Practical Recruitment Management eBook + Excel Template Pack

The Recruitment Field Manual Indian Recruiters Never Had

Most recruiters learn the job by watching a senior colleague, making mistakes and slowly building their own habits. Very few are given a system, and most are given no ATS, no paid tools and no budget.

Practical Recruitment Management is that missing system. It takes you through the full recruitment process step by step, using only free tools: Google Sheets, Gmail, Google Forms, WhatsApp Business and free LinkedIn. It is not theory. Every chapter ends in actions: do this, check this, record this, send this.

What You Get

• The ebook: 160 pages, 20 chapters in 5 parts, A4 PDF
• Excel Template Pack: an editable recruitment tracker with Roles, Pipeline and Dashboard tabs, plus an intake form, hiring funnel calculator, screening and interview scorecards, referral and talent-pool trackers, vendor scorecard, offer approval sheet, pre-joining planner and weekly report
• 31 ready templates: emails, WhatsApp messages, call scripts, scorecards, formulas and checklists you can copy and use the same day

What You Will Learn

Part A: Set Up Your Desk

Know exactly what a recruiter owns, the six numbers you are judged on, and how to build a free recruitment desk that works like an ATS in two hours.

Part B: Before You Source

Run a 25-question requirement intake that prevents rework, research any role in 60 minutes, plan your hiring funnel with real numbers, and write job ads people actually answer.

Part C: Launch and Source

The backbone of the book is the Day-0 multi-channel launch: switch on all nine sourcing channels within 48 hours. Build an employee referral system, master Boolean and X-ray search (with 25 ready search strings), and use social media, vendors, campuses, internal job postings and your own talent pool.

Part D: Screen to Joining

Screen with the 90-second CV scan, knockout questions and a 12-minute phone script. Coordinate interviews with a 24-hour feedback rule, negotiate offers, handle counter-offers and keep candidates warm through the notice period so they actually join.

Part E: Run It Like a Pro

Eight hiring playbooks (IT, sales, BPO, blue-collar, healthcare, finance, leadership and freshers), stakeholder reporting, five management metrics, compliance and ethics, and a 30-day plan to make the system your habit.

Built for Recruiters in India

• Three running cases follow you through every chapter: a Java developer in Bengaluru, field sales hiring in Lucknow and Kanpur, and a production supervisor in Pune
• Covers Tier 1, 2 and 3 cities, volume and blue-collar hiring
• Explains the Labour Codes 50% wage rule, appointment letters and DPDP Act basics for recruiters

Who This Book Is For

• In-house recruiters and HR executives who handle hiring without an ATS
• Agency and consultancy recruiters managing many roles at once
• Freelance recruiters working from a laptop and a phone
• Freshers in recruitment who were given targets but no training
• Founders and managers doing their own hiring

About the Author

Vishvas Yadav is the Founder of HR Calcy and an HR leader with more than 16 years of experience in HR, payroll, labour law and compliance. He is an alumnus of XLRI Jamshedpur and the author of Salary Calculation Under New Labour Codes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need an ATS or paid software?
No. Everything in the book works on free tools. Paid tools appear only in short optional boxes.

What format is the book?
A PDF ebook (A4, 160 pages) plus an Excel file that also opens in Google Sheets.

Is it suitable for beginners?
Yes. It starts from the basics, and experienced recruiters use it as a ready system and template library.

Is it updated for 2026?
Yes. Laws and free-tool limits are stated as on 30 September 2026.