This week on Tapod we sit down with Steve Ward – Global Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing Expert and Head of Strategic Insights at Blackbridge Communications. Steve and Lauren had a conversation at Recfest UK about the future of AI in Recruitment and right here is where we pick it up. At times the conversation gets a little heated—well, maybe not heated, but let’s just say that the three of us aren’t completely aligned on thinking. We cover usage, development, ethics, and government regul...
Aug 24, 2025•54 min•Season 7Ep. 486
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… Qantas rapped over the knuckles, AI training not keeping up with rollout, Callam Pickering joins us to discuss key financial data, strange things brought to interviews, Gen Z are space bound, pilot in the buff, and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Aug 19, 2025•29 min•Season 7Ep. 485
This week on Tapod we sit down with Andy Talbutt, Event Director at Auckland Recruitment Meetup. We talk about the NZ market, how it’s tracking, the effect of AI, doing more with less, diversity recruitment, the local Recruitment Meetup scene, and what we can all learn from the land of the long white cloud. Thanks to Paradox for your support this month.
Aug 17, 2025•36 min•Season 7Ep. 484
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… UK Recruiter smashes keyboard in anger… Why employees are leaving their jobs… Chatbots sabotaging female applicants… Gen Z being Gen Z. And much more Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Aug 12, 2025•22 min•Season 7Ep. 483
This week on Tapod we sit down with Angie Clarke—People Transformation & Experience Design Manager @KFC. Talent Function Transformation isn’t easy… Where do you start? What key metrics are you trying to improve? What’s the process & how do you sift through the tech? Within 3 months of implementation, KFC has seen drastic improvement in speed through the process, candidate experience, and hiring manager engagement—winner, winner chicken dinner! Thanks to Paradox for your support this mont...
Aug 10, 2025•33 min•Season 7Ep. 482
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… a massive acquisition in the HRTech space, working from home reserved for the elite… (except in Victoria), LinkedIn called out by industry, 20% of companies in the US impacted by DEI policy change, Gen Z accused of laziness… again. And much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Aug 05, 2025•28 min•Season 7Ep. 481
This week on Tapod we sit down with the ultimate Swiss army knife of talent—Jo Vohland—to discuss exactly WTF is going on in the Talent Industry. Focusing on the ‘State of TA Report’ commissioned by ATC, we look at rumour vs reality. There is no issue left off the table, and we cover AI, DEI, RTO (a lot of acronyms), the future-looking recruiter, and much more. It’s a fascinating deep dive into real issues, challenges, and successes—we hope you’ll join us. Thanks to Paradox for your support this...
Aug 03, 2025•40 min•Season 7Ep. 480
On this special episode of Tapod we catch up with Daniel Chait—CEO at Greenhouse. We talk through the changes in the TA landscape since Greenhouse’s launch in 2012. From skills-based hiring to AI to the avalanche of technology available to teams to ‘Dream-job’ (you need to listen to know)—we even touch on magicians’s optical illusions! A really interesting discussion with an industry leader.
Jul 30, 2025•26 min•Season 7Ep. 479
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Aussie workers are planning to quit, tech behemoth eats its own, U-turn in the AI recruitment space, bye-bye to the 4-day workweek, the Gen Z stare, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Jul 29, 2025•22 min•Season 7Ep. 478
This week on Tapod we sit down with the ever-brilliant Gary Park, a very good friend and TA Industry expert. We cover a myriad of topics, from AI to Skills-Based Hiring to the pressures TA Teams take on in the face of changing economic and political environments to his fixation with Netball. We also touch on the very important issue of mental health, physical health, and well-being for practitioners in TA—particularly in times of crisis. Gary is one of the most generous people in our sphere, and...
Jul 27, 2025•35 min•Season 7Ep. 477
On this special episode of Tapod we catch up with Carin Van Vuuren—CMO—and Robby Perdue—Senior Director of Product Management at Recfest UK. It was hot—both the weather and the topics we covered in this brief chat as we talk all things Greenhouse and what it means for the APAC region.
