Blog Archives - Vanessa Raath

Confessions of a Lazy Recruiter: How AI-Driven Recruitment Makes Life Easier 🙏🏼

TL;DR 📝 🤔 Let’s Be Honest—No One Dreams of Becoming a Recruiter I didn’t plan to be a Recruiter. One minute, I was a PADI Scuba Diving Instructor in Zanzibar 🏝️; the next, I was back home, taking a recruitment job because my parent’s spare bedroom wasn’t exactly an ideal long-term option for any of…

How to Become a Recruiter: A Practical Guide to Thriving in Talent Acquisition

Have you ever found yourself scrolling through job listings, wondering, Who’s actually behind all these hiring decisions? If so, you might just have what it takes to be a recruiter! Recruiters aren’t just résumé matchmakers—they’re the powerhouses connecting talent with opportunity, the middle ground between candidates and companies. If you’ve ever thought about stepping into…

AI Training Courses for Any Industry: Work Smarter, Not Harder

🚀 AI is here to transform your workflow, not replace you! Whether you’re a business leader, entrepreneur, creative professional, or corporate team member, my AI training courses will equip you with the skills to use AI effectively, automate tasks, and even build your own digital presence using AI avatars. Why Learn how to use AI…

The Future of Talent Sourcing: Brand Building, Community Nurturing & Expert Networking

AI is changing the recruitment game. But here’s the thing: AI won’t replace great recruiters—it will replace the ones who don’t adapt. So, what is the future of talent sourcing? Read on to find out. I recently had the pleasure of speaking at MatcHR 2025, where I broke down the three pillars that will help…

AI Tools for Recruiters

AI is taking over recruitment—but not in the way you think. While AI tools for recruiters won’t replace great talent professionals, they will make our jobs easier, faster, and more efficient. The problem? There are too many tools out there, and not all of them deliver what they promise. That’s where I come in. I’ve…

Will AI Replace Recruiters?

I’ve heard this question more times than I can count. If you’re in recruitment, you’ve probably been asked—maybe even harassed—by people sounding the Doomsday alarms:💀 “Robots are going to take your job!” 💀 So, will AI replace Recruiters? I think you might be surprised by my answer! They say it like they’re reading from an…

How to Build Your Own GPT in 10 minutes (Without Any Coding!)

I’m Vanessa Raath, and if you don’t know me yet, I’m a Talent-Sourcing Trainer with a deep passion for AI. Today, I want to walk you through how to build your own GPT, a move that’s been an absolute game-changer for me. This post is based on a video from my YouTube Channel—if you’d rather…

Diversity Sourcing Training

I have had such an incredible time collaborating with my good friend, Balazs Paroczay on our Diversity Sourcing Training Workshop. I cannot tell you have many ‘belly laughs’ we have shared while putting this together! 2021 is our year my friend! 🙂 We believe that there is an incredible need for Sourcers, Researchers and Recruiters…

5 Job Interview Tips to Ace your next Interview (Without Sounding Like a Robot!)

Let’s be honest— job interviews can be nerve-wracking. But with the right preparation, you can walk in feeling confident, make a killer first impression, and (hopefully) walk out with an offer. I always tell my candidates that preparation is key. That’s why I make sure they have all the details: the company’s website, the names…

5 reasons to remove your cover letter

Did you send a cover letter with your last CV? Was it aligned to the role that you were applying for? In my humble opinion, the cover letter, along with the handwritten calligraphy CV, have become recruitment artefacts. I hope by the end of this article you will understand why I feel so strongly about…