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Impressed by Vanessa's Ai expertise shared both on-line and at various industry conferences, I signed up for a 3 part Ai training course. I implemented the basics and secured senior appointment interv... See more
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Vanessa Raath is an exceptional talent sourcing trainer who brings deep expertise into every session. I learnt different sourcing techniques at our training. Vanessa Raath is undoubtedly one of the be... See more
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I was trained by Van 5 years ago and again this year - I still found myself amazed at the tips and sheer knowledge she shares. She shows you sourcing tricks you didn't know you needed. She is engaging... See more
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I work in Business Development but was encouraged to sit in on the training for sourcing with AI done by Vanessa. I was skeptical as this is not a needed skill for me in my role. How pleasantly surpri... See more
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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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Vanessa shared her valuable insight with the Zitko team over the three separate sessions. Engaging and thought provoking content on areas that we may have typically taken for granted in the past. Pace of the sessions was spot on. Tips and Tools really useful. Definitely recommend - thank you Vanessa!

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Vanessa is an excellent recruitment trainer and I thoroughly enjoyed our training session with her. It was engaging and educational. I would recommend her to anybody who wants to grow in recruitment!

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Vanessa's training was quite insightful and highly engaging. I wish the whole people in the world of recruitment will come across your teachings and their lives can be better. Thank you for such an impactful session!

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Vanessa! You say you are not a miracle worker, but you are a miracle TEACHER!
Thank you for a unique, insightful, and energetic training session. I enjoyed every minute!
The content was superb, the pace was great, and the jokes were hilarious 😃
I‘m recommending this to everyone!
I am looking forward to connecting in the future!

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WOW WOW, I enjoyed her energy so so much.. This is my first time working in recruitment and I must say that I learned alot...this was an amazing experience. I cant wait to start Networking. I know now how to use some tools that can only improve my skills.

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Great training, interactive and some fantastic insights, tips and workable, practical solutions

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Vanessa is personable and very engaging. Her sessions are not only interactive but they give you all the tips and tricks you could ever need to be utilising your time as a recruiter. Thank you Vanessa.

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As always a fantastic training course and experience with Vanessa. Her knowledge and experience in sourcing is second to none in my experience and her training has proved to be invaluable to our business. Thank you very much again Vanessa.

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I found Vanessa’s training very insightful. This is fantastic for someone just starting out in recruitment but also showed there’s lots more to learn and discuss for experienced recruiters too. Found the training engaging and provided us with lots of links to use for future reference too. Thanks Vanessa!

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Absolutely love training with Vanessa! She is so passionate and talented and blows my mind with her training content every time. I'm so grateful that she shares her knowledge and experience with the world. Her training is extremely insightful and valuable and I've learnt SO much. I would highly recommend training with V!

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Ive had the pleasure of meeting Vanessa in 2019 and have recently attended two of her courses. Her courses are packed with useful, informative, and up-to-date material that will only be a benefit in your career. Her sourcing knowledge is outstanding and I definitely walked away with tools and skills to help better my sourcing skills. I would highly recommend any recruiter out there who is looking to improve their skillset/knowledge within the recruitment industry. I look forward to further engaging with Vanessa.

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The best POWER Sourcing training course I have ever done . It was mind Blowing and amazing in how Vanessa shares her sourcing knowledge with the audience and how they absorb it. She had us mesmerized with this new approach and style. When we ask the tough questions, she has the answers!! I Highly recommend Vanessa's Sourcing training to ANYONE wanting to learn about Sourcing “the right way”.
Already putting this into good practice!
This training was invaluable and I am already seeing return on this investment.

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Amazing, insightful, educational, practical and easy to implement. Vanessa's training was worth every sent and an investment in our company and my skillset.

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I recently attended both the intermediate and advanced Recruitment training courses that Vanessa offers. The best way to describe the wealth of information that was shared with us is "mind absolutely blown".
The information obtained is phenomenal. The presentation was fun and interactive. Vanessa is a delight and her cheerfulness is contagious, this is the best training sessions I have attended. Not once did I feel like I was going to fall asleep, and taking into account that I have a teething baby and could do with a nap, that in itself says allot. It was gripping, fun and exciting, and left you wanting more after every break.
Thank you for all the info, the jokes and laughs and for your authenticity.

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I’m a better recruiter for completing Vanessa’s training. Truly inspiring and can’t wait for the next one!
Van has successfully managed to cover subject matter in a concise and digestible way in a couple of days, that would typically take years to master.
Full of tips, tools, tricks, and value-adds for novices and veterans alike to take your game to the next level.
100% recommend 👍👍

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Incredible experience with The Talent Hunter! Gained invaluable insight into some secret sourcing tips. Vanessa was absolutely incredible. She was unbelievably knowledgeable and added humour to her training which was great! She is an outstanding teacher and what she offers is worth every cent. Would highly recommend!!!

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Hands on, insightful and informative training on areas imperative to my daily output
thanks
Vanessa Raath

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The course was well planned and presented at a good pace. People actively participated and Vanessa dealt with questions and comments in an interactive and fun way.
I will recommend her training courses to any recruiter.

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