Jul 24, 2025•9 min•Season 7Ep. 476
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… Bryn commits fraud; Gen Z get 2 articles – they are struggling to find work but sticking to their ethics; update on employment data; who has bought CareerBuilder & Monster? Ageism is growing in Australia, young workers missing out on entitlements, Craig goes on a rant and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Jul 22, 2025•22 min•Season 7Ep. 475
This week on Tapod we sit down with Simon Druery, Director at Belong Creative. We’re living in an amazing age of change—how do you keep your brand fresh, exciting, and engaging—and more importantly, positive in the eyes of candidates? In this interview, Simon shares with us his knowledge in developing EVP & EB strategies. From storytelling to authenticity – what is your team prioritising? Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.
Jul 20, 2025•27 min•Season 7Ep. 474
Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod are back in Oz… Well, Lauren is… while Craig is swanning it up in Malaysia, but we still manage to bring you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… AI driven job cuts, boom goes BHP, job ads rebound, sick pay piss-taking, Gen Z needs etiquette training, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Jul 15, 2025•25 min•Season 7Ep. 473
This week on Tapod we sit down with Yvonne Kelly – CEO at Glow Up Careers. Imagine being in a country where the language is different, the culture is different, and the recruitment process is different… Then imagine attempting to get a job. In this episode we explore the challenges of the migrant and refugee population and how you can give back… as a coach. Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.
Jul 13, 2025•37 min•Season 7Ep. 472
Today on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you your weekly round-up of all the TA & Recruitment news… Both Lauren & Craig are in Northern Wales after the opening night Oasis concert and getting ready for Recfest. But there was also plenty of news, including AI recruiting being infiltrated for the North Koreans, RTO vs. WFH, pay transparency or I’ll leave the interview, US techies fleeing to Oz, Gen Z saving big bucks, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support....
Jul 07, 2025•17 min•Season 7Ep. 471
This week on Tapod we catch up with Mike Virgo – Head of Talent Acquisition at Coles. We cover the recruitment process for one of the largest hiring businesses in Australia. From over 1 million (that’s right 1 million) applications per year to over 60,000 hires, Candidate Experience becomes very, very important and AI also has its place. It’s a fascinating and ever-evolving journey. Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.
Jul 06, 2025•30 min•Season 7Ep. 470
Today on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you your weekly round-up of all the TA & Recruitment news… Lauren is in Paris, Craig is in London, and the news is all over the place! We talk horticulture labour hire cheats, Banks in Australia not playing fair, big changes at CareerBuilder and Monster, Zuckerberg turns recruiter-in-chief at Meta, Oasis to kill productivity, Gen Z oversharing, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Jul 01, 2025•17 min•Season 7Ep. 469
This week on Tapod, Bonnie kicks Craig to the curb as we welcome Sophie Hirst—Gen Z career coach, former Google marketing manager, TikTok creator, and founder at Work Baby. You might know Soph from her brilliant podcast, Biz, on the Mamamia network. Beginning her career as a magician’s assistant in Japan (yes, you heard right), Soph’s career is so interesting. From fails in the workplace to presenting the real stats on Gen Z, Soph’s insights bring clarity to generational misnomers and how to nav...
Jun 29, 2025•50 min•Season 7Ep. 468
This week on Tapod we revisit our trip to Singapore and the HR Tech Asia Series—four quick interviews with key professionals from the Asian TA scene. Today is our final episode in the series with Bryan Ong — Director of Talent Acquisition @KPMG Singapore. Innovation for KPMG is focusing on young talent to develop the future. This includes embracing AI to help in the recruitment and retention processes, and that’s where the story gets very interesting… Thanks so much to Paradox for partnering wit...
Jun 25, 2025•18 min•Season 7Ep. 467
Today on the Scoop Bonnie subs in for the jet-setting Lauren and the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… a spirited back and forth on the pros & cons of Gen Z, jobs with the fastest-growing salaries, bringing sexy back to aged-care recruitment, the cost to employer brand of ghosting candidates, and much more Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Jun 24, 2025•17 min•Season 7Ep. 466
Today on Tapod, we catch up with Will and Aaron from Check Work Rights – our partner for the month of June. Check Work Rights is a proudly Australian background checking tool that’s been in existence for just over 10 years and is the brainchild of a migration agent and tech expert. Automating the vast array of background checks is no mean feat, but compliance has become one of the most important aspects of the recruitment process. Want to make it easier and leave the boring stuff to someone else...
