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?
Episodes
407 episodes
Episode 407 - Your Final Scoop for 2024 - bringing you all the Recruitment & TA News!
This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News—the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues for the last time in 2024. From employees being rewarded with cold hard cash. Kiwis leaving on mass. Unemployment data. Most liveable ...
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Episode 407
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14:37
Episode 406 TaPod's Yearly Wrap-Up with these 2 Legends!
It’s the final TaPod for the year, and have we got a present for you! We are joined by industry experts Jo Vohland and Edan Haddock for a 2024 wrap-up and just a little bit of 2025 crystal balling...From AI to DEI to Tech to ‘Doing More ...
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Episode 406
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57:54
Episode 405 - Which way id the DEIB pendulum swinging?
This week on TaPod we catch up with Stephanie Zuniga-Maher DEIB Advocate and wonderful human being, to get an overview of what’s happening in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging space. From an explanation about the difference betwe...
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Episode 405
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43:52
Episode 404 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with the Scoop
This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues. From Apple being sued by an employee, to bosses making WFH demands, to Gen Z throwing their toys out of the pram (again) to the TA jo...
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Season 6
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Episode 404
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27:00
Episode 403 - Career Website - How to Build the Best!
This week on TaPod we sit down with Kate Mosel (just like the dry white wine) Manager – Talent at IGO, winners of the Best Careers Website ITA which was proudly sponsored by Page Up. We understand just why IGO’s careers websit...
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Season 6
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Episode 403
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27:02
Episode 402 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues… unlawful labour hire practices, current economic data, 3.5 day working week, AI used by bad people to do bad things, candidates ‘righ...
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Season 6
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Episode 402
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15:59
Episode 401 - It's a Long Way to the Top! - with Nina Pollard
This week on TaPod, we catch up with one of the most accomplished and wonderful Talent Leaders in ANZ, Nina Pollard from Coles or as Lauren puts it… ‘A very f$%king robust career with some massive labels behind it…’ With 5 ITAs including Talent...
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Season 6
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Episode 401
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35:55
Episode 400 - Taking off with Air New Zealand & SmartRecruiters.
This week on TaPod, we have our special partner episode, and we are joined by Steven Begadon from Air New Zealand and Mirela Lane from SmartRecruiters as we ‘take-off’ and get to know what a successful technology implementation looks like. From...
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Season 6
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Episode 400
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33:21
Episode 399 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues. It’s Gen Z, AI, Christmas Hiring, Gender Pay Gap and much, much more. Thanks to Indeed for supporting the industry news.
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Season 6
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Episode 399
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21:34
Episode 398 - Starbucks... Coffee with a side of Recruitment!
This week on TaPod, we catch up with the ever-brilliant Lizzie Ibeakanma – Talent Manager @Starbucks. From recruiting for an extremely well-known brand… to implementing AI and automating mundane tasks… to engaging a high-volume TA team… to buil...
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Season 6
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Episode 398
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35:47
Episode 397 - ABS Labour Market Data - Right from the Horse's Mouth!
This week on TaPod, we have a real gift for you! In conjunction with Nadine O’Regan from TQ Solutions we speak with Bjorn Jarvis – Head of Labour Statistics from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. We go straight to the source for up-to-date d...
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Season 6
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Episode 397
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50:06
Episode 396 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues. Callam Pickering, Senior Economist at Indeed joins us for an update on economic indicators, strange reasons recruiters give for missi...
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Season 6
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Episode 396
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20:43
Episode 395 - 'I Can't Champion for Them, if I'm not Championing for Myself.' Women's Health in the Workplace.
This week on TaPod, we tackle a really important issue – Women’s Health in the Workplace. We are joined by the amazing Jess Gibson-Jones and Kaz Thorley who first shared their personal stories at the Sydney Talent Meet Up a week earlier. From P...
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Season 6
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Episode 395
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1:00:22
Episode 394 - High-Volume Hiring Without The High-Volume Headaches - Introducing Mercu
The Solution Series - by Tapod is committed to bringing you the best 'New HRTech', State-of-the-Art Solutions and Products to make your life as a TA Professional easier.Today we speak with Elliott Gibb - Co-Founder at Mercu and be prepared ...
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Season 6
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Episode 394
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31:24
Episode 393 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues. From tripping over a puppy fence to NZ jobless rate to employers valuing digital skills over AI skills to emerging roles to Gen Z’ers...
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Season 6
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Episode 393
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20:19
Episode 392 - Making a BIG Difference in the DE&I Space
This week on TaPod, Lauren has a week off and Craig flies solo with the joint winners of the 2024 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion ITA – MYOB and Bendigo & Adelaide Bank.DE&I is such a massive undertaking and both organisations de...
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Season 6
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Episode 392
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30:56
Episode 391 - Meet Winston! Your AI Sidekick with 'The Lot'!
We love to speak with our partners at TaPod and in this special episode we catch up with Rich Lewis-Jones VP AsiaPac @SmartRecruiters to introduce us to Winston the heart, soul, and brains behind “the new” SmartRecruiters as your AI ‘sidekick’....
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Season 6
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Episode 391
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32:21
Episode 390 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop.
This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues. From Kiwis and remote work to emails flouting the right to disengage laws to AI with a side of bias to Gen Z’ers being Gen Z’ers and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 390
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14:23
Episode 389 - Corporate Talent Team of the Year - NZ's Finest!
This week on TaPod we sit down with Francesca Watkins, Talent Matchmaker… Inclusivity Champion and TA Manager @AIA NZ – Winner of the ITA for Corporate Talent Team of the Year – sponsored by @Paradox. AIA NZ is the first winner from New Zealand...
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Season 6
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Episode 389
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31:51
Episode 388 - 'Beam Me Up Scotty' ATC Innovation Lab Winner - Judges' Award.
This week on TaPod we are lucky to spend with some time the ATC Innovation Lab Judges award winner – Stan Wasowicz from Scotty AI and Richard Barnett from award sponsor Hays.Stan is adamant we are entering the age of automation and Scott...
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Season 6
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Episode 388
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43:18
Episode 387 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop the team from TaPod brings us all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including Gen Z’ers do it again… LinkedIn & GDPR… How long should a notice period be? Is Tech finally bouncing back? White collar and AI and mu...
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Season 6
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Episode 387
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22:19
Episode 386 - Recruitment Metrics that Matter - with Kevin Wheeler
This week on TaPod we sit down with the great Kevin Wheeler from The Future of Work. Big Kev made some BIG statements at the recent ATC Fearless Forecast and today we are going to drill down on metrics that matter. From Cost per Hire to Time to...
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Season 6
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Episode 386
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39:25
Episode 385 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop the team from TaPod brings us all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including most current employment data, AI is being differently by males and females in their job search, but shows great savings for workers overa...
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Season 6
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Episode 385
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17:50
Episode 384 - From TA Bootcamps to ITAs Success!
This week on TaPod Lauren and Craig catch up with Steph Langford – Lead TA Consultant @MarshMcLennan and winner of the 2024 Enterprise Talent Professional of the Year at the #ITAs. Steph is a real livewire and has learnt how to build effective ...
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Season 6
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Episode 384
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31:22
Episode 383 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment news. This week we are live from the ATC2024! News this week includes TikTok job losses, migration disaster, gaps in TA skills and strategy, who the he...
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Season 6
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Episode 383
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