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TaPod - We Talk Talent Acquisition.

Join hosts - Lauren Sharp & Craig Watson as we explore the wonderful and wacky world of Talent Acquisition & Recruitment. We speak with TA Legends, Thought Leaders & Industry suppliers. We explore challenges, changes & confusion in a world that is crying out for a voice. We aim to be informative... a little controversial... with a side of fun. Join us... won't you?
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Episodes

Episode 365 - Industry Update... and More!

Today on TaPod we sit down with Lee-Martin Seymour Founder & CEO of our partner this month Xref. We cover the Hire to Retire conundrum, the Ageing Workforce, Brain Drain, lack of STEM education, Alumni Programs, emerging Tech, AI and the human side of recruitment. It’s an eye-opening chat and not what you expect! Thanks to XREF for supporting us this month.

Aug 21, 202431 minSeason 6Ep. 365

Episode 364 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop

This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the weekly Recruitment and TA News including a live cross to our resident economic expert Callam Pickering – Chief Economist at Indeed, we talk takeovers, office fashion, Millennials (the good and the bad), is $100k the new $60k? And much much more. Thanks to Indeed for your continued support. We appreciate you!

Aug 20, 202418 minSeason 6Ep. 364

Episode 363 - Zooland-Ahhh. What’s life like in TA at the Zoo?

Today on Tapod we are joined by the Dynamic Duo, Nikki Boecker – Project Manager, Systems Transformation and Madie Lee – TA Lead from Taronga Conservation Society – that’s right the Zoo! But it’s not just animals that make up this amazing organisation and as Nikki puts it. ‘It’s like a mini city’. Just imagine having to recruit for almost every position possible, from scientists to poop shovelers (not the real job title), administrators to zoologists and everything in between. We talk talent att...

Aug 18, 202427 minSeason 6Ep. 363

Episode 362 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with The Scoop

This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the BIG Recruitment & TA News including; A breakdown of the Olympics, Bill to ban NDAs, ANZ Bank looks at alternative Talent Pipelines, we dip our toe into AI issues, pay rises, unemployment and much, much more. Thanks to our great friends at Indeed for supporting us here at Tapod.

Aug 13, 202414 minSeason 6Ep. 362

Episode 361 - 2 Degrees Too Cold. Gender Imbalance in the Workplace.

This week on Tapod we speak with the wonderful Mike Strong – People Operations & Strategy and Rebecca Houghton – Helping Middle Managers achieve C-Suite Impact. This entire podcast episode came out of a discussion between Mike, Bec & Lauren around different factors affecting gender in the workplace. Did you know that the office temp impacts on genders differently? How about fear of failure or confidence levels? A really fascinating discussion on gender differences and we managed to go do...

Aug 11, 202441 minSeason 6Ep. 361

Episode 360 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop

This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the BIG Recruitment & TA News including; Google breaks some rules… 100,000 jobs up for grabs… acquisitions in the TA Tech space… NSW sending workers back to the office and much, much more. Thanks to our great friends at Indeed for supporting us here at Tapod.

Aug 06, 202413 minSeason 6Ep. 360

Episode 359 - Talent Meetups & Near Death Experiences... Welcome to the World of Pam Stevenson.

Today on TaPod sits down with our great friend Pam Stevenson Founder & Co-Organiser of Sydney Talent Meet Up and one of the most clever (or is it cleverest?) individuals in our industry. We hear about Pam’s recent near-death experience and how apples are off the menu for the time being. We lift the hood on the Sydney Talent Meet Up… Pam’s recent career change… pulled roles & new plans for the community TADU group. It’s a fabulous episode and we’d love to thank Xref for your support this ...

Aug 04, 202428 minSeason 6Ep. 359

Episode 358 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop

This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the TA & Recruitment News including Payroll rort at Ambulance Victoria… AI rule changes in Europe… a major change in the global TA podcast space… update on the ‘skills pinch’… Quiet Vacationing? Be careful… and much, much more Thanks to Indeed for your continued support in presenting this important news service.

Jul 30, 202417 minSeason 6Ep. 358

Episode 357 - Enterprise Talent Functions done Right - The Optus Experience...

This week on TaPod we are joined by industry legend Alissa Patoulios – Senior Director Sourcing and Talent Acquisition at Optus. Alissa leads an amazing function that has achieved some amazing things and she lets us in for a sneaky little look at the internal machinations of their team… Why don’t you join us? Thanks to Oncore Services for your support this month.

Jul 28, 202440 minSeason 6Ep. 357

Episode 356 - What is the Current State of Contracting

Today on Tapod we sit down with our sponsor Oncore to talk all things Contingent Workforce. Emilie Bansel (Head of Customer Success) and Carl Oates (Head of Key Accounts) break down what Enterprise Clients are really looking for when it comes to Contractors. We talk about Oncore's recent State of Contracting Report and what trends are developing. Maybe the most exciting thing was that the entire podcast was filmed and reminded Lauren and I that we have great heads for radio...

