Posts Tagged ‘Sourcing’
Candidate 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 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…
Read MoreBeyond 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 Recruiters are already getting a bad rap so why are so many still using outdated techniques for communications?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…
Read MoreGlobal Talent Sourcing | As a Guest on Shally’s Alley
It’s always such a pleasure and an honour to be invited onto someone else’s Podcast as a Guest! This week I was a guest on Shally’s Alley run by the dynamic Shally Steckerl. “Van talks about international sourcing, what to avoid, and how to get results even if you don’t speak the language.” Have a…
Read MoreSourcing Without Borders – Recruitee Event Panel Discussion
At TGTHR, we were joined by Alla Pavlova, Brian Fink, and Vanessa Raath, who shared tips on how to reach and engage a global talent pool, whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. KEY TAKEAWAYS Be human through meaningful personalization Consider the interests and aspirations of your candidate. Is this job the next logical step for…
Read MoreDUELING SOURCERS PRO TIP: Vanessa Raath uses ‘inanchor’ for her Boolean searches
In a recent episode of Dueling Sourcers, the educational video series from TechRecruit providing tips, secrets, and hacks for sourcers everywhere, Vanessa Raath and Mark Tortorici provided a number of great ideas to their viewers. Vanessa explained how she just learned about using the Boolean search string term “inanchor” in searches to help find more…
Read MoreBrainfood Live On Air – Ep158 – Recession Proofing Your Recruitment Career
If you’ve been following the market, the news is looking increasingly grim – record inflation, energy prices, increase taxation, tech hiring freezes, stock market collapse and the possible end of crypto – it’s looking like the good times have ended already. As recruiters, we are often the first to feel the effects of the economy,…
Read MoreBrainfood Live On Air – Ep157 – How to Organise a Sourcing Jam!
“The true mission of a great Recruiter is to get EVERYONE in the business operating as a Recruiter; after all, they are the ones with the strongest networks of relevant talent! One of the ways to activate the company ‘recruiting muscle’ is to organise a Sourcing Jam – a half or full-day session where a…
Read MoreFinding Talent others can’t – The Recruitment Network Podcast
It was an absolute pleasure to chat with Gordon Stoddart from The Recruitment Network in the UK. I have been doing some work with TRN for a few months now and I am so enjoying collaborating with them. Here is their Episode Description: Joining us this week is Vanessa Raath, known as The Talent Hunter.…
Read MoreVanessa Raath & James Hornick: Double Trouble – Recruiting Trailblazers 1 Year Anniversary
I was delighted when Marcus Edwardes, of Recruiting Trailblazers fame, invited me to be a guest on his One Year Anniversary Podcast! Marcus and I hit it off from the outset and we often chat about the World of Recruitment via our offline channels too. This is what Marcus had to say about this episode:…
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