Recruiting magazines, newsletters, books and online tools are valuable resources for human resource professionals. They enhance industry knowledge, spark new ideas and provide beneficial training with immediate application possibilities. Used to their potential, they can provide an education equal to traditional HR courses for a fraction of the cost.

Whether you’re an HR manager looking for better ways to attract qualified candidates or a professional recruiter honing marketable skills, recruitment publications both online and in print are resources you can’t afford to ignore.

When selecting publications for use, consider the following:

1. What sort of reading do I prefer? Am I more likely to read a daily article on hiring, a weekly tip-filled newsletter, or a monthly magazine?

2. Are generalized or specialized HR publications the most beneficial to my company?

3. Do I require recruitment publications suitable to educate my staff or my clients?

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

Include books on hiring and resource management in your library

Books are an outstanding resource because they're tangible items you can use as staff training materials. A comprehensive library of recruitment publications and books about hiring is an essential tool for HR professionals.

I recommend: 101 Strategies for Recruiting Success is a no-nonsense tool for beginning recruiters who want to jump-start success with practical advice. HR professionals of all types will appreciate Recruiting on the Web, a leading guide to using the Internet to its fullest staffing potential.

Subscribe to recruiting magazines to keep your competitive edge

Trade magazines provide continuously updated information in a constantly shifting business climate. Keep your staff informed of industry changes with articles on hiring trends, innovative HR management, success stories and new developments in HR technology.

I recommend: Human Resource Executive has a free trial subscription. Take a test drive of this leading-edge recruiting magazine designed for professional recruiters and HR management executives. Hungry for more? Workforce Management covers Human Resource information from the ground up—from recruitment to hiring, training, retention and more.

Sign up for online recruitment magazines, newsletters and daily tips

Web-based publications on hiring bring the information you need directly to your inbox. Fast, convenient and up to date, online sources can be a wealth of information at little or no expense.

I recommend: Get daily HR news with the free subscription offer from HR Daily Advisor. Then head over to Recruiter.com for an outstanding free offer—dual subscriptions to Recruiter Week and Recruiter Magazine online. Sign up for both with a single registration form and start exploring insider information in these web-based magazines for recruitment.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Excellent articles on hiring are available on the blogs of recruiting professionals.