Jul 25, 202424 minSeason 6Ep. 356

Episode 355 - Your Weekly News With The Scoop

This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod bring you all the TA & Recruitment News including updates on the labour market, parental leave, should candidates meet prospective teammates prior to offer, record high for female chairs and much, much more. Thanks so much to Indeed for your continued support in bringing you the industry news.

Jul 23, 202417 minSeason 6Ep. 355

Episode 354 - HRTech - The Romance Dance of Shiny, New Toys

This week on TaPod we are joined by Al Schirmer – Talent Tech Strategist who about to take on a huge Global Role. But before he does, we grabbed him to take the temperature of Rec-Tech. We cover AI (of course), Skills-based recruitment and many other solutions and tech we may not have otherwise thought about. You need to be over this – you really do, and thanks to Al we have all the answers. Thanks so much to Oncore Services – experts in the Contingent Workforce – for your support this month. Wi...

Jul 21, 202439 minSeason 6Ep. 354

Episode 353 - Hey Avature... What's New?

Today on TaPod we bring you a very special episode from our friends at Avature. We speak with Raman Richards about Avature’s new AI-driven chatbot – but it’s no normal chatbot believe us… it’s intuitive, helps candidates make real decisions about open opportunities and minimises the mundane, as well as automatically scheduling interviews, onboarding new employees and eliminating bias. It's a Brave New World out there.

Jul 18, 202418 minSeason 6Ep. 353

Episode 352 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop

This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the TA & Recruitment News including wage growth in Australia, SHRM makes a BIG call, what’s happening with The Great Resignation? Candidate discrimination and much, much more. Thanks to Indeed for your continued support in presenting this important news service.

Jul 16, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 352

Episode 351 - Tight Labour Markets in Advanced Economies

This week on TaPod we are joined by our great friend Jo Ioannidis, Industry Expert & Head of P&C at Total Synergy to pull apart the latest McKinsey Global Report - Focussing on the challenge of tight labour markets in advanced economies. It’s a really detailed report that demonstrates that we are sitting in the middle of the toughest candidate market in decades, at the same time as challenging economic conditions globally – so what the hell do we do? We talk about the skilled workforce, ...

Jul 14, 202433 minSeason 6Ep. 351

Episode 350 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop

This week on the Scoop the team from Tapod take on all the big issues in the world of TA & Recruitment including Man United redundancies… Greece doing Greece things… all the latest Job Data… Job Scams and much, much more. Thanks to Indeed for your continued support in bringing you the news.

Jul 09, 202417 minSeason 6Ep. 350

Episode 349 - Top Ten Tips for Hiring the Best Talent

This week on TaPod we are joined by the brilliant Rachel Hill, MD at Hill Consulting HRS and Founder at The Recruitment Skills Academy to discuss how you can harness the skills to become much better Recruiters. In an environment where the competition for talent has never been tighter, are you mastering the basics? Do you have your Hiring Managers on side? From LinkedIn to Glassdoor… EVP to Sourcing… SM Channels to new Tools, Rachel takes us through her 10 Top Tips to Hire the absolute best… Can ...

Jul 07, 202446 minSeason 6Ep. 349

Episode 348 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with the Scoop

This week on the Scoop the team from Tapod take on all the big issues in the world of TA & Recruitment including GEN Z and their time issues… AI - jobs that will suffer and what HR is doing about it… Inflation on the up again… back pay at World Vision… update on the Finance Grad Market and Aged Care industry… Lauren puts her hand up as the next Governor General and much, much more. Thanks to Indeed for your continued support in bringing you the news.

Jul 02, 202415 minSeason 6Ep. 348

Episode 347 - Work is what you do... not where you are... Let's chat with Sue Howse.

This week on TaPod we catch up with one of the most brilliant minds in the TA Industry, Sue Howse – CEO & Founder of the Human Collaborative. With the ‘non-employee’ or ‘invisible workforce’ sector sitting at 24% and set to grow to 30-40% over the next few years, understanding the new ways of working and the contingent workforce is key for our Industry to add value. Are you in a position to advise your business on flexible working arrangements? If not take a listen and you can thank Sue late...

Jun 30, 202438 minSeason 6Ep. 347

Episode 346 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop

This week on the Scoop the team from TaPod welcomes Lauren back from her trip to NZ. We talk personality hires… extra annual leave… gender pay equity at government level… skilled-based recruitment and much much more… Thanks to Indeed for your continued support.

Jun 25, 202418 minSeason 6Ep. 346

Episode 345 - From Talent to P&C... How do we get there?

