This week on TaPod, we speak with Allégra Moore - Talent Director at Cognizant. So what's it like driving talent in one of the toughest markets in one of the largest global professional & technology services companies? How do they work with Hiring Managers? What's the deal with driving 'early careers'? And what's this we hear about the new global delivery centre out of Adelaide? Let's find out, shall we? Thanks to the brilliant team at Alcami Interactive for your support....
Nov 28, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 125
This week on #TaPod we have a yarn with Amy Schultz - Global Head of TA at #Canva. We talk about everything from D&I to the Global Recruiter Shortage and how the Canva TA team has reduced interview to hire ratios. Amy shares so much knowledge we could have gone on for hours, but we had to let her mum out of her bedroom at some stage! Thanks to Jane and the Alcami Interactive team for your support this month.
Nov 21, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 124
This week on Tapod we speak with 2 of the greats from ANZ - Cholena Orr & Carina Parisella. With the current shortage of Candidates across the board, it takes real innovation to separate yourself from the pack. Do you understand the value of untapped talent? These guys do!
Nov 14, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 123
In TaPod this week, Lauren goes on holiday! So we throw Pam Stroud - Head of Talent Attraction & Engagement Experience at REA Group (and ITAs winner) - into the Big Chair with co-hosting duties. Gareth Flynn - MD TQ Solutions - is our guest as we review the last year and crystal ball the next. PS... Lauren... your long term tenure is anything but safe. Thanks to the amazing people at Alcami Interactive for supporting the episode....
Nov 07, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 122
This week on Tapod we speak with Mel Cole - Head of P&C at Car Next Door - the peer-to-peer car rental service taking the country by storm. So with all of the COVID changes how has the Gig & Shared Economy been affected? What new initiatives have been undertaken and where to from here? Thanks to Alcami Interactive for their continued support in helping us bring our podcast to you.
Oct 31, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 121
In this week's episode, we speak to a humble and brilliant man - Roy Baladi. From beginning life in the Financial Services Industry to Head of Marketplace at Smart Recruiters and now championing diverse employment globally with Jobs for Humanity, Roy is as passionate as he is inspirational. Please enjoy. Thanks to the brilliant team at Oncore Services for your support this month.
Oct 24, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 120
On Tapod this week we sit down with the brilliant Bedi Othow - Cofounder of DivTal and Principal Adviser, People and Culture @Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission. Bedi has an incredible story and an even more incredible business she has launched to support diverse talent in the labour market. Thanks to Oncore for your support this month
Oct 17, 2021•44 min•Season 3Ep. 119
In this week's episode, our resident Employment Law specialist Martin Richardson jumps on board. We talk restraint and poaching... we talk mandating COVID Vaccine and we have a lot of fun whilst we're doing it! Seriously though there's been some businesses and TA functions getting into a little strife lately over breaking restraint... don't be one of them! Thanks to the brilliant team at Oncore Services for your support this month....
Oct 10, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 118
This week James Telfer - Director, Global Enabling Functions & APAC Talent Acquisition at CSL - joins Lauren and Craig to discuss the market. With all the challenges facing the industry at present, it's nice to focus on a positive story and CSL's Diversity and Inclusion record is very positive! Thanks so much to Oncore Services for your continued support
Oct 03, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 117
Edan Haddock - Senior Manager People Solutions @Flybuys (Loyalty Pacific) and Creator of Rubberband - an online support group for those working in the Talent Acquisition/ Recruitment Industries, joins the gang for the third time to discuss TA well being and the bloody market! We have a few laughs and reveal some nuggets of gold!
Sep 26, 2021•41 min•Season 3Ep. 116
Join Lauren and Craig as they have a chat with Bruce Keebaugh - Founder of the BIG Group, the largest privately-owned events and catering business in Australia. Let's face it - events and hospitality have been decimated over the past 18 months... How does it bounce back? How do they attract new staff and how do they attract the staff that have left the industry back? Events are bringing 'sexy back' and Bruce will tell you how. Thanks to the ITAs for sponsoring... get your tickets now!...
Sep 19, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 115
This week we are joined by Rich Lewis-Jones from ITAs major sponsor Smart Recruiters for a look at the judging process for the Internal Talent Awards. With almost 100 nominations, judging was as difficult as it was rewarding, and we jump headfirst into the machinations behind the magic. Fun Times! Thanks to the ITAs for your support - get your tickets for the event on 24th February now!...
Sep 12, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 114
This week we speak with Clare Linane (Regional HRM) & Charlie Johnson (Co-Owner & Director) from Jono & Johno. The company recently advertised for an Operations Manager ( ad here ), and it has gone viral... I love the ad... Lauren not so much and what ensues is one of the most interesting discussions we have ever had. Hope you enjoy it. Thanks to the Internal Talent Awards (ITAs) for your support... get your tickets....
Sep 05, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 113
This week Lauren and Craig are joined by Brent Hills - Head of Talent Acquisition & HR Ops @ KPMG. We talk about how KPMG is using AI to get to talent faster, smarter and more cost-effectively than ever before and what the future of TA looks like. Thanks to Reejig for your fabulous support!
Aug 29, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 112
In this show, Lauren and Craig are joined by Sally Elson - Head of People Advisory & Talent @ MYOB. As Sally says 'It's often easier to have a career conversation with someone outside of your business and that needs to change...' We talk major Transformation Projects & Internal Mobility. It's a ripper! Thanks to Reejig for your fabulous support!
