RecTalk at RecFest: Connecting the Recruitment Industry & TA Conversations | Screenloop

This week, RecTalk heads to RecFest UK for a lively, unscripted conversation hosted by Nitin Sharma and Sean Kennedy — bringing together some of the biggest personalities from across the recruitment and talent acquisition community.Joining Nitin and Sean is Screenloop founder Akbar Karenga, plus Giulia Sciota, Kalpesh Baxi, Jo Major and Barbara Marinakis for a fun-filled RecFest episode focused on the people, conversations and connections that make the recruitment industry tick.Recorded live at RecFest, the conversation covers what makes the event so special, the importance of bringing different parts of the recruitment ecosystem together, the value of genuine face-to-face conversations and why connecting people remains at the heart of the industry.There’s also plenty of RecFest banter — from first-time attendees and the infamous recruitment merch competition to Screenloop’s last-minute sponsorship, creative merch ideas, customer success and what it takes to stand out at one of the recruitment industry's biggest events.Nitin and Sean also catch up with Screenloop, who are co-sponsoring RecTalk at RecFest this year alongside NOVA by Dweet and Zyverno, discussing their experience at the event, their approach to connecting with the recruitment community and their ambitions for future RecFest appearances.Plus, there are plenty of industry shout-outs and some very questionable merch-related debates.WHO THIS EPISODE IS FOR• Recruitment and talent acquisition professionals who want to hear what the industry is talking about at RecFest.• Recruitment leaders and agency owners interested in building stronger connections across the industry.• HR and TA technology providers looking to understand how vendors can engage authentically with the recruitment community.• Anyone who enjoys the less polished, more human side of recruitment conversations.• RecFest regulars — and anyone considering attending for the first time.GUESTSAkbar Karenga: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akbarkarenga/Giulia Sciota: https://www.linkedin.com/in/giuliasciota/Kalpesh Baxi: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpesh-baxi/Jo Major: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jomajordiversityinrecruitment/Barbara Marinakis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-varvara-marinakis-033807144/HOSTSSean Kennedy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanthetaguy/Nitin Sharma: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nitin-rectools/SPONSORED BYNOVA by Dweet — Define what good looks like. Screen, source, and shortlist talent automatically. Nova works with your hiring team to build structured scoring criteria for each role, then screens every applicant, resurfaces past candidates, and finds new ones automatically.https://nova.dweet.com/Zyverno — builds Frontline Hiring Intelligence for logistics, care, hospitality and retail: the sectors where a single vacancy can attract hundreds of applications that never get properly assessed. Its AI agent, Lina, conducts structured screening interviews against manager-defined criteria and returns ranked, scored shortlists. Lina screens and ranks. Hiring managers make every decision.https://www.zyverno.app/Screenloop — is the all-in-one ATS built for SMEs. Replace your scattered stack of tools, from ATS to interview intelligence, scheduling, scorecards, and note-taking tools with one intuitive platform. Backed by AI time-saving features and an award-winning support team. That way, you save time, cut tooling costs, and make smarter hiring decisions faster.https://www.screenloop.com/Find out more about RecFest UK: https://recfest.com/uk/Discover recruitment tools and services: https://www.rectools.io/Listen to RecTalk on another platform: https://rectalk.co.uk/#RecTalk #RecFest #RecFestUK #Recruitment #TalentAcquisition #TA #RecruitmentIndustry #HRTech #RecruitmentTech #Screenloop #NOVAbyDweet #Zyverno #Rectools