Jun 23, 2025•30 min•Season 7Ep. 465
This week on Tapod we sit down with the brilliant Claire Planinsek, Head of Recruitment & Events – Australian Defence Force Careers @Adecco Group. Claire has led some of the largest Talent functions in the region, but to head up recruitment for Australia’s Defence Force dwarf’s them all! We explore all facets of this mammoth program, starting with a team of 1,000 (which includes over 500 Military Personnel that’s right 1,000 working within the Defence Force Recruitment umbrella – 300 of whic...
Jun 23, 2025•45 min•Season 7Ep. 464
This week on Tapod we revisit our trip to Singapore and the HR Tech Asia Series—four quick interviews with key professionals from the Asian TA scene. Today we are featuring Adeline Foo—Global Head of TA & EB @DKSH a Swiss global firm that has been in existence for over 160 years, hiring almost 30k employees annually in 36 markets. With 70% of roles being junior and with a high volume of applications for these roles, coupled with language barriers, it was imperative to automate what could be ...
Jun 18, 2025•14 min•Season 7Ep. 463
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Noms close for the ITAs, European Union AI Act stalls, update on UK labour market, candidates want speed, communication and transparency, talent shortages in NZ, Gen Z get a reprieve and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.
Jun 17, 2025•27 min•Season 7Ep. 462
This week on Tapod, Bonnie Crook steps in as guest co-host and we catch up with Lauren Humphrey, Co-Founder and CEO at The Mintable All of us think we’re great Managers right? But the fact is most people leave their role due to their Manager, so how do we actually give feedback that doesn’t suck? With 5 generations in the workplace, it’s different strokes for different folks, but at the end of the day, being a good person is a great start! Thanks to Check Work Rights for your support this month....
Jun 15, 2025•40 min•Season 7Ep. 461
This week on Tapod we revisit our trip to Singapore and the HR Tech Asia Series—four quick interviews with key professionals from the Asian TA scene. Today we are featuring Jay Chan—Executive Director, Head of Talent Acquisition, Group Human Resources @UOB, one of Southeast Asia’s leading banks. With over 30k employees, 5-6k hires a year and a presence in 19 countries, UOB is a huge enterprise. It’s a great discussion where we focus in on volume hiring and managing 1000s of applications. How do ...
Jun 11, 2025•18 min•Season 7Ep. 460
Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… fake AI (you really need to hear this), TA is not as important to ‘C’ Suite as it was 12 months ago (unless you’re in Asia), PWC reckons AI is NOT taking jobs, great TA initiatives coming out of India, Gen Z are at it again, and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support. And don’t forget… the ITAs nominations have been extended for a week until the 15th June – don’t miss out!...
Jun 10, 2025•24 min•Season 7Ep. 459
This week on Tapod we catch up with Mark Condon, Global Workforce Strategy Expert and Future of Work Advisor @QuantumWorkAdvisory. There is a lot going on right now in the world of talent, and there is a definite shift in strategy from skills-based hiring to AI to design thinking to tasks and talent providing a ROI for the business. Looking to build an internal business case? You’ve come to the right place. Thanks so much to Check Work Rights for partnering with us for June.
Jun 08, 2025•24 min•Season 7Ep. 458
This week on Tapod we revisit our trip to Singapore and the HR Tech Asia Series—four quick interviews with key professionals from the Asian TA scene. Today we are featuring Amanda Zhou—Regional Talent & Organisation Development Manager @Shiseido. Amanda’s team covers recruitment, onboarding, career development, and more and this is a fascinating insight into recruitment at a global cosmetics enterprise. Thanks so much to Paradox for partnering with us this series
Jun 04, 2025•15 min•Season 7Ep. 457
