vanessaraath.com

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Vanessa Raath is the Founder and Director of The Talent Hunter, a globally recognised talent sourcing training business she launched in 2019. As a former teacher turned recruiter, Vanessa blends education, empathy, and expert sourcing techniques to help r...

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Angelene Homan
Vanessa is an amazing trainer, from what I have heard, she is a genius. I am new to the recruitment

Vanessa is an amazing trainer, from what I have heard, she is a genius. I am new to the recruitment world and the training she gave was great. I learn`t so much even though my job spec is not a recruiter. I would highly recommend her to any business.

5
Date of experience: Apr 13, 2026
Rebecca Bradley
Vanessa is a genuine thought leader in AI and recruitment

🙌 If you get the chance to learn from Vanessa, take it. 🙌I recently completed some training with Vanessa covering AI within recruitment, candidate sourcing, and how we can genuinely enhance the way we work day to day. And I cannot praise her enough.Her enthusiasm for teaching is infectious. Her delivery is second to none. She has this brilliant ability to make sure that everyone around the learning table, regardless of where they're starting from, truly understands what she's communicating without ever making you feel like you should already know it. Considered, engaging, and never once patronising. Not an easy balance to strike, but she does it effortlessly.What I also really appreciated is that the support doesn't stop when the camera turns off. Questions emailed through afterwards? Answered. Guidance needed beyond the session? It's there. That kind of continued support is rare and it really does make a difference.Vanessa is a genuine thought leader in AI and recruitment, and if you're looking to get to grips with how AI can work for you in this industry rather than just hearing the noise around it, she's your person.Thank you Vanessa, we really do appreciate you. 💛

5
Date of experience: Mar 26, 2026
Tiago Larsen
A genuinely engaging training experience

One thing I’ve noticed with a lot of training sessions these days is how hard it can be to stay engaged, but that really wasn’t the case with Vanessa. From the start, I found myself fully locked in during her sessions.She has a great way of balancing solid, in-depth information with keeping things engaging, instead of just overwhelming you with content. It never felt like “information dumping,” which made a big difference.You can also tell she really knows her stuff. It’s always refreshing being taught by someone who’s genuinely confident and knowledgeable in what they’re sharing. I had quite a few “oh wow, I didn’t know that” moments during her sessions, which made the whole experience even more valuable.Overall, her sessions were not just informative, but actually enjoyable, which is a rare find.

5
Date of experience: Mar 23, 2026
Michael Ellis
Eye opener

A wonderful experience that was very enlightening and demonstrated various alternative search strategies and very helpful tips leveraging AI.

5
Date of experience: Mar 23, 2026
Allan Latta
Real usable skills…

Over the last four years I have attended a number of training sessions with a number of providers that taught me very little I can use. The three sessions with Vanessa have given me skills that I did not have before. Real skills that will make me a better Recruiter and have given me searching skills I never had before. Thank you Vanessa and all the best.

5
Date of experience: Mar 23, 2026
Jamie Delsing
Working with Vanessa Raath was a game-changer for our team

Working with Vanessa Raath was a game-changer for our team.We recently had her lead a training on AI recruiter searching techniques. I’ve been in this industry a long time, so I don’t say this lightly—it was incredibly impactful.Vanessa has a rare ability to take something that can feel overwhelming and make it practical, relevant, and easy to apply in real recruiting workflows. No fluff just real, effective ideas you can use immediately.Every member of my team walked away with new strategies and, more importantly, a higher level of confidence in using AI as a true sourcing partner.Vanessa is the real deal—sharp, engaging, and loaded with insights that actually work.

5
Date of experience: Mar 10, 2026
James Delsing
Our session with Vanessa was awesome

Our session with Vanessa was awesome, Truly an AI Guru. Also, If you have any follow up questions about the session she responds immediately. I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to grow their knowledge in AI.

5
Date of experience: Mar 10, 2026
Angelene Homan
Vanessa Raath recruiment/AI training

Vanessa is an amazing trainer, from what I have heard, she is a genius. I am new to the recruitment world and the training she gave was great. I learn`t so much even though my job spec is not a recruiter. I would highly recommend her to any business.

5
Date of experience: Mar 09, 2026
Hilda Harris
Want to get creative and source passive talent no one else can find? Go no further

Vanessa is an engaging presenter and clearly a deep expert in creative sourcing of specialist candidates. Her courses are easy to consume; you can dip in and out of the bite sized lessons that make up each modules and come back in and pick up any time where you left off. I need to know what other modules she’s made now I want more!!excellent up to date training for those of us bored of the usual suspects for passive talent source and nurture:

5
Date of experience: Jul 04, 2025
Mainard Walker
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I find Vanessa fun, engaging and brimming over with energy and knowledge about her field! It's always a delight to work with her and learn from her! - Thanks, Van - looking forward to many more shared experiences and engagements!

5
Date of experience: May 05, 2025

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  • Vanessa Raath is the Founder and Director of The Talent Hunter, a globally recognised talent sourcing training business she launched in 2019. As a former teacher turned recruiter, Vanessa blends education, empathy, and expert sourcing techniques to help recruiters level up their game.

    Since founding The Talent Hunter, she’s trained thousands of recruiters from over 100 countries and delivered keynotes on five continents. Her training helps teams uncover hidden talent, build standout personal brands, and create outreach that actually gets responses. In 2023, after building a five-month waiting list for her training, she launched The Talent Hunter Online Academy — a self-paced platform that now sells courses before they even go live.

    In 2024, Vanessa added a new string to her bow: AI for Recruiters Workshops. These interactive sessions guide recruiters through prompt mastery, digital avatar creation, and custom GPT building, showing them how to work smarter (not harder) in an AI-driven world. She’s now trained hundreds of recruitment teams to harness AI without losing the human touch.

    Vanessa is hands-on in every part of her business: building new content, testing tools, and staying ahead of the sourcing curve. When she’s not leading a workshop or recording new lessons, you’ll find her on a beach walk or in the South African bush, capturing wildlife through her camera lens.
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