Reading resumes, job descriptions, and candidate requirements may be part of the job, but if you’re looking for a change of scene, we have just the thing to one-up your hiring game.
We spoke with The Sourcing Institute President Shally Steckerl to get his list of must-reads for talent pros determined to change, improve, and learn the ins and outs of effective outreach, engagement, and hiring.
What we came up with is the official World’s Greatest Sourcer collection of 26 books that should be sitting on your nightstands, packed in your work bag, marked up and tagged on your desk, passed off to every recruiter you know – you get the idea. Here’s the grand list.
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The Talent Sourcing and Recruitment Handbook
by Shally Steckerl
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Persuasion Engineering |
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Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself by Daniel H. Pink |
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How to Create a Mind: The Secret of Human Thought Revealed by Ray Kurzweil |
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Hiring Smart: How to Predict Winners and Losers in the |
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The Non-Technical Guide to Web Technologies |
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Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving |
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The Art of Deception: |
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NLP at Work: |
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Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking |
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Freakonomics |
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The Art of War |
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Eating the Big Fish: |
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Not Your Average Joe: |
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Eat That Frog!: |
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Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google |
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The Signal and the Noise |
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Go Rin No Sho |
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Grapevine: Why Buzz Was a Fad but Word of Mouth is Forever |
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ReWork: Change the Way You Work Forever |
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Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity |
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The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized |
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Who: The Method for Hiring |
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Hacking: The Art of Exploitation |
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The Professional Recruiter's Handbook: Delivering Excellence in Recruitment Practice |
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The Rare Find: How Great Talent Stands Out |
Click here to buy these books and see what other books Shally recommends to boost your sourcing skills.
The trophy winner of the World’s Greatest Sourcer (not to be confused with the SourceCon Challenge) may be graced with a $2,500 cash prize, but runner-up is anything but first loser. 10 of these books will go to the lucky person who places second – find out which 10 could make their way to your bookcase in our next post, and why they should be a staple for anyone looking to refine their hiring. Easiest way to stay updated on the latest WGS news? Subscribe to the Entelo Blog!
If we missed your favorite sourcing or hiring books, tell us in the comments!
