Petey Wang - Only About Children
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GUEST: Petey Wang POSITION: Operations Manager COMPANY: Only About Children TOPIC: Recruitment Chinwag FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
GUEST: Cath Andrew POSITION: Senior Consultant COMPANY: Tandem Partners TOPIC: Recruitment Chinwag FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
GUEST: Alex Hunter POSITION: Head of Talent Acquisition, DEI and EVP COMPANY: Angle Auto Finance TOPIC: REAL RECRUITERS! on the tools FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
It's been a couple of weeks since my last Recruitment Chinwag. So I wanted to make sure the next one one was special. And here it is. Recruitment Chinwag with my friend from sunny Perth, WA - Naomi Paik! As with all Chinwags, we discuss Naomi's childhood. From moving between several countries, to her early school years in Brunei, to settling in Perth to continue Primary School, High School and University. Like many of us Naomi commenced her career in Retail. She studied Occupational Therapy, the...
GUEST: Jamie Holder POSITION: Head of Talent Acquisition COMPANY: Link Group TOPIC: REAL RECRUITERS! on the tools FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
GUEST: Tania Dowling POSITION: Head of Talent Acquisition COMPANY: RMIT University TOPIC: REAL RECRUITERS - on the tools FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
GUEST: Alex Thomson POSITION: Senior Talent Attraction and Mobility Manager COMPANY: Australia Post TOPIC: REAL RECRUITERS! on the tools FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
Perfect Monday for a Recruitment Chinwag! And who better to Chinwag with, than the amazing Kyle Hurley! Born in Adelaide, Kyle moved to Regional Victoria as a child and was raised on the land. Another TA Professional with an Agricultural background- I really am sensing a trend here! We talk about his studies in Information Technology, his first role working for Sensis/ Yellow Pages and the time he sold all of his belongings and travelled around the world. We walk through his career as a Recruite...
GUEST: Danielle Berto POSITION: Director, Talent Acquisition COMPANY: Thales Australia TOPIC: REAL RECRUITERS! on the tools FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
GUEST: Martyn J. Hill POSITION: Manager COMPANY: Zenith Search TOPIC: Recruitment Chinwag FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
GUEST: Ben Roberts POSITION: Head of Talent Acquisition COMPANY: David Jones TOPIC: REAL RECRUITERS! - on the tools FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
GUEST: Tammany Pyle POSITION: Talent Acquisition Manager COMPANY: Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) TOPIC: REAL RECRUITERS! on the tools FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
Have you met Rebecca Hamilton from 2XM Recruit ? I hadn't, which is what made this episode of Recruitment Chinwag even more fun. Rebecca has such an energy to her. A real seasoned Agency Recruiter, with 10 years under her belt. There is a lot to learn here! From her experience working in both Australia and the UK, to her amazing ability to navigate the highs and lows of Recruiter life, this episode is not to be missed! We walk through her life journey, and her career. We discuss her original car...
PageUp and Rubberband have joined forces to launch a weekly podcast series; REAL RECRUITERS! - on the tools with Edan Haddock Every week we will be interviewing Talent Acquisition leaders across Australia, who are "on the tools" The focus of the series will centered around five key areas: Employee Value Proposition (EVP) Recruiter Marketing Talent Pipelining Hyper-Personalised Communication Careers Content/ Web Hear all about it by downloading this introduction. Don't forget to subscribe! Recrui...
GUEST : Rosie McAlister POSITION : Senior Talent Agent COMPANY : Aquent Australia TOPIC : Recruitment Chinwag FORMAT : Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
What a Chinwag! This episode covers a lot of ground! I was thrilled to have a great chat with Martha Creedon today. We go on a wonderful journey back to Martha's childhood in Cork and Dublin. We walk through her education and Uni days (studying Commerce and German). First job! Recruitment! Now, thats a first! We also have a ball chatting about her decision to move to Australia and all the fun she has had during her career I (did I mention The Mitre Tavern?) Other topics covered: GenZ, Human Skil...
GUEST: Brian King POSITION: Talent Partner COMPANY: REA Group TOPIC: Recruitment Chinwag FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
Our final episode for 2023. One I have been holding onto because it holds a special place in my heart. Live from #BOUNCE3 - The Panel Van! Join: Gemma Saunders - Workplace EDIT Shantel Wetherall & Kade Fenwick The Importance of Lived Experience! A moving and inspiring way to end 2023. Enjoy! Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!...
