Recruitment Smarts #1162

January 28, 2025

A Note from the Editor

Louise has put together a recommended reading list for recruiters for 2025.

The mix of books is made up of those that she has either read herself or has been regularly recommended.

Including The Robot-Proof Recruiter, Candidate Experience: How to Improve Talent Acquisition to Drive Business Performance and Automatic Recruitment Agency: Scale to Seven Figures While Working Less, check out the full list and links to where to buy them on her blog.

And! If you think she’s missed any great recruitment books, do drop her a note!

The Sourcing Role is not Dead. It’s Evolving… Again.
From 17th-century ‘Press Gangs’ to today’s generative AI, sourcing has evolved with every market shift—but its mission remains the same: finding great talent. Curious about its journey and what’s next? Ere Recruit’s blog is a great place to start.
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Redefining Talent Acquisition in 2025: From Cost Center to Value Driver
Is your Talent Acquisition team a cost centre or a value driver? This defining question – posed by Social Talent – shapes the future of TA teams. Here they look at strategies for shifting from cost-cutting to value creation, with insights from leaders who’ve transformed the game.
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Swiping Right: How to Attract Gen-Z to Your Workforce
According to Workable, simple job ads are no longer enough to attract Gen-Z. Companies need to meet them where they are, speak their language, and show genuine investment in their growth. Here, they look at how to make your company the one they’ll swipe right on.
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Implementing Effective Assessments in Your Hiring Process
Harver list four actions you can take to help you move on from using just CVs to make your hiring decisions to help you “a more objective, fair, and effective selection process by aligning in-person candidate evaluations with non-biased algorithms”.
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