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
512 episodes
Episode 513 - Let's Talk Greenhouse
On this special episode of Tapod, Lauren sits down with Daniel Chait—CEO—and Meredith Johnson—CPO—at Greenhouse at the recent ATC2025. Daniel and Meredith take us on a journey of evolution and development, covering AI, user case studies, and a ...
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Season 7
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Episode 513
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19:09
Episode 512 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… the rise of ghost growth at work, recruiters acting like toss bags, upstairs and downstairs of the meth ...
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Season 7
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Episode 512
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26:27
Episode 511 - The Results of the Biggest EB survey in History - with Mike Beeley
This week on Tapod we catch up with Mike Beeley – CEO at Lightbox Communications and EVP expert. We talk everything Employer Branding especially the results from the recent global ‘EB’ survey, involving over 300 organisations and close to 800 i...
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Season 7
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Episode 511
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35:15
Episode 510 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News. Lauren is away, and Bonnie joins us in the hot seat. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… beach interviews, anyone? Gen Zers hit 30! Al...
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Season 7
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Episode 510
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23:09
Episode 509 - What's up in Talent? With Chad Sowash
This week on Tapod we catch up with one of the smartest minds in talent & HR—Chad Sowash—co-founder & co-host at Chad & Cheese, ‘HR’s Most Dangerous Podcast’. We cover Recfest US, the need for vendors to push their customers front a...
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Season 7
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Episode 509
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36:02
Episode 508 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Tassie on strike! Aussie AI readiness hits a speed bump, some interesting job data, Gen Z tapping out, shortages in the labour market, Fair...
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Season 7
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Episode 508
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19:35
Episode 507 - How Tech Drives Team's Results with Derek Del Simone
This week on Tapod we catch up with perpetual innovator and a great person to boot – Derek Del Simone, Chief Talent Officer from Abano Healthcare. Fresh off winning 3 (that’s right 3) ITAs in 2025 – Excellence in Innovation, Best Tech Stack &am...
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Season 7
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Episode 507
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31:51
Episode 506 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… ‘Posh’ recruitment, Gen Z out of absolute control, Skills shortage in NZ, Mum wins battle against Westpac and much more.Thanks to I...
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Season 7
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Episode 506
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22:08
Episode 505 - 'The Truth of the Industry is Hard to Face' - with Jacob Sten Madsen.
This week on Tapod we catch up with a global juggernaut and industry leader, commentator, and agitator—Jacob Sten Madsen from Recruitment Evolution. In his own words, ‘TA is predominantly stuck in operation mode,’ and he advocates embracing AI ...
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Season 7
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Episode 505
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36:12
Episode 504 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… Burnout Crisis hits Australia, Nothing beats a Jet2 payday, job market on the move, Deloitte ‘workslops Government report, hangovers in th...
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Season 7
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Episode 504
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22:47
Episode 503 - It all starts with a Social Conscience.
This week on Tapod we catch up with the joint winners of the Social Consciousness Award at the ITAs 2025 – Yvonne Kelly from Glow Up Careers and Kristy Glew from Each. These two amazing companies are leading the way in delivering programs with ...
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Season 7
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Episode 503
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39:19
Episode 502 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… WTF is Work Slop? Imagine being paid 333 times your monthly salary – what would you do? NSW Government Contractor uploads private det...
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Season 7
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Episode 502
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29:47
Episode 501 - Meet the 'Glue' that connects the Team at AFCA - Rosa Van Kuyk
This week on Tapod we catch up with Rosa Van Kuyk, Enterprise Talent Professional of the Year at the ITAs 2025 from AFCA. Rosa is an amazing member of our industry – a pocket rocket with boundless energy and passionSome of the incredible...
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Season 7
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Episode 501
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26:53
Episode 500! - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Starbucks layoffs, is Consulting dead? Latest ABS jobs data, what AI is really used for in the workplace, Gen Z scared of the word j*...
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Season 7
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Episode 500
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27:43
Episode 499 - 'Mind The Gap' - Recruitment Metro Trains Style - with Kyle MacLean
This week on Tapod we catch up with Kyle MacLean, Head of Talent at Metro Trains and today’s episode is all about the Choo choos! With over 1200 train drivers at Metro we explore all kinds of challenges including gender balance, new infrastruct...
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Season 7
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Episode 499
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34:52
Episode 498 - Navigating Career Change with Pam Stroud
On this special episode of Tapod, we catch up with Pam Stroud – Senior Talent Industry Legend, who has reassessed her career and ventured out on her own with ‘The Pivot Space’, supporting and navigating women in career transition. It may be men...
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Season 7
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Episode 498
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44:54
Episode 497 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
Today on the Scoop Bonnie steps in for Craig whilst he is on a little sojourn and the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… acquisitions on steroids, bikini tradie wants to go topless, office wo...
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Season 7
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Episode 497
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22:07
Episode 496 - We are not part of HR - we sit alongside it... with Jess Gibson-Jones
This week on Tapod we catch up with the legend Jessica Gibson-Jones winner of Enterprise Talent Leader of the Year at ITAs2025! We get a great understanding of the achievements Jess has implemented at Toll Group over the past 12 months includin...
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Season 7
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Episode 496
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42:32
Episode 495 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including…More news from the banking sector – good & bad, social media affecting hiring opportunities, and the PNG & Aussie Defence pact (and...
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Season 7
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Episode 495
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27:45
Episode 494 - The Warehouse Group - Your Enterprise Talent Team of the Year!
This week on Tapod we catch up with the winners of the Enterprise Talent Team of the Year at ITAs2025 – The Warehouse Group – represented by Kim Nicholas – GM – Talent Acquisition, HR Systems and Payroll, and Hayley Smith – Head of TA. We...
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Season 7
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Episode 494
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46:35
Episode 493 - SmartRecruiters & SAP - A Match Made in HR Heaven - with Rebecca Carr
EXCITING NEWS! It's official SmartRecruiters and SAP are GO!At
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Season 7
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Episode 493
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32:58
Episode 492 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including…A post-ITAs round-up, OpenAIjoins the hiring space, ANZ Bank in the poo again, some positive ads data, redundancy news, LinkedIn puts down ...
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Season 7
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Episode 492
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19:58
Episode 491 - Inclusivity Hiring - It's a Necessity, not a Luxury. With David Dunne.
This week on Tapod we sit down with David Dunne—Senior Manager, Workforce Services & Systems @Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect)—the largest national service provider for people on the autism spectrum, with over 1,500 employees across over ...
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Season 7
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Episode 491
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31:57
Episode 490 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including…ANZ stuff-up – Big Time, training is only part of the AI story, Nestle takes the choccies away, where will the jobs be in 2030? Well done t...
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Season 7
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Episode 490
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16:04
Episode 489 - Putting the Human in what we do... with Ben Whitfield
This week on Tapod we sit down with Ben Whitfield—Global Talent Acquisition Leader @Marsh McLennan - a global giant with over 95,000 employees. Ben has recently moved into the global role and is at the very pointy end of recruitment strategy, h...
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Season 7
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Episode 489
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