The Top 11 Recruiting Resources for Hiring Managers in 2025
Being a new or inexperienced hiring manager is intimidating, but believe me when I say you’ve got the resources you need at your fingertips. When I was just starting out many years ago, we had little to rely on beyond the Fordyce Letter, a paper (yes, actual paper) newsletter that was available by subscription only. Now, novice hiring managers can learn from webinars, blogs, social media, and an endless selection of podcasts on every recruiting and hiring topic under the sun.
To help you narrow down where to start, here are 11 of my favorite resources to add to your hiring manager toolkit in 2025.
1. Our 2025 Hiring & Salary Guide
The state of the labor market is at the top of every recruiter and employer’s mind. Rising costs, volatile domestic and global markets, and skill shortages make hiring a challenge. We created this guide to help you navigate the uncertainty and hire with confidence.
The 2025 Hiring and Salary Guide includes:
- Labor market and industry-specific trends to be aware of
- In-demand skills to look for
- Challenges to prepare for
- Strategies to hire successfully
- Salaries for every major industry
2. The Hire Calling Podcast
I love podcasts so much that I decided to start one myself. On Hire Calling, we talk all things hiring, staffing, and recruiting, helping hiring managers apply old-school values in the modern workplace. Past episodes have covered hot topics like data-driven hiring, speeding up your hiring process, and AI’s role in revolutionizing recruitment.
Browse all podcast episodes on our website or wherever you listen to podcasts.
3. Our Job Description Library
We’ve discussed at length in our blog about how your job descriptions can make a massive difference in attracting the right candidates. Writing those job descriptions, though, can be a tall order. It takes time to craft compelling copy, and if you’re not a natural writer, it can be pretty frustrating.
That’s where our job description library comes in. It gives you a starting point for hundreds of positions, offering a job summary, salary data, example descriptions, and suggested interview questions for each one. We even break down what credentials to look for and tell you how to distinguish between candidates at different experience levels. It’ll help you nail your job descriptions to bring in applicants with the necessary skills and deter those who are unqualified.
Staffing your team doesn’t have to be hard.
Reach out and see how we can help.
4. Our Recruiting Blog
A lot of steps go into recruiting and hiring…and every one of them counts to get from the starting line to the finish line of the process successfully. It begins with an accurate job posting, followed by a job ad that will attract the best candidates, intensive sourcing, screening, and interviewing candidates, an efficient and consistent selection method, and presentation of an outstanding offer.
And that’s all before your new hire agrees to come on board!
We share insights to help you master every step in our recruiting blog. We have hundreds of posts categorized by topic, but here are a few must-reads to get you started:
- How to Write a Job Description to Attract Top Candidates
- Creating Recruitment Goals for the New Year
- Virtual Interview Tips
- Evaluating Candidates in a Job Interview
- Running Reference Checks
- Virtual Onboarding
- Employee Orientation
5. SHRM
The Society for Human Resource Management is the world’s largest HR organization and the go-to for news and developments in the world of people management. If you have a small budget, consider an annual membership, which will get you access to exclusive market analyses, how-to guides, and networking events. They offer Q&As with answers from experts, a glossary of common HR terms, free webinars on timely topics, and more.
6. ERE
ERE is one of the longest-running news sources for talent acquisition professionals. I like this resource because it offers an authentic take on recruiters’ day-to-day challenges. They offer a variety of online publications, community forums, events, trainings, and webinars to help you build your ideal workforce.
7. Search and Placement
Search and Placement by Larry Nobles and Steven M. Finkel is an oldie but goodie from one of the foremost authors on talent acquisition. It’s a comprehensive guide to the recruitment life cycle written in a straightforward, easy-to-read, and absorbable style.
While some of the content is a little dated–it was published when LinkedIn was just becoming mainstream–the core concepts are timeless and will help you master the fundamentals of recruiting and figure out how to strategize your work.
8. The Recruiting Future Podcast
The Recruiting Future Podcast aims to answer the question, “What’s next for talent acquisition, HR, and hiring?” Whenever I listen to it, I learn something new or hear about a concept I want to investigate further.
With more than 600 episodes in its library and new ones dropping several times a week, there’s always something interesting to listen to. It’s a great way to stay current on what’s happening in our industry.
Listen here or on your favorite podcast streaming platform.
9. r/recruiting on Reddit
From rants and raves to success stories and horror stories, you’ll find it on the r/recruiting subreddit. I love hearing about other hiring managers’ experiences, learning about new tools that are solving recruiting problems, and even commiserating at the crazy scenarios we sometimes find ourselves in this line of work.
10. LinkedIn Groups
If you haven’t already, I’d recommend joining a handful of LinkedIn groups dedicated to recruiting or the industry you work in. Posts from group members will show up in your feed, and this is often the first place I hear about news that affects our industry.
Human Resources Professionals and Recruitment Consultants and Staffing Professionals are two of the biggest industry groups to start with, but it’s also a good idea to niche down for your area of specialty or local region for a more personalized experience.
11. A Professional Recruiting Firm
The last of the recruiting resources I’ll mention is a shameless plug: the experience of staffing and recruiting experts like my team at 4 Corner Resources. Our staffing services can help you find talent to meet your operational needs within your budget. My team uses tried-and-true recruiting, screening, and interviewing practices to place the most qualified candidates with your company while saving you time and effort.
With our HR consulting services, you can get tailored assistance with things like employee onboarding, leadership development, retention, labor law, and more. This is great for companies that need a dedicated HR manager, but haven’t quite reached the level of requiring a full-time CHRO or other executive.
We place candidates in every industry, including IT, marketing and creative, healthcare, finance, legal, and engineering. With countless accolades during our 20 years in business and extensive experience with SMBs and enterprise organizations, you can rest assured we have solutions to fit your hiring needs.
Contact us today to see how our team can bring your recruiting efforts to the next level in 2025.
