Headworth - Social media recruitment : how to successfully integrate social media into recruitment strategy

Praise for social media recruitment

This well-written definitive guide to social media recruitment is an essential resource for integrating social media into recruitment strategies and processes. The books comprehensive and practical approach, with compelling case studies, provides a strategic framework and a clear road map, all in an insightful and engaging way.

Heather Travis, Director, Asia Pacific, Armstrong Craven, and Chairman, Executive Research Association (ERA)

With social recruiting, there is no one silver bullet or strategy. Social Media Recruitment is one of the most comprehensive sources for all things social media recruiting to date.

Jessica Miller-Merrell, Founder of Blogging4Jobs

This book is a must-read for recruiters, entrepreneurs, leaders and managers. Why? Because it helps them overcome the fear and doubts they have regarding using social media for recruitment and is a great, veracious guide to successfully doing that.

Ren Bolier, Co-Founder, OnRecruit

Andy is the social media and recruitment expert that the experts in the industry seek out to read and listen to. His advice is spot on and supported by years of diverse consulting experience. After seven years in the social media recruitment arena, youd think Id know it all. Andys book is chock-full of case studies that are inspiring for my firm and clients. For years Ive made Andys a blog a weekly must-read. His book surpasses his blog, with detailed case studies and examples of how to use social media properly to recruit.

Kelly Dingee, Director, Strategic Recruiting at Staffing Advisors

Andys blog has been a must-read for me over the last several years. His clear writing style helps recruiters sharpen their social media skills. With this book I hope recruiters, who are still not social media savvy, will build their skills and be relevant in a changing business world.

Gautam Ghosh, Director, Talent Branding, Flipkart.com, and Blogger at http://gauteg.blogspot.com

To me, Andy Headworth is the worlds pre-eminent authority in the area of social recruiting. His blogs on the ongoing process of using social media to recruit are always spot on and serve as a text book for best practices in social recruiting. I learn something valuable in every post, every blog, and every comment.

Brenda Burch, Chief Retail Talent Sourcer, Bjork Enterprises Ltd

Any recruiting leader wanting to up their game in social recruiting will want to read this from cover to cover.

Tony Restell, Founder, Social-Hire.com

The definitive guide to social media recruitment. Packed with practical advice and examples, this book makes a compelling case for social recruiting for even the most hardened social media sceptic. A must-read for those new to social recruiting, but with plenty of great content for those who are already social too.

Gemma Reucroft, HR Director, Tunstall Group

Having worked in Recruitment/Talent Acquisition for 20 odd years, the current environment is exciting, fast paced, quickly evolving and for many scary. Andy gets this, and this book is really going to help you. The vital importance of snaring good people is critical to business success. This book will give you the edge to get great people inside your walls.

Hassanah Rudd, Australia Recruitment Manager, Fletcher Building

A brilliant business book for anyone looking to successfully integrate social media in their recruitment strategy. Andys knowledge of recruitment strategy, candidate attraction and content marketing strategy, as well as social media technologies, is unsurpassed and he delivers that knowledge in an interesting and meaningful way.

Louise Triance, MD, UK Recruiter

Its not often that you find a resource that not only outlines the current recruitment landscape in a meaningful way, but also gives practical steps for Talent Acquisition leaders to take to improve their results. Andy Headworth accomplishes this. Understanding the critical skill shortages in organizations is a key factor in any recruitment strategy being effective. Andy tackles this with ease and includes case studies to back up all aspects of social media use for recruitment success. Whether youre starting your strategy from the ground up, or you already have a strategy in place, Andys tips and examples provide direction for leaders on all parts of the spectrum.

Trish McFarlane, CEO and Co-Founder, HRevolutionize LLP