Aug 22, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 111
On Tapod today we speak with Siobhan Savage - CEO at Reejig our brilliant sponsor for August. Simple facts are... if you are looking for a solution that addresses internal mobility and retention you need to listen to this episode. Please let us know what you think!
Aug 19, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 110
In this show, Lauren and Craig are joined by the brilliant Laura White - Global Talent Manager & People Ops Lead @ Papercut Software. If you haven't already heard of it, the 'Great Resignation' is a very real phenomenon and we throw our very unique TaPod slant on the issue. Join us. Thanks to Reejig for your fabulous support!
Aug 15, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 109
In today's episode, we catch up with the brilliant Katie Le Page - TA Leader at Energy Australia. We've often talked about the Candidate and even the Recruiter in this current market, but what about the role of the Hiring Manager?... Interesting... Thanks to Reejig for your fabulous support!
Aug 08, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 108
In today's episode, we speak with Helena Turpin - Co-Founder at Flow of Work Co and Shane Little - MD of Hays Talent Solutions APAC. The ATC Innovation Lab is the destination for the newest and most cutting-edge HR technology and Flow of Work took out the double at the 2021 edition - winning both the popular vote and the Sponsor's Award judged by Hays. Developing, retaining, and mobilising internal talent is one of the key challenges in all organisations right now... allow Helena to explain why ...
Aug 01, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 107
COVID sucks and we have to keep changing and it's no different for TaPod. With lockdown across half the country, Lauren & Craig can't make it into the studio... soooo we decided to share with you a 'Live' podcast we recorded as part of the ATC this year. Clint Williams from Lion presented a great case study on the Gender Pay Gap and we brought in the fabulous Pavi Iyer and Jo McCatty to deconstruct the session and add their own perspective. Enjoy.
Jul 25, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 106
In this episode of TaPod, Lauren & Craig sit down with Chris Saunders & Jason Darbyshire, to get both the Internal & External take on counteroffers... We all know that the prevalence of the counteroffer has dramatically increased over the past 6 months. What can we do to tip the balance of the scales? It's a really interesting topic with two very smart operators... Have a listen and have fun. Thanks to the Internal Talent Awards for this month's support...
Jul 18, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 105
This week join Craig & Lauren as they present your stories. The candidates, the hiring managers, the clients. When has recruitment 'gone wrong' for you! This is the first of what promises to be a series of your stories... so strap in and enjoy! Thanks to #itas2021 for supporting this month. I hope you have your tickets!
Jul 11, 2021•25 min•Season 3Ep. 104
This week on TaPod we welcome Kara McLeod (Head of Employer Branding at Allianz Australia) and Andrea Kirby from Talent Table to talk about Employer Branding. Are you able to 'tell your story'? Kara will be presenting at Next Wave Talent and it's a preso you shouldn't miss! Thanks to Internal Talent Awards for your support. Do you have your tickets yet?
Jul 04, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 103
Today we speak with Rory McSweeny - National Ops Manager at Decon Corp and our resident guru of all things HR Rebecca Houghton about COVID Vaccines. Should they be mandated in all/some workplaces? What are the pitfalls, challenges, and incentives? How would you even roll it out? It's a fascinating discussion and we'd love your thoughts. Thanks to CVCheck for your valued support and driving the discussion on this topic.
Jun 29, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 102
This week on TaPod we are joined by Jasmine Ayles - Talent & Resource Manager at Appscore Digital... We start talking about building a People Strategy in the Post-Covid world, but as is the norm, our chat is highjacked by a few laughs and seemingly unrelated tangents. We invite you to find the method in the madness. Thanks to our brilliant supporters CVCheck
Jun 27, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 101
This week we had the great privilege of welcoming Chad Sowash & Joel Cheesman - better known as Chad & Cheese - to TaPod to celebrate our 100th! These guys are known as the 'World's Most Dangerous HR Podacst' and with them nothing is off-limits. We had a ball and hope you do too! Massive thanks to CVHeck for supporting Tapod!
Jun 20, 2021•43 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Join Lauren and Craig as they present a fascinating discussion with Nicola Harrison - part-time Lara Croft and full-time Director of Talent & Inclusion at RMIT on the Future of Work. Everything before the pandemic has become irrelevant. How is your workplace positioned in regard to remote and hybrid work, gender equality and how to measure success? Nicola spills the beans... Thanks so much to our great mates at CVCheck - this month's sponsor....
Jun 14, 2021•47 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Join Lauren and Craig as they present an absorbing catch-up with Alexandra Kuric - Global Talent Management at Red Bull - all the way from Salzburg Austria... We follow Alex's TA journey from Canada to Red Bull and take a deep dive into the amazing 'Wingfinder' tool. Alex is extremely informative and bloody entertaining... Enjoy! Thanks so much to our great mates at CVCheck - this month's sponsor.
Jun 06, 2021•27 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Join Lauren and Craig as they sit down with Martin Richardson - Director at 'Ready Set Recruit' - by Corvus Legal. TA & Recruitment Law is a minefield... with Terms of Business and Labour Licencing do you really understand your responsibilities... oh... and PS... it's not boring! Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Pymetrics for all of your support.
May 30, 2021•38 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Craig and Lauren sit down with Paul Bridgewater - Regional Leader at Pymetrics. In these times of candidate scarcity, it makes sense to look at 'other ways' of defining best fit for role. Have you thought of looking closely at soft skills? If a candidate has the right DNA can you train the rest? It's a fascinating listen!
May 26, 2021•30 min•Season 3Ep. 96