This week on TaPod it’s time to check in with the ever-brilliant Pavi Iyer to discuss the transition from Talent to P&C. Is it easy? What are the transferrable skills? And are we too hard on our friends in P&C? Pav guides us through the challenges and opportunities and why they just aren’t that different from us ‘normal people’. But you make your own mind up… Thanks so much to SmartRecruiters for all of your support.

Jun 23, 202425 minSeason 6Ep. 345

Episode 344 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop

This week on the Scoop the team from TaPod turn it up a notch. We catch up with guest reporter Callam Pickering – Chief Economist from Indeed for an update on the economy… we talk gender pay gap… unique jobs in Tassie – wombat walker anyone? The happiest and most stressed jobs in Australia… where are job ads headed and much, much more! Thanks to our great friends at Indeed for your ongoing support.

Jun 18, 202421 minSeason 6Ep. 344

Episode 343 - Let’s Unpack the 2024 State of Talent Acquisition Report.

This week on TaPod we catch up with the incomparable Jo Vohland from ATC and break down the findings of the 2024 State of Talent Acquisition Report. From Talent Advisory to Internal Mobility, cooperation to collaboration, candidate fraud to salary transparency and heaps more. This is the most extensive report in the market and the insights WILL help you develop your TA strategy. Thanks to SmartRecruiters for your continued support.

Jun 16, 202447 minSeason 6Ep. 343

Episode 342 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop

This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod bring you all the weekly TA & Recruitment news. Craig has pulled himself out of his ‘man-flu’ inspired deathbed talk with Lauren about the latest AI updates… Heaps of jobs in the US & Queensland… What Candidates really want…Non-monetary benefits taking a front seat… Restraint Clauses and much, much more! Thanks to Indeed – our amazing Scoop partner!

Jun 11, 202415 minSeason 6Ep. 342

Episode 341 - Loren De Laine... The Connected View of Talent

Today on TaPod we catch up with the ever-brilliant Loren De Laine - Director TA (India Middle East Türkiye Africa and Asia Pacific) @Chep. Loren is passionate about the end-to-end recruitment cycle and we explore skills-based recruitment, internal mobility, talent pipelining and gender parity in male-dominated industries. It's a fascinating discussion and made possible by our podcast partner SmartRecruiters.

Jun 10, 202439 minSeason 6Ep. 341

Episode 340 - THE LOST PODCAST - Well People Perform Better.

This week on TaPod we enlist the help of Indiana Jones to uncover the fabled ‘lost podcast’. Adrift in the annals of time and hidden in the long history of storytelling there was a legend. A legend that of one of the greatest podcasts to grace our industry was recorded and never released. Well, today we can bring it to you. Join us as we speak with Kiria McNamara and Kate Reid from Swisse Wellness. Nurturing well-being and prioritising employee health is key to a strong and vibrant workplace. Le...

Jun 04, 202423 minSeason 6Ep. 340

Episode 339 - Your weekly TA & Recruitment news with the Scoop.

This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod bring you all the weekly TA & Recruitment news. What effect will the lifting of the minimum wage bring across business? Changes to defence recruitment. Data breaches in the HRTech world. What do you think about the future of work? Bias in AI. TA jobs on the increase and much, much more. Thanks to Indeed for your continued support.

Jun 04, 202416 minSeason 6Ep. 339

Episode 338 - How do you build an EB Strategy from scratch and without budget?

This week on TaPod we catch up with one of our absolute favs – Jamie Holder – Head of TA at MUFG Retirement Solutions… So what do you do when you don’t have an EB Strategy and have no budget to support it? Well sit right back and Jamie will spell it out for you… It all started when Jamie attended a Melbourne Talent Meet-Up event about a year ago with Quila Cervilli and Andrew Griffiths presenting on building an EB strategy from scratch. With the insights from that session and a little help from ...

Jun 02, 202441 minSeason 6Ep. 338

Episode 337 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop

This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you all the weekly TA & Recruitment news. From the top reasons candidates don’t apply, to unhappiness leave to gender pay gap for graduates, counting penguins for a living and much, much more! Thanks to Indeed for your support.

May 28, 202415 minSeason 6Ep. 337

Episode 336 - Talent Acquisition Excellence with Bas van de Haterd

This week on Tapod we sit down with our favourite Dutchman, Podcaster, Industry Legend, International Speaker and 6 time Author Bas Van Der Hatred to discuss his most recent book Talent Acquisition Excellence - Co-authored with the great man ‘Big Kev’ Wheeler. We jump under the hood of this really interesting publication, one we highly recommend you get your hands on. Bas graciously gives all TaPod listeners a discount code (see comments). PS – listen out for Lauren’s phone going off midway thro...

May 26, 202438 minSeason 6Ep. 336
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