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The Recruiter’s Handbook
A Complete Guide for Sourcing, Selecting, and Engaging the Best Talent
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Effective recruiting is more than filling jobs. It's about building trust and shaping organizational culture.
The Recruiter's Handbook offers a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to the entire recruiting process, written by HR Bartender's Sharlyn Lauby, SHRM-SCP. With expert insights, tools and proven strategies, the book helps HR and talent acquisition professionals shorten learning curves, avoid legal missteps and create meaningful candidate experiences. It also includes specialized guidance on inclusive hiring practices, recruiting veterans and ex-offenders and building mentorship and internship programs.
Ideal for both new and experienced recruiters, this practical guide is a trusted resource for building stronger teams and better hiring outcomes.
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- Chapter - 01: What Is Recruiting? Recruiting versus Talent Acquisition;
- Chapter - 02: Why Is Recruiting Important? Recruiting Is an Essential Business Competency;
- Chapter - 03: Employment Branding Case Study: CapTech Aligns Career and Consumer Branding;
- Chapter - 04: Candidate Experience Case Study: Virgin Media Loses Candidates and Customers;
- Chapter - 05: Workforce Planning Case Study: Peter Cappelli Explains Dynamism and the Labor Market;
- Chapter - 06: Creating a Recruiting Strategy Case Study: AT&T Faces a Talent Overhaul;
- Chapter - 07: Sourcing Case Study: Adidas Group Focuses on a Proactive Recruitment Process;
- Chapter - 08: Interview Experience Case Study: Candidate Nightmares!;
- Chapter - 09: Selection Case Study: Kronos Provides Interns More Than an Opportunity;
- Chapter - 10: Background Checks Case Study: Gonzaga University Integrates Background Checks with ATS;
- Chapter - 11: Extending the Job Offer Case Study: Job Offers Have Consequences;
- Chapter - 12: Before a New Hire’s First Day Case Study: McLeod Health Improves the New-Hire Experience and Saves Money;
- Chapter - 13: Orientation Case Study: Savvis Uses Orientation to Accelerate New-Hire Productivity;
- Chapter - 14: Onboarding Case Study: AMRESCO Improves Employee Retention with Better Onboarding;
- Chapter - 15: Post-Hire Activities Case Study: Cirrus Logic Lets Employees Tell Them Why the Company Culture Is Great;
- Chapter - 16: Measuring the Effectiveness of Your Recruiting Program Case Study: SmashFly Conducts an Experiment to Measure Advertising;
- Chapter - 17: Next Steps in Recruiting It’s Cheaper to Train than Recruit;
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