ERA Webinar with Vanessa Raath
Thursday 22nd January 2026 @ 12pm-1pm
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“Prompt Like a Pro: GenAI Skills Every Executive Researcher Needs in 2026”
Whether you’re deep in retained search or mapping the market for unicorns, GenAI can either be your competitive advantage – or your biggest time-waster.In this live session with Vanessa Raath, we’ll go way beyond ChatGPT 101 and show you exactly how Executive Researchers are getting ahead in 2026 using smarter prompts, better LLMs, and deep research capabilities that don’t compromise on nuance or ethics.
What we’ll cover (with live demos):
- Which GenAI tools actually work for search
- What “deep research” looks like across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity to name a few
- How to prompt like a talent sourcing strategist, not a spreadsheet assistant
- Why your AI outputs aren’t always what you are looking for (and how to fix that)
- How to integrate GenAI into your workflow without losing the human touch.
Perfect for:
- Executive Researchers who want to move faster (without cutting corners)
- Talent Intelligence & Mapping pros looking to scale their insight
- Anyone tired of generic outputs and “meh” AI shortcuts
Bring your curiosity, bring your pain points — and bring your brain.
Because AI is great at the what… but we’ll always own the why.
ERA Members free
Guest non member £50
ERA Webinar with Sam Fletcher and Toby Culshaw
Wednesday 10th December 2025 @ 12pm-1pm
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‘Christmas TI-dings: How researchers and recruiters can use Talent Intelligence or transition their careers’ with Sam Fletcher and Toby Culshaw
In this fireside chat, Toby and Sam will discuss the emerging field of Talent Intelligence. You will hear how they both transitioned their careers from research and talent acquisition into the talent intelligence space at companies including Philips, Amazon, PayPal, and Coca-Cola HBC and how others have made that change. They will also be providing examples of how research and talent acquisition professionals can understand and use talent intelligence to support their work, and develop new skills.
Sam Fletcher
Bio: Sam Fletcher is the Head of Research and Talent Intelligence at Coca-Cola HBC and is the former Head of Talent Intelligence at PayPal where he established the Talent Intelligence function, analysing trends in the global business, economy, and employment marketplace. His experience includes leading location strategy and skills-related projects and he previously worked with clients in the technology and financial services sectors on executive search and consulting engagements such as workforce localisation, organisational design, and location studies. Sam is interested in the power of technology and data to transform the world of work and has been a keynote speaker on AI, Blockchain and data in HR. Sam is also the Co-Chair of the Executive Research Association committee and founder of the Northern Talent Intelligence Network.
Toby Culshaw
Bio: Toby Culshaw is Vice President of Talent Intelligence Strategy at Lightcast. He is the former Talent Pipeline Strategy & Intelligence Leader at Worldwide Amazon Stores, and Global Head of Talent Intelligence and Executive Recruitment Research at Royal Philips. Named by Recruiter Magazine as one of the 11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters in 2017 and has consistently ranked every year to until being inducted into their Hall of Fame this year. Toby is author of “Talent Intelligence: Use Business and People Data to Drive Organizational Performance” and an international speaker on sourcing, executive research and talent intelligence. Founder of the Talent Intelligence Collective and a co-host of the Talent Intelligence Collective Podcast.
ERA Members free
Guest non member £50
ROTY Award – Online Ceremony
You are invited to join us on Wednesday 1st October 2025 12pm-12.30pm for a virtual award ceremony where we will proudly present this year’s winner of The Gillian Young Memorial Award for the Researcher of the Year.
The ceremony is open to all award applicants and ERA members.
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Applications for the award are now closed, but as a reminder, further details on the award can be found here: https://theera.org/the-gillian-young-memorial-award-for-the-researcher-of-the-year/
With special thanks to our generous sponsors, Parkhouse Bell.