Podcasts
Radio Interview: 702 Talk Radio – Hiring for Skills vs Character
It was a wonderful surprise to receive a phone call from South Africa’s Top Talk Radio Station asking if I would be a guest on their show. I was interviewed by the unflappable Clement Manyathela and I gave advice about whether Companies should be hiring for Skills or hiring for Attitude. It was an awesome debate with good points…
Read MoreWebinar: The Art of Sourcing with Vanessa Raath & Suky Sodhi (Live Recording)
In this video, Suky invites Vanessa Raath (“Queen of Sourcing”) to speak about sourcing and how it can be both effective and efficient. Vanessa Raath is a global sourcing trainer and talent sourcer from South Africa. She loves training people and sharing her expertise with recruitment professionals all over the world. Suky and Vanessa talk…
Read MorePodcast: The Sourcing Lowdown Podcast – Vanessa’s Talent Sourcing Journey
It was an absolute pleasure to be asked by Evelyn Egan from Visage Jobs to be a Guest on her Sourcing Lowdown Podcast. I met Evelyn in Budapest in 2018, at the first every SourceCon Europe Conference. We clicked immediately and have maintained a great friendship, albeit online, ever since. This is how Evelyn describes…
Read MoreWebinar: POPIA & Data Privacy for Recruiters with Shane McCusker
It was an absolute pleasure to record this webinar with my good friend Shane McCusker, from Intelligence Software. Shane and I have known each other for years through the international Sourcing & Recruiting Communities and we have developed a very good rapport over the years. Here is how Shane framed our conversation: “I’m delighted to…
Read MoreConference Presentation: What are you doing to ensure that you stand out in IT? @ DevConf Live 2020
DevConf has been a Conference that had been on my radar for several year. To be honest, I love any event that is Community driven. Here is what the Organisers of DevConf have to say about themselves: DevConf is a community-driven, professional software developer focused, one-day conference hosted annually. DevConf provides professional software developers with…
Read MorePodcast: The Carmen Murray Show – Career Experts share Job-Searching Tips
If you haven’t found a job yet, keep looking and maybe think about changing your search strategy! It was a pleasure to be a guest on Carmen Murray’s Podcast this week. This was in connection with a presentation that Deborah Hartung and I did for the Henley Business School‘s Job Reset Fest. This is what…
Read MorePodcast: Recruiting Trailblazers – Sourcing Outside LinkedIn & Online Brand Building
It was an absolute pleasure to record this podcast with the wonderful Marcus Edwardes. I first chatted with Marcus after he interviewed a great friend on mine, Mike Cohen aka Batman on his Recruiting Trailblazers Podcast. You can listen to their amazing discussion about how to ‘Upgrade your Outreach Messaging Superpowers’ here. Marcus has also…
Read MoreWebinar: WeAreKeen – How to Improve your Diversity Sourcing Strategy
In this webinar, Vanessa and Balazs will be looking at how recruiters and sourcers can improve how they identify and reach out to diverse candidates in order to network and collaborate with people from minority groups. They will be giving away tangible ideas on how diverse sourcing can be implemented more effectively and efficiently by…
Read MorePodcast: The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast – Nurturing Online Communities
As a LONG time listener of The Recruiting Brainfood Podcast and a huge admirer of Hung Lee, I was delighted when he invited me to be a guest on his podcast. Hung had recently visited South Africa and he presented at my SourceCon South Africa Chapter meeting in Johannesburg. He was amazed at the community…
Read MoreRadio Interview: 702 Talk Radio – Becoming more Employable
It was a wonderful surprise to receive a phone call from South Africa’s Top Talk Radio Station asking if I would be a guest on their show. I was interviewed by the unflappable Clement Manyathela and I gave advice to Job Seekers who were in need of some guidance. I hope to be invited back…
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