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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531 episodes
Episode 532 - BIG Announcements at SmartRecruiters!
This week on Tapod we catch up with the ever-brilliant duo of Rich Lewis-Jones and Elle Green from SmartRecruiters. We learn all about the SmartRecruiters-SAP SuccessFactors marriage, new products, the upcoming HireXperience event at Luna Park ...
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Episode 532
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Episode 351 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
It’s time for the Scoop from Tapod with all of your weekly TA & Recruitment news from here and abroad. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… HR tech acquisitions are on the rise. Who is worried about AI? Eightfold test case before the...
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Season 8
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Episode 531
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26:44
Episode 530 - Coles Group gets serious about Talent Attraction... ITAs Serious!
This week on Tapod we officially kick off 2026 with an ITAs special! We’re lucky enough to catch up with Leah McCabe—Talent Attraction Manager from Coles Group—and Fiona Warren—Business Director APAC at Havas Group. Coles Group nabbed 2 ITAs in...
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Episode 530
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30:15
Episode 529 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
It’s time for the Scoop from Tapod with all of your weekly TA & Recruitment news from here and abroad . We cover all sorts of headlines including… AI & ICE – a marriage made in heaven, hiring to remain challenging in 2026, job-hugging t...
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Episode 529
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23:49
Episode 528 - Summer Series - What's Up in Talent? With Chad Sowash.
In the last of our Summer Series podcasts 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...
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Season 8
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Episode 528
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36:37
Episode 527 - We're Back! Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop.
We’re Back for 2026! The team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News. We cover all sorts of headlines including… AI jitters everywhere, the top jobs in Australia, phoenixism and side hustles, swinging bosses fro...
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Episode 527
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Episode 526 - Summer Series - 'I can't champion for them, if I'm not championing for myself' Women's Health in the Workplace
This week on the Summer Series on TaPod, we look back to tackle a really important issue – Women’s Health in the Workplace. We are joined by the amazing Jess Gibson-Jones and Kaz Thorley. From Periods to Peri-Menopause to Menopause to Miscarria...
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Season 8
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Episode 526
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Episode 525 - Summer Series - 'Mind The Gap' Recruitment Metro Trains style.
This week on Tapod (Summer Series), 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...
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Season 8
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Episode 525
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Episode 524 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop (Last one for 2025!)
Today on our final Scoop for 2025, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… The AI job ‘rust belt,’ all the latest employment data, Aussies burnt out in the wo...
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Season 7
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Episode 524
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Episode 523 - Summer Series - The Times You Failed are the Times You Learn the Most
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 net...
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Season 7
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Episode 523
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Episode 522 - How Workday uses Workday with Michael De Graaf
This week on Tapod we sit down for a special episode with Michael De Graaf—Global Head of Talent at Workday. It’s not often we get to talk to someone from a talent team who uses their own solution (customer zero). Mike is as close as you can ge...
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Season 7
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Episode 522
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Episode 521 - 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… Christmas parties and how to behave, El Jannah and the bots, Callam Pickering drops in for a chat,...
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Season 7
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Episode 521
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30:15
Episode 520 - The 2025 Yearly Wrap with Jo Vo & Sarah Purches
This week on Tapod we wrap 2025 and the year that was with two of the greatest minds in our industry, Sarah Purches and Jo Vohland. Nothing is