Employer Branding, Trusted Talent Partnerships & The Power of Community — Live from IHR London
Welcome to a special RecTalk episode from IHR Live London!Host Nitin Sharma, founder of Rectools.io, brings you three powerful conversations recorded live at the UK’s leading in-house recruitment event. First, Neil Rudolph & Coel Taylor from Redknows share how global brands are using storytelling and authenticity to attract the right talent while reducing hiring costs. Expect insights on: * How to make your careers site speak to candidates, not customers * Why employer brand authenticity beats flashy campaigns * Real-world ROI: how one client cut agency spend and job board costs by improving their brand presence Then, Barbara Sutherland & Harpreet Pannum from EY unpack EY’s three-year transformation in tech recruitment — from the post-COVID hiring crisis to becoming true trusted advisors to their business stakeholders. Key discussion points: * Moving from a reactive “master-servant” recruiter model to strategic partnership * Empowering recruiters to challenge stakeholders with data and insights * Using risk and issue management to elevate TA conversations * How agencies shaped (and sometimes strained) internal TA relationships — and what EY did to fix it And finally, Dan Ashdown & Freddy Rhead from In-house Recruitment (IHR) wrap things up by diving into the value of IHR membership, networking, and professional growth through community. They discuss: * What’s included in an IHR membership — events, webinars, e-learning, templates & advisory tools * How the IHR Live Lounge and annual events connect 1,000+ TA professionals * Why learning, collaboration, and benchmarking against peers are the real keys to staying ahead in talent acquisition 🎯 Who This Episode Is For: * Talent Acquisition Leaders looking to strengthen their employer brand and stakeholder relationships * Recruitment Marketers keen to learn how storytelling drives authentic attraction * In-House Recruiters seeking inspiration on becoming trusted business advisors * HR & People Leaders eager to understand the latest in community-driven recruitment 🔗 Connect with the guests Neil Rudolph: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-rudolph/ Coel Taylor: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coeltaylor/ Barbara Sutherland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbarasutherland/ Harpreet Pannum: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpreet-pannum-5a6b98b2/ Dan Ashdown: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danashdown1/ Freddy Rhead: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freddy-rhead-8765b6268/ 🔗 Connect with the host Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/ Discover recruitment tools and services at Rectools.io: https://www.rectools.io/ Find out about the Recruitment Curry Club: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-recruitment-curry-club/ New episodes of RecTalk, Founder Diaries and Talking Talent drop every Wednesday and Friday. Listen on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/ 🔗 Get in touch with our sponsors Carl Jones — Konquest: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carl-jones-66093722/ Ben Fielding — Quinset: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benfielding/ Ross Thompson — Infinity Staff Global: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rossnthompson/ Matt Fox — Exitus Advisory: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-fox-50b10311/
