Since owning a recruiting firm requires more than simple talent to ensure success, stay abreast of all the latest industry developments with recruiting industry publications. Gaining strength through knowledge will help you make even more sound business decisions, feel more confident in your interviews and with your recommendations and ultimately help improve the bottom line of your company and that of your clients.

Recruiter publications provide great resources for learning about the latest industry news, trends, advice, best practices and much more. As you search for the publications that best suit your needs, consider the following types of publications:

1. Order recruitment books for in-depth information and background material.

2. Stay current on trends, news and events with executive recruiting magazines.

3. Take advantage of other recruiting industry publications.

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Include recruitment books among the publications on recruitment in your hiring arsenal

Books on recruiting make sound reference additions to your professional library that you can pull off the shelf and thumb through time for easy and frequent reference.

I recommend: Order Happy About LinkedIn for Recruiting: The roadmap for recruiters using LinkedIn. Based on more than 40 interviews from industry leaders, authors, consultants and other pertinent professionals, the book illustrates how recruiters can take advantage of LinkedIn tools and resources to improve their performance. It also offers information about finding candidates, finding jobs for third parties and discovering business opportunities.

Subscribe to or bookmark your favorite recruiter magazines

Recruitment magazines can provide you with quick access to facts, figures, advice and tips to help you build and improve your business. Many offer online subscriptions or print, so you have a choice.

I recommend: Get free subscriptions to Recruiter Week and Recruiter Magazine Online from Recruiter.com. The magazines offer comprehensive news, insights, predictions and psychology driving the employment industry. You'll find information on the products and services recruiters need to run a successful business. Sign up for a free subscription to the eMagazine Recruiter Life. This magazine gives executive recruiters access to interviews, radio shows, videos, training information/features and vendor shows that recruiters will benefit from.

Explore other recruitment publications for either quick news or in-depth information

To keep up with developments in a particular aspect of the recruiting industry, read other sources like recruitment journals, recruitment articles and other executive recruiting publications.

I recommend: Order your subscription to the Journal of Corporate Recruiting Leadership to enhance your continuing professional education. Directed at the senior-level corporate leader with responsibility for recruitment, the journal goes out 10 times annually and includes case studies, management and leadership tips, perspectives, in-depth profiles of leaders and executives, timely legal insight, valuable employment and economic data and hands-on tools. Purchase the latest edition of Electronic Recruiting 101, an extensive guide reporting on the latest industry trends, tools and inside tips to improve your recruiting track record. Add the Recruiter Newsletter, an online HR recruiting publication to your list of favorites when you want specific information. Subscribe to The Fordyce Letter to keep current on annual consultant earning surveys, Internet tips and strategies, fee collection strategies, monthly trainer columns, closing maneuvers that work, recruiter operational analyses, encouraging employers to do what you want and even executive search methodology.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Besides keeping up with the latest news, use an executive recruiter publication for developing new networking opportunities and finding new clients.