what books would you recommend to a beginner??

There's always been that one good book or great video that someone kept or refers to when they start out in recruiting. Being that there is so much to chose from out there with mixed reviews.... how does someone like me who is a beginner choose??

So Please, to all the great recruiters that wouldn't mind sharing some advice as to what books, videos, webinars, sites to look at or read would be a great help to all the "rookies" like me ?

Comment by cody voellinger on March 30, 2011 at 1:35pm: Boss of my last company which was 140 people in Tokyo was a huge fan of Bill Radin- http://www.billradin.com/

I never listened personally, but he used the CDs to conduct trainings for new and mid-level Recruiters.

Hope this helps

Comment by Francis Duval on March 30, 2011 at 2:56pm: 45 ways for Hiring smart

Comment by C. B. Stalling!! on March 30, 2011 at 5:21pm: 30 steps to a job order

Comment by pam claughton on March 30, 2011 at 5:22pm: Steve Finkel has a book that's great, think it's called Breakthrough. Search on Amazon for it, lots of great info there.

For videos, if you're a beginner, I'd strongly recommend investing in the www.nextlevelexchange.com It's about $100 a month, but has new videos each month, one focused on a different recruiting topic and the other by a Big Biller. And there's a library with a video collection for rookie training that has a module for everything about 15 of them and it's excellent stuff. There's also tons of scripts and articles and a great reference resource in general. I subscribe for my office and look forward to the new videos every month.

Comment by Kimberly Roden on March 30, 2011 at 9:14pm: In addition to books mentioned on recruiting, I strongly believe that any reputable book that addresses relationship building is a must for this industry. You can learn about industries, position needs, negotiating, etc. but being able to build and maintain relationships is not as easy as it sounds.

Comment by Slouch on March 31, 2011 at 11:22am: Books by Bill Radin are good. when I started my recruiting firm the two books I read were Shut up and Make More Money and the other was Billing Power

Comment by Ellen Small on March 31, 2011 at 11:34am: Read Paul Siker's "Proactive Recruiting In A War For Talent Economy". It's the best on candidate recruitment. Also, visit Scott Love's website - www.greatrecruitertraining.com. He has lots of free info or you can join his coaching club. Good luck!

Comment by Marcus Ronaldi on March 31, 2011 at 11:39am: If they are hiring or managing software engineers I would recommend Being Geek

http://oreilly.com/catalog/9780596155414

Comment by Charlotte Byndas on March 31, 2011 at 12:01pm: The Complete Idiots Guide to Cold Calling by Keith Rosen.

E-mail me your address and I will send you a copy. cbyndas@searchentrepreneurs.com Good Luck in working toward your first 100,000 in fees. :)

Comment by Steve Ahlquist on March 31, 2011 at 12:23pm: I really enjoyed reading Hire with Your Head by Lou Adler...a good primer on best practices in the hiring process.