Publications
Empowering People and Finding Top Talent: Insights from Vanessa Raath, an interview with Skillfill GmbH
Vanessa Raath is a global Talent-Sourcing Trainer. But before that, she was a schoolteacher in the UK, a scuba diving instructor in places like Thailand and Zanzibar, and an agency recruiter in South Africa. The Talent Hunter is Vanessa’s one-stop Talent Sourcing Training Company, where she sources top talent across the globe while training others…
Read MoreCandidate Communication – Being Creative in Your Outreach | Guest on Jobsync’s Marketing Roundtable
It’s the heat of August, the last days of summer, and Vanessa Raath, in her peak of winter (coming to us all the way from South Africa) joined us to talk about talking, what to say and more importantly how to say it to get candidates to engage. This talent shortage isn’t going away any…
Read MoreHow to Be a Good Manager to Freelancer Sourcers, and What You Should Expect If You Want To Go Freelance
This was the title of the recent article that I have been working on with the brilliant crew from AmazingHiring. 🌎❤ Some of the points that we touched on were:🔻As a Freelance Sourcer, you need to be aware of any potential pitfalls that could make your project end with either party being disappointed🔻As a Sourcing…
Read MorePublished: 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…
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