Here is our weekly feature in which we share the top articles we enjoyed from the past week about recruitment marketing, social recruiting and anything else in the recruiting space. In this article, we’ll be talking about the best recruiters, making someone do something, trendspotters in HR and recruiting, making recruiting fun, better LinkedIn Inmails and employer branding.

Here are the articles that interested us this week (in no particular order), enjoy!:

The very best recruiter I have ever know by Greg Savage (@Greg_Savage)

While I share a lot of how to and conceptual pieces, this one really stood out this week.  It’s a great uplifting piece on what’s good in our industry.

How to “Make” Someone Do Something by Ben Eubanks (@BenEubanks)

Short and sweet, this is a great message shared by Ben.  Read it!

How to Get a Higher LinkedIn InMail Response Rate by Glen Cathey (@GlenCathey)

Great advice from Glen on how to approach candidates on LinkedIn to achieve better results.

Why Isn’t Recruiting Fun for Everyone? by John Sumser (@JohnSumser)

Nice piece on how we can improve the experience for candidates.  I think technology has it’s part but the strategy needs to be thought about first.

Top 25 TrendSpotters in HR by John Sumser (@JohnSumser)

John’s latest list of great people to follow to find great HR and recruiting content.  It’s a great list.

The Immense Power of your Employer Brand by Josh Bersin (@Josh_Bersin)

Nice post by Josh on how to create and shape your employer brand.

Hope you enjoy the list.  If you have any articles I should add to the list feel free to add them to the comments or follow us on Twitter @smashfly.