It’s no secret that there’s a lot going on in 2022. Many recruiters are dealing with burnout or impending burnout, while unique challenges — from The Great Resignation and its aftermath to The Great Rehire — continue to present themselves.
Amidst everything going on, it’s important for talent acquisition professionals to stay on top of their game. We’ve compiled your “cheat sheet” of ways to do just that — read on for our roundup of the best resources for recruiters that you can use to support yourself at work!
The Best Newsletters for Recruiters
An easy way to stay up-to-date with minimal effort is to subscribe to one (or a few) high-quality recruitment newsletters. They’ll deliver sound bites and industry updates directly to your inbox, so all you need to do is set aside some time and read through them! We’ve got a few suggestions for newsletters worth subscribing to.
HR Brew
HR Brew, also known as Morning Brew, is a twice-weekly Human Resources newsletter that makes you smarter about organizations and the employee-employer relationship.
SHRM Newsletters
The Society for Human Resource Management offers weekly and twice-monthly subscriptions; their newsletters cover a wide range of topics, from HR Technology and Global HR to Talent Acquisition and Management.
HR Tech Feed
HR Tech Feed offers readers a “daily dose” of HR tech news and jobs in the HR technology industry.
Recruiting Certifications to Consider
Another way to stay at the top of your field is to continuously grow through acquiring new recruiter certifications that will help you balance your expertise learned on the job with skillsets that can be developed in the classroom. Here are some to consider.
SHRM-SCP (Senior Certified Professional)
The SHRM-SCP certification is for individuals that have a work history of at least three years performing strategic level HR/HR-related duties; or for SHRM-CP credential holders who have held the credential for at least three years and are working in, or are in the process of transitioning to, a strategic level role. Candidates for the SHRM-SCP certification are not required to hold an HR title and do not need a degree to apply.
Certified Diversity Recruiter (CDR) by Recruiter Academy
Recruiter Academy’s Certified Recruiter Program, which includes the possibility of focusing on diversity, is designed to improve performance for talent acquisition professionals. It provides recruiters, recruitment managers, and entire recruitment organizations with a mechanism to evaluate and validate elite recruiting performance.
Certified Professional in Learning & Performance by ATD
The Association for Talent Development’s CPLP certification has certain prerequisites, including at least five years of professional work experience in talent development or related fields, as well as having completed 60 hours of professional development within the last five years. These requirements are negotiable if an applicant has other qualifications — see their website for full details.
Where to Learn About Talent Acquisition Trends, Best Practices & HR Tech
In addition to newsletters and certifications, there are also blogs you can follow that offer industry wisdom. Here are our favorites.
The Live Recruit Blog
Want to read up on how The Great Resignation and its aftermath will shape recruiting trends in 2022? Take a quiz to see if you’re at risk for recruiter burnout? Learn more about how to remove gender bias from your job listings — and why you should? Say no more: the Live Recruit team has got you covered.
Select Software Reviews
Select Software Reviews is a blog dedicated to helping HR and recruiting teams find and buy the best software through in-depth, expert research. Whether you’re looking for a new HRIS or adding an AI-powered sourcing tool, Select Software Reviews can give you the best vendors, pricing info, questions for demos, and a lot more in their free, unbiased guides.
RecTech Media
RecTech Media is made “for the modern recruiter,” and it describes its mission as being, “to advise, empower and inform the recruiting technology ecosystem.” The RecTech Media team incorporates multimedia elements to that end — including a podcast, videos, and interviews, as well as research written and curated by their founder, Chris Russell, and other industry practitioners.
The Best Talent Acquisition Podcasts
Who doesn’t love a good podcast? They may not be “Serial” or “Welcome to Night Vale,” but these recruiter podcasts are both entertaining and informative. We suggest giving them a listen.
Talk Talent to Me
Starring recruiting leadership from everywhere under the talent acquisition sun, Talk Talent To Me describes itself as “a fast-paced, rough-and-tumble podcast about the strategies, techniques, and trends shaping the recruitment industry.”
TechRecruit
This podcast aims to educate talent acquisition professionals on “innovations, tactics, and strategies to attract talent across all industries.” Their listener reviews are fantastic (5/5 stars).
Recruiting Future
The Recruiting Future podcast describes itself as “the world’s leading podcast on Talent Acquisition, and regularly appears in the Chartable Global Business Top 100 chart.” Striving to be a voice of calm and reason amidst the chaos and uncertainty of the industry, the podcast and its mission are shaped by the principles of offering insight and inspiration, while serving as an example of inclusivity.
Comedic Relief (Because Recruiters Need It)
Sometimes, after a tough day, you just need to laugh everything off. One way to do this — while listening to someone else who feels your pain — is to follow some of our favorite witty social media accounts that deal with the ups and downs of #ThatRecruiterLife. Here are a few we think you’ll enjoy.
Live Recruit’s LinkedIn & Instagram
Live Recruit runs an often-hilarious Instagram account and an informative, sociable LinkedIn. Come for the recruiter jokes, stay for the dog pictures.
Funny Recruiter
This Instagram account has irreverent memes galore, and most of them manage to be culturally topical, as well as hilariously pointed about the ins and outs of a recruiter’s daily realities.
Recruiter Kenny
This Instagram account also has a host of entertaining content for recruiters. It’s worth giving them a follow — think of all the future laughs as a solid return on your minimal investment of time and energy.
Wrapping Up: Growing as a Recruiter in 2022
There are a lot of challenges that recruiters have faced (and will likely continue to face) in 2022, but keep in mind that challenges are what cause us to evolve. Using these resources to adapt to the changes our industry is facing will give you an edge and help you shine your brightest at work.
