Why Real Links?

As the world continues to shift, ways of working have changed dramatically. Employee referrals and internal mobility are undoubtedly becoming an increasingly critical part of recruitment strategy on a local and global scale.

Real Links believes that problems are solved faster as a community. We value being a part of the HR and Talent Acquisition space, and we proactively encourage peer to peer learning and honest feedback within our client and contact base, leading to agile change and community driven innovation.

Real Links mission: "Community driven innovation that helps companies hire great talent now and identify and engage candidates of the future."

Leadership team

Sam Davies

Founder and CEO

Following a spell in recruitment, Sam qualified as a corporate solicitor at BCLP, moving on to White & Case where he managed large teams on deals for global corporations. The idea for Real Links was in fact born when Sam was referred into White & Case. He realised how beneficial the referral process is for candidates and discovered that companies across the board actively wanted to increase employee referrals. Sam's belief is the reliance and expenditure on recruitment consultancies needs to be disrupted, and that Real Links should be an integral part of the HR tech revolution.

Paul Maxin

Real Links Board Adviser

Founding Director at MaxIntalent and previously interim Director of Resourcing, NHS Improvement; VP Talent Acquisition, Publicis Sapient; Global Resourcing Director, Unilever.

Chad Sowash

Real Links Board Adviser

Co-founder and co-host of ChadCheese.com Podcast – HR's Most Dangerous Podcast. Previously Director Veteran Recruiting, Randstad Sourceright; Chief Experience Officer, Recruit Military; VP National Labor Exchange, DirectEmployers Association.

Bill Boorman

Real Links Board Adviser

Lead Adviser at diversity tech provider ProvenBase. Strategic Adviser, VONQ; Operating Board Member, HR Open Source; Adviser, CandidateID and previously lead adviser at employee referrals tech provider RolePoint.

Clair Bush

Real Links Board Adviser

Marketing Director, Ph. Creative and Marketing Advisor, Udder Talent Technology. Previously Content Director, Recruitment Agency Expo; Strategy Director, Logic Melon; International Marketing Director, Bullhorn and EMEA Marketing Director, Broadbean Technology.

Jens Conradi

Real Links Board Adviser

Sales Director, SAP SuccessFactors Nordics and Baltics. Previously Head of Finance and Business Analytics, SAP Norway; Vice President Outsourcing, Capgemini.

Cinzia Riccardone

Real Links Board Adviser

Cinzia brings extensive B2B SaaS and product development knowledge from her previous roles as Head of Product at Broadbean Technology; VP of Product at Cognism; Product Lead at Receipt Bank and Co-Founder at community focused initiative Code4Covid.

What sets us apart?

  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    We don't claim to be a product that solves DEI, but we do believe referrals and internal mobility are an important part of the solution. We have a number of features that support DEI and we are committed to prioritising DEI product developments in our roadmap.

  • Partnership working

    Partnership working

    We are driven by customer feedback. We use a combination of development partnerships and insight from employees and admin users to develop kick ass tech that delivers.

  • Innovation

    Innovation

    We love innovation, and believe without innovation there is no progress. We boast an agile and forward thinking team that work collaboratively to take new ideas and feedback and develop them into something tangible.

  • Industry leading advisers

    Industry leading advisers

    The collective wisdom of our board advisers provides unparalleled product and market insight. As well as advice, we meet regularly to collaborate on content and events.

  • Cherish our customers

    Cherish our customers

    We are committed to helping our customers transform their recruitment process. Our dedicated Customer Success Team is run by an ex Talent Acquisition professional with a real understanding of the challenges our customers are facing.

  • Privacy and security

    Privacy and security

    The platform is built to service businesses of all sizes, but we also have the privacy and security compliance required to support businesses right the way up to global enterprise.

Why not hear why our customers chose us?

Product Madness filled all their open roles and built a talent pool of almost 40,000 in under 12 weeks.

See case study