn. Remember that learning doesn&#8217;t stop in school but continues on as you course through your career. 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