Mia Baldock from Vicinity Centres was one of the highlights of #BOUNCE3 - The Panel Van, so I couldn't wait to chat with her further! It was such a pleasure to interview Mia for this Recruitment Chinwag! We walk through Mia's history, from growing up Bayside Melbourne, studying Psychology at Uni, Working in a local Fish and Chips shop, and finally Subway! We then have a deeper Chinwag about Mia's professional career. Starting out in Agency, moving into RPO, transitioning to Internal and now lead...
GUEST : Ben Ihle POSITION : Co-Founder COMPANY : attract.ai TOPIC : Recruitment Chinwag FORMAT : Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
At Rubberband we hold deep respect for both Agency and Internal Recruiters. One group is not better than the other. We are one industry, and partnership is critical to your success – for both sides! We were joined by 2 Internal consultants: • Paula E. Kilby – CTRL Cybersecurity • Chris Newman – Melbourne Water And 3 Agency consultants: • Martyn J. Hill – Zenith Search • Rosie McAlister – Aquent Australia • Lainey MacDonald – CircuIT Recruitment Group Enjoy! Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today...
GUEST: Shaun Cameron POSITION: Director - Talent, Culture & Sustainability COMPANY: Custom Fleet TOPIC: Recruitment Chinwag FORMAT: Podcast Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
Wowee, where do I start with this Recruitment Chinwag? Have you met Sandy Deemester-Pohl? What a journey! Let's start with her history. Born in France to French/ Mauritian parents, at the age of 7 her creative father pointed at a map and moved the family to New Caledonia. Now the journey begins! Sandy takes us across the world, from sailing the high seas working on Cruise Ships, to living and working in locations such as Whitsundays, Darwin, Brisbane, Sydney, Gold Coast and now Canberra (I may h...
Today's Chinwag is with the delightful Melisah Collins from Hotel X, all the way from the sunny Gold Coast! We talk through Melisah's life journey - from growing up in Toowoomba to studying Business and HR at Uni in Brisbane. We discuss her passion for Recruitment and HR and how she entered the Industry as a casual HR Coordinator with Michael Hill, and all the fabulous experience she has gained between her first role and her current position as a Human Resources Manager in the Hospitality sector...
The Recruitment and Talent Industry is not just made up of the Recruiters that are on the tools. We are a vast ecosystem of professionals in a variety of specialisations. From Marketing to Legal, to Risk and HR. We are a broad Industry of passionate professionals that help make us the fabulous Industry that we all love. So, I decided to mix it up a bit and have a chinwag with the wonderful Brandon De Souza! Brandon is a People & Culture Advisor within the Recruitment agency Talent Internatio...
Live from Porpoise Spit! (Tweed Heads, NSW) Who needs some entertainment? Well, here is your fix! Today I was joined for a Recruitment Chinwag by the fabulous Dean Elllis. We have had so many guests, with a variety of different experiences on the Podcast. But this is the first time I have spoken to a Recruiter who ran away with the circus, literally! We walk through Dean's history, from growing up in his parents Hotel in Albury Wodonga, to his high school years living with this Grandparents in G...
Wow! What an inspirational Chinwag this is with "ITA's award winning Talent Professional of the Year 2023" Kaylee Langbridge from HelloFresh ANZ! We talk through Kaylee's history, and her journey as a young Queer person, leaving home at the age of 16 and becoming financially independent while she studied Psychology and Behavioural Science at University. We chat through her experience working in Fast Food (she can make a Meatball foot-long in under 30 seconds) and her corporate experience working...
Happy Monday listeners! Today I was joined by Dave Pytko for another fabulous Recruitment Chinwag! Picture this- a TA leadership role in a company that grew from 1600 to 7000 employees within 2 years! 1000 active vacancies at one stage! *grey hair alert! This was the reality for Dave in his current role with Scope Australia. And what an incredible job he has done. We walk through Dave's career, from a Coal Mining Town in NSW, to the Blue Mountains, to Sydney, to Daydream Island, to Glasgow, to P...
Live from #BOUNCE3 - The Panel Van! Join: Shaun Cameron - Custom Fleet Phoebe Sudlow - Custom Fleet Annabel Rees - Businessary Boomerang Employees: How Custom Fleet's EVP engaged their Alumni Enjoy! Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!
Live from #BOUNCE3 - The Panel Van! Join: Jordan Betteridge - Recruit Wizard Charlotte Hall - Hallway People Jason Burns - Businessary Recruiters thinking like Marketers, reducing time to hire & utilising AI to make day-to-day life better Enjoy! Support the show Join RUBBERBAND today!...