# Literature — recruitment consultant

Standard works per top skill area. One-sentence classifications are our own;
no text is taken from the books. Links point to publisher/author pages.

## Hiring method & interviewing
- **Who: The A Method for Hiring** — Geoff Smart, Randy Street (2008).
  The most-cited practical framework for structured, scorecard-based hiring.
  https://whothebook.com/
- **Work Rules!** — Laszlo Bock (2015).
  Google's former HR chief on evidence-based hiring, structured interviews
  and why brainteasers do not predict performance.
  https://www.workrules.net/

## Sourcing
- **Full Stack Recruiter** — Jan Tegze (2017, updated editions).
  A hands-on compendium of modern sourcing techniques, from boolean search to
  channel strategy.
  https://www.fullstackrecruiter.net/
- **The Robot-Proof Recruiter** — Katrina Collier (2019, 2nd ed. 2022).
  On candidate experience and human-centred sourcing in a time of automation.
  https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/the-robot-proof-recruiter-9781398611877

## Talent strategy & employer branding
- **Hiring Success** — Jerome Ternynck (2020).
  Frames recruiting as a measurable business capability (speed, quality,
  cost) rather than an administrative function.
  https://www.smartrecruiters.com/resources/hiring-success-book/
- **Social Media Recruitment** — Andy Headworth (2015).
  How to build sourcing and employer-brand presence on social channels.
  https://www.koganpage.com/hr-learning-development/social-media-recruitment-9780749473709
