Source with intention
Build stronger searches, choose better sources, and research properly before reaching out.
The Ultimate Edition
The recruiting book you will keepon the desk, not the shelf.
762 pages that follow hiring the way it actually happens - from the first search string to the final scorecard. Read once to see how the parts connect, then kept within reach for every search after that.
- Extent
- 762 pp.
- Structure
- 2 parts / 17 ch.
- Formats
- Paperback, eBook
- ISBN
- 978-80-270-7699-4
762PagesPaperback extent
17ChaptersAcross two parts
27Stores20 countries
18,000+Books soldReaders worldwide
The case
Recruiting is not a collection of tactics. It is one connected practice.
Three commitments shape how the book is written, and they are the reason it survives on a desk rather than a shelf.
One connected practice
A sourcing decision quietly sets the terms of an interview weeks later. The chapters stay joined so a single choice can be followed from the first search string to the final scorecard.
Written to be re-opened
Read it in order once to see how the pieces fit. After that it behaves like a desk reference - a stalled search sends you back to search logic, a stalled process back to the intake meeting.
Methods that outlive the tools
Platforms rename their buttons every year. Search logic, careful research, relevant outreach, structured interviews, and evidence-based decisions keep working when a tool is retired.
Inside the volume
Seventeen chapters, in the order the work happens.
The complete contents are published so the book can be judged on its chapters rather than its cover.
Search fundamentals, modern research methods, sourcing tools, social networks, contact discovery, and OSINT.
History of recruitment
- Top skills for sourcers and recruiters
- An important skill of the 21st century
Sourcing fundamentals
- Sourcer, recruiter, or headhunter?
- Boolean search
- Advanced search operators
- File-type search
- Common search techniques
Google and search engines
- Resume search
- Google search strings
- Custom search engines
- Bing and other search engines
Sourcing tools
- Browsers and plugins
- Recruiting applications
- Turning everyday tools into sourcing tools
Social media and networks
- LinkedIn search and X-ray search
- Facebook, X, and Meetup
- GitHub, GitLab, and technical communities
- International and diversity sourcing
Other websites and research techniques
- Candidate email research
- Image research
- Working with less obvious public sources
OSINT techniques and tools
- What OSINT is
- Responsible public-source research
- Google Dorks and advanced operators
Candidate engagement, branding, interviews, stakeholder partnership, recruitment analytics, and long-term professional growth.
Your secret source of candidates
- Building and maintaining overlooked talent channels
LinkedIn
- Profile fundamentals
- Growing a useful network
- Invitations and messages
- Recognizing fake profiles
Branding
- Personal and employer branding
- Employee value proposition
- Brand ambassadors
- Employee advocacy and engagement
Job descriptions and storytelling
- Writing effective job advertisements
- Story structure
- Text and color in recruitment communication
- Emotion and different content formats
Candidate experience
- Candidate journey
- Engagement and nurturing
- Building useful talent networks
Candidates
- Knowing the target audience
- Passive candidates
- Influence, feedback, and ghosting
- Avoiding false ideas of the perfect hire
Recruitment
- Interview methods
- Hiring-manager partnership
- Intake meetings
- Referrals and internal hiring
- Talent mapping, cold outreach, and agile recruitment
Recruitment analytics
- Recruiting reports
- Quality of hire
- Cost of a bad hire
- Assessing sourcing performance
Recruiters
- Learning through conferences and mentors
- Information overload
- Sharing knowledge
- Building a sourcing support network
Epilogue
- Continuing to learn, test, and improve
Chapter list describes the print and eBook editions under ISBN 978-80-270-7699-4.
Open the detailed contentsWhat changes
Six shifts, and the chapters that deliver them.
Each subject is treated as part of the same operating system - never as a disconnected tactic bolted on afterwards.
Write outreach worth answering
Make relevance obvious and give a candidate a credible reason to reply at all.
Strengthen employer brand
Make every advert, message, and interview support the promise you make to the market.
Improve candidate experience
Set expectations, communicate clearly, and remove the uncertainty that costs you good people.
Align with hiring managers
Turn intake, feedback, and role definition into a partnership instead of a handoff.
Measure what matters
Connect activity to quality of hire, cost, and decisions the team can actually improve.
Written for
- Recruiters
- Talent sourcers
- Talent acquisition teams
- Recruiting leaders
- Hiring managers
The method
The book teaches the reasoning, not the button.
Here is a single search string of the kind Chapters 02 and 03 build from scratch. Select any part of it to see what the book explains about that decision - and why the same reasoning survives the next platform redesign.
See where this is coveredX-ray search
Query one site's public profiles directly through a general search engine, outside the platform's own ranking and result caps.
Quoted phrases, widened by OR
Quotation marks hold the words together so the engine stops matching people who merely mention both. OR widens the net without loosening the definition.
An explicit AND
Stating the operator instead of relying on the default makes the logic readable months later, and portable between engines that disagree about implied behaviour.
Grouping keeps a clause optional inside a required one
The brackets are the whole trick: location is required, but which location is not. Without them the engine silently re-reads your intent.
Subtraction is half of search
A leading minus removes the job-board noise that floods every people search. Most weak search strings are missing an exclusion, not a keyword.
Received
Useful enough to stay on the desk.
6 named testimonials, shown with the reviewer context supplied for publication.
Jan has written a practical reference guide for anyone in recruiting. Unlike most books on recruitment, Jan goes into detail on sourcing with practical examples. This book is a must-have for any new sourcer and a handy reference book for everyone working with sourcing talent.
Career-changing book
This book has the potential to change your career. By bridging useful tips with relatable stories, it allows readers to step outside their comfort zone and learn from the best in the industry. It is practical, informative, and valuable to anyone looking to reach their fullest potential.
Experience organized into one reference
Full Stack Recruiter is one of the most comprehensive and insightful guides to sourcing and recruiting. It brings together years of experience, insights, techniques, and methods that are a strong springboard for developing a career in recruitment.
A must-read book
With so much sourcing and recruiting content available, it can be hard to identify what is truly useful. This book belongs on the must-read shortlist for sourcers and recruiters who care about their professional development.
A fantastic read
I found this to be a fantastic read. Jan's book is suitable for people at different levels of sourcing experience. He explains the different ways of sourcing people in a simple and clear manner, which made the book a pleasure to read.
A wide-angle recruiting reference
Full Stack Recruiter provides comprehensive and up-to-date information about recruitment and sourcing. If you want to elevate your career and learn something new, this book is a valuable addition to your professional library.
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Who is this book for?
It is written for recruiters, sourcers, talent acquisition teams, recruiting leaders, and hiring managers. Newer practitioners get a clear foundation, while experienced readers can use the detailed examples as a practical reference.
What makes this book different?
The focus is practical application. The book connects sourcing techniques, recruitment processes, candidate experience, employer branding, interviews, and analytics with examples drawn from real recruiting work.
Will the book remain useful as recruiting tools change?
Platforms and interfaces change. The book concentrates on search logic, careful research, relevant outreach, structured interviews, stakeholder alignment, and evidence-based decisions - the methods that remain useful when a specific tool is replaced.
Is there an electronic edition?
Paperback and electronic editions are available through selected regional retailers. Availability and format vary by country, so use the where-to-buy page to select the most suitable store.
Do you offer bulk or team orders?
Yes. Teams looking for 20 or more copies can send a bulk-order enquiry. Include the quantity, country, and company so the request can be assessed quickly.
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Ready when you are
762 pages you will keep on the desk, not the shelf.
One purchase, seventeen chapters, and a reference you can open the next time a search stalls or a hiring manager asks for something you cannot yet explain.
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