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Recruitment Influencers Dominating the Atlas30 Report for February 2025

With 2025 underway in earnest, it’s time to take a cursory look at the beginning of the year and the hottest recruitment influencers making a splash in the industry. While some focus on recruitment strategies, others offer insider tips and tricks to power your recruiting efforts. All of them, however, are starting the year off with a bang, so let’s dive right into it!

Who are the top recruitment influencers for February 2025?

As the new year is a time for reflecting, these influencers took it upon themselves to look inward and share useful advice with their networks. Keep reading to discover practical hacks to take your recruitment above and beyond in 2025.

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Joel Lalgee points out that context is always king in recruitment

Job hunts can get frantic and you’ll often be pressed for time. And as Joel points out in his LinkedIn page, a typo shouldn’t stand between the best-fit candidate and your role.

Joel has seen his fair share of colourful resumes like all recruitment influencers. Some had impeccable grammar and slick designs—others, not so much. What separates Joel from your run-of-the-mill recruiter is that he goes beyond the surface-level information.

Typos aren’t the best way to establish first impressions. But they should also not be an end-all and be-all determining whether a candidate is viable for your role.

Joel’s post sheds an important light: a resume is a breakdown of one’s professional journey so far. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s advice worth remembering the next time you run an executive search and run into a top-tier candidate with a typo on their resume.

Hishem Azzouz reminds us that recruitment is a marathon, not a sprint

Recruitment experts and their skill sets are what make good companies great. Hishem’s post on how recruiters shape the companies they work with is truly profound.

As one great hire snowballs into another, companies become better for it. Whether through LinkedIn recruitment or another channel entirely, apply Hishem’s words of wisdom to your next executive search.

Carolyn Christie’s top LinkedIn recruitment advice? Cross your T’s and dot your I’s

How often do you come across great candidates but can’t get in touch with them? Phone calls may seem antiquated but they’re still the best way to reach people directly.

Like all top-ranking recruitment influencers, Carolyn uses her posts to spark conversations with her LinkedIn followers. As you can imagine, opinions are mixed, but one thing is for certain: due diligence and accurate contact information go a long way.

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Greg Savage sheds vital light on the less glamourous side of recruitment—telling candidates ‘No’

Take it from one of the top recruitment influencers—not every candidate will pan out. But that shouldn’t stop you from letting them know about it. As Greg Savage points out in his recent post, candidates deserve both good and bad news—promptly.

Many of your candidates will have eggs in multiple professional baskets. They’ll want to know where they stand as the decisions are made, not days or weeks after the fact.

While you may not always have the time to speak to them by phone, an email will do. Just make sure it’s personalized and sincere rather than cold and automated.

Be the one to turn the tide and reach out to your candidates even if the news isn’t in their favour. Being polite doesn’t cost anything, and candidates always remember recruiters who give them timely updates.

Sean Anderson’s February 2025 tip? Be authentic and you’re halfway there

Keeping it ‘real’ can go a long way—recruitment is no different. With so many recruitment influencers, it’s tough to stand out. Sean has his thoughts on the topic, which he recently shared on his LinkedIn profile.

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Who are the top growing recruitment influencers for February 2025?

Here’s the breakdown of the top growing voices in influencer recruiting. Their transformative content garnered the attention of recruitment industry professionals, kicking off an insightful 2025. Let’s take a look at the standouts.

Thomas Warner’s take on cold outreach? Getting a smile out of your prospect goes a long way

A little bit of humour never hurt anyone. Especially if it’s self-referential. In the case of Thomas Warner’s viral LinkedIn post, he points out one of the funnier direct messages he received recently.

Cold outreach isn’t anything new in recruitment. In fact, many recruitment influencers spend hours sourcing candidates on LinkedIn and similar platforms searching for that one big break.

Thomas drew attention to his profile in February 2025 by pointing out just how low-effort some of these messages can get. If you’re serious about capturing people’s attention, you’ll have to do better than that.

James Whitelock highlights just how employer branding matters

Must-listen podcasts from February 2025’s top recruitment influencers

Looking to get the low-down on the latest recruitment trends on the go? Here are a few noteworthy podcasts to tune into this month!

Chad Sowash explores the role of AI in the future of recruitment

‘What’s the role of AI in XYZ?’ has been the topic of discussion in every industry under the sun. And on one of February 2025’s top episodes of The Chad and Cheese Podcast, Chad Sowash and his guests dive deep into AI in recruitment. 

With admin-free, AI-powered ATSs like Atlas disrupting the industry, what does the future hold for tried and tested processes? What’s the recruiter’s role in a future where recruitment admin doesn’t exist? Most importantly, how does AI lead to faster, smarter hiring?

Benjamin Mena uncovers the ins and outs of AI agents in recruitment

With AI being such a hot topic, it’s no wonder The Elite Recruiter Podcast also explored the state of recruitment in a February 2025 episode. Instead of discussing high-level trends, however, they drilled down on AI agents and their role in recruitment.

In an increasingly competitive market, using every tool at your recruitment disposal is a must. And with AI agents, you can have half of your work, the admin half, done for you. As one of the top recruitment influencers, Ben and his guest discuss optimizing your recruitment pipeline with AI agents and just how transformative their inclusion in your processes can become.

Grab your insights from the top recruitment influencers

This year’s kicked off on a high note, with plenty of valuable takeaways from the world’s best recruitment influencers. The key takeaway? 

AI is here to stay, however, it’s not the silver bullet many feared it would be. Instead, recruiters still take centerstage and their expertise, powered by AI, means that a new age of recruitment is on the horizon.

Looking for even more practical tips and trends from the industry’s top recruitment experts? Check out our December 2024 recruitment influencer breakdown and our special HOXO – Atlas top recruiters ranking to dive into even more actionable insights.