About
Rawan Shakhtour
Rawan founded TalenToucan with one clear purpose: to make a meaningful impact across the hiring landscape.
Starting her career as a generalist recruiter, Rawan consistently saw businesses let down by traditional recruitment approaches and internal hiring processes — often resulting in wasted time, cost, and energy on mismatched hires. The pressure to fill roles quickly frequently led to poor alignment, short-term fixes, and missed opportunities for long-term success.
These experiences shaped the vision behind TalenToucan: a recruitment partner grounded in instinct, integrity, and impact — connecting businesses with talent that aligns not only on capability, but also on culture and long-term goals.
At the core of Rawan’s approach is a focus on building genuine relationships and delivering tailored solutions to real hiring challenges. She works closely with clients as a trusted partner, offering a second set of eyes, guiding decision-making, and ensuring each placement is thoughtful, strategic, honest and aligned.
Her track record includes:
– Placing 130+ professionals nationally for a leading education provider
– Delivering 40+ staff for the NSW Elections within 24 hours of engagement
– Supporting NSW Health during the COVID outbreak, placing 20+ qualified pathologists across regional NSW
– Scaling a global luxury brand team, delivering 10+ key hires who continue to thrive in their roles
Rawan thrives in complex environments, fast-paced hiring needs, and long-term partnership building. With close to a decade of experience, she brings a clear, collaborative, and results-driven approach — delivering recruitment solutions that go beyond the brief.