For 2025 I’ve got a mix of books that I have either read myself or have been regularly recommended. If I’ve missed a book that you think should be on the list drop me a note! You might also wnat to check out 2017’s books to read blog as I’m pretty sure they are all still relevant
First off two books by my friend Katrina Collier: The Robot-Proof Recruiter: A Survival Guide for Recruitment and Sourcing Professionals and Reboot Hiring: The Key To Managers and Leaders Saving Time, Money and Hassle When Recruiting. Both are books I’ve personally read and highly recommend.
The Robot-Proof Recruiter shows you how to use a human-first approach to hiring that will help you grab and hold a candidate’s attention better than a robot! It contains essential guidance on overcoming obstacles, including how to recruit without an existing online presence, how to work effectively with hiring managers to improve the outreach and candidate experience, and how to use technology to support the candidate’s journey from initial outreach, through to application, successful onboarding, and later to alumnus.
Reboot Hiring is a game-changer for anyone involved in the recruitment process, but the key is that it’s been specifically written for Managers and Leaders. This lovingly crafted book offers a refreshing and practical approach that addresses the real world challenges faced by those tasked with finding the right talent and will, as the cover promises, undoubtedly help you save time, money and hassle.
RECRUIT The Savage Way: Skills, attitudes and tactics to be an outstanding recruiter – Greg is always a massive hit at the Agency Expo and his book is often recommended to me.
RECRUIT – The Savage Way will teach you how to develop the skills and mindset necessary to achieve a fun and fulfilling career in recruitment. Greg’s direct, no-nonsense approach combines storytelling, humour and proven practical advice based on 44 years in the industry.
Full Stack Recruiter: The Ultimate Edition by Jan Tegze.
This book is designed to help recruiters gain a broad understanding of the industry while expanding and deepening the knowledge of more senior professionals. Whether you belong in the first category or the second, this book will help you take your career to the next level.
The Algorithm: How AI Can Hijack Your Career and Steal Your Future by Hilke Schellmann
Through whistleblower exclusives, leaked internal documents and astonishing real-world practices, journalist Hilke Schellmann reveals the secret rise of AI in the world of work. Testing them herself, she discovers that many algorithms making these high-stakes calculations do more harm than good, and traces their origins to troubling pseudoscientific ideas about people’s ‘true’ essence.
AI Talent Sourcing: How to Use AI ChatGPT Prompts to Automate Talent Sourcing by Jonathan Kidder
This book highlights the significant advantages of leveraging AI tools, such as ChatGPT, for generating specific answers to prompt questions. While these prompts can be applied to any AI tool, not just ChatGPT, this book serves as a valuable resource for recruiters, talent sourcers, and HR professionals seeking to enhance their productivity.
Candidate Experience: How to Improve Talent Acquisition to Drive Business Performance Hardcover by Kevin W. Grossman and Adela Schoolderman
Supported by insights from more than 10 years of research in the area from over 1,200 companies and over 1.25 million candidates, practical tools such as a business impact calculator and case studies from organizations including AT&T, Walgreens and Deluxe, this is essential reading for all those responsible for acquiring and engaging the talent the business needs to succeed.
Automatic Recruitment Agency: Scale to seven figures while working less by James Blackwell
Automatic Recruitment Agency provides an actionable, replicable blueprint for starting, scaling and automating your business. Leaving behind old, tired business models and looking to a new era, it will take you from recruiter via recruitment agency owner to seven-figure CEO.
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