Hi, I'm Vanessa
I work with companies globally to identify the best talent & I train Talent Acquisition Teams to source their own talent.
I'm also an international Keynote Speaker, an accomplished Emcee & Employer / Personal Brand Specialist.

Hi I'm Vanessa.
I work with companies globally to source candidates and train teams how to source their own.
I'm also an international Keynote Speaker and Career Brand Specialist & Coach.
Are you ready to chat with Vanessa?
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Pivoting Through a Pandemic – The Vanessa Raath Story
I have many things to be grateful for in my life but one of my greatest blessings…
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…
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….
Webinar: 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…
Podcast: 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…
Webinar: 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…
Conference 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,…
Podcast: 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!…
Podcast: 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…
Diversity Sourcing Training
I have had such an incredible time collaborating with my good friend, Balazs Paroczay on our Diversity…
Published: 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…
Webinar: 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…