10 Extraordinary Articles About Creative Recruiting That You Should Probably Read

As tech companies (like Google, Buzzfeed, and Facebook) pull talent away from agencies, creative recruiting challenges continue to grow. The new generation of digitally savvy creatives, the improved economy, and the smorgasbord of recruiting agencies can give any agency a headache. It can leave you feeling like…

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I’ve experienced this headache firsthand–the #1 challenge I had while running an agency was finding the right talent. Yet when you finally find that Purple Squirrel, the headaches are worth it. To this extent, I’ve put together a shortlist of 10 articles about talent and creative recruiting that will help you on your search for creative talent. And please, let me know if I missed any good reads!

How to find digital talent in the most unlikely places by Martha Hiefeld, POSSIBLE

Recruiting Better Talent With Brain Games And Big Data by Yuki Noguchi, NPR

What I learned from reading 8,000 recruiting messages by Aline Lerner

The Man Who First Hired Steve Jobs On Finding Unusual And Creative Talent by Andy Meek, FastCo

How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity by Ed Catmull, HBR

The Real Reason We Have Unemployment … and How to Fix It by Laszlo Bock, Google

Let’s Fix It: End the Talent Shortage by Hiring for Results, Not Skills by Lou Adler

A clean sheet of paper by Seth Godin

Talent, Passion, and the Creativity Maze by Teresa Amabile and Steve Kramer, HBR

Recruiting Purple Squirrels? Here’s the Trick. by Stacy Zapar

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