Below is a selection of articles I found to be thought provoking: Want to hire the best? Big Mistake Wages Rise as "War for Talent" Returns Why HR has the recruitment industry we deserve Newsflash- Recruitment has the highest impact of any HR function The recruiter competency model for passive candidates One in four CEO's blame talent shortage for lack of growth The war for talent Is returning; Don’t get caught unprepared The discipline of recruitment leadership Why corporate recruiting departments (sometimes) struggle The magic of doing one thing at a time How to recruit high quality passive candidates Why you should not take a counter offer Working with recruiters made easy