Unf*cking Work with Vanessa Raath | Podcast & Guest Blog for Work Pirates

This month James and Michelle, Owners of Work Pirates in the UK, speak to Vanessa Raath about unf*cking work. Vanessa is globally renowned for her contributions to the international Sourcing Community. She has delivered Keynotes across three continents and has trained teams based from Auckland to Seattle.  Vanessa launched her Talent Sourcing Training business in…

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Training and Mentorship for Recruiters | Guest on Manatal’s Podcast Ep 42

It was a pleasure to be invited to be a Guest on Manatal‘s Podcast. Mantal is an AI Recruitment Software designed to source and hire candidates faster. Tailored for HR teams, recruitment agencies, and headhunters. This is what they had to say about our time together: This week, Vanessa Raath of The Talent Hunter joins us to go deeper into…

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Brainfood Live On Air | Ep197 | Hiring in South Africa in 2023

Brainfood World Tour continues and this time we go to one of my favourite countries, which has one of my favourite recruiting communities – South Africa. There are challenges and problems with every country and region of the world, but I think it fair to say that Africa in general and perhaps South Africa in…

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New job? Go out there and introduce yourself to everyone | Guest on Radio 702

According to Vanessa Raath, prospective employees have to establish the environment that they will be working in and have proper orientation whether in person or virtually. She added that the human resources department should be upfront and share all the necessary information with prospective employees. It should not be the employee who is following up…

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Guest on the REC Podcast: Talking Recruitment

Episode 18: How to up your talent sourcing game: Tips from a global talent sourcing trainer Guest Speaker & Host: A recruiter wears many hats during their career – from being a marketer building brands and deploying marketing strategies to source the best talent, to forging long lasting relationships and partnerships with a wide range of…

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How can you make your CV STAND OUT? | Guest on Radio 702

make your cv stand out

A lot of people think it’s about putting [on your CV] what you studied, what your subjects were. As recruiters, we want to see what societies did you belong to. Did you hit up the debating team, were you a prefect? It’s all about finding out more about the person.

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How far is too far when setting the bait to attract passive candidates? | Guest appearance on The Recruitment Hackers podcast with Max Armbruster

In this podcast episode, Max and Global Talent Sourcing Trainer, Vanessa Raath explore non-traditional techniques for finding and hiring the right tech and non-tech candidates. Listen as they discuss tips for attracting unsuspecting talents and activating passive candidates. If you would prefer to read the transcript of our conversation you can do that here. If…

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Beyond the Template, Beyond the Resume – A Guest on Jobsync’s Webinar Series

There is a common sentiment among talent acquisition professionals when it comes to candidate outreach and engagement: personalization is key. Templates, old methodologies and automated messages come across as dull and lazy. Recruiters are already getting a bad rap so why are so many still using outdated techniques for communications? It’s time to move past…

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