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 customersWhy employer brand authenticity beats flashy campaignsReal-world ROI: how one client cut agency spend and job board costs by improving their brand presenceThen, 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 partnershipEmpowering recruiters to challenge stakeholders with data and insightsUsing risk and issue management to elevate TA conversationsHow agencies shaped (and sometimes strained) internal TA relationships — and what EY did to fix itAnd 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 toolsHow the IHR Live Lounge and annual events connect 1,000+ TA professionalsWhy 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 relationshipsRecruitment Marketers keen to learn how storytelling drives authentic attractionIn-House Recruiters seeking inspiration on becoming trusted business advisorsHR & People Leaders eager to understand the latest in community-driven recruitment🔗 Connect with the guestsNeil 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 hostNitin 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 these recommended suppliersCarl 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/#RecTalk #Rectools #RecruitmentPodcast #EmployerBranding #InHouseRecruitment #TalentAcquisition #IHRLive #EY #RedKnows #RecruitmentStrategy #TACommunity #RecruitmentEvents