Publications
Published: UK Recruiter’s Brilliant Women in Recruitment and HR Series – Vanessa Raath
It was a real honour to be featured on UK Recruiter‘s Blog for Women’s Month in March. I was highlighted alongside some very successful and wonderful women like Katrina Collier, Andrea Kirby, and Jackye Clayton. Thanks so much to Louise Triance for asking me to part of this incredible initiative. Please read the full article…
Read MorePublished: Tech the Halls: Using Dev.to For Tech Recruiting with RecruitingDaily
It was an honour to collaborate with Jackye Clayton and several other Top Sourcers on the 12 Days of Christmas Project with RecruitingDaily. I encourage you to go and read everyone’s articles as they are all incredibly insightful when it comes to Tech Sourcing. Here is my article and 10 minute interview with Jackye –…
Read MorePublished: SHRM – Recruiters Hire Locally for Global Work
It’s a real honour, and has been a lifelong ambition of mine, to be published by an Organisation like SHRM – The Society for Human Resource Management. I was invited to be part of an international panel for the Talent42 Digital Conference to discuss the movement of Talent now that most people are comfortable working…
Read MorePublished: ERE.net – This Is How I’m Staying Relevant As a Talent Acquisition Professional
A big thank you to my friend Vadim Liberman, the editor of TLNT (Talent Management & HR) & ERE.net for asking me to write a Guest Blog for him. Here it is and I hope that you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. How do you stay positive and encouraging with…
Read MorePublished: Wizard Sourcer – Interview Spotlight with Vanessa Raath
If you are a Sourcer and you do not know Jonathan Kidder or his blog, Wizard Sourcer – you are missing out! Here’s the first few paragraphs from his interview with me – hope you enjoy it: I had the opportunity to interview the legendary Vanessa Raath. I had the chance to see her speak at…
Read MorePublished: Recruiting Brainfood – 20 questions with Vanessa Raath
I was featured on Hung Lee’s Recruiting Brainfood with a fun 20 questions engagement! This was an incredible honour and writing this article took way longer than you could ever imagine! Do you remember a time when you were happiest as a child? Where were you, who were you with and what were you doing?My happiest…
Read MorePublished: IOL Business Report – Blending work and your life
Source: IOL Business Report There is an importance that can be attached to having a work-life blend. Bend? Yes, I know what you are thinking – didn’t I mean to say balance? The answer is no, I am keeping up with the times and now looking at a Blend as opposed to a Balance. In…
Read MorePublished: SourceCon – An African’s Take on #SourceCon Europe
I had butterflies the size of albatrosses in my stomach as I said farewell to my family at the airport the Sunday before the first ever SourceCon in Europe. I knew that as the only African attending the conference that I would need to pack my A-Game to make friends quickly. For ten years, I…
Read MorePublished: SourceCon – The Pros and Cons of Working for a Staffing Agency
Working at a staffing agency is definitely unlike working in most other companies. The pace in a staffing agency is both frenetic and frantic, from early in the morning until often very late at night. It has been a while since I worked in a staffing agency and even though I look back fondly on…
Read MorePublished: Sourcecon – The Challenge of Recruiting Sales People
I firmly believe that recruiting is something that is in your blood. You cannot be a halfhearted recruiter and be successful in the role. If you are passionate about recruitment and love to help others, you will be successful in this career by default. I firmly believe that I fall into the latter category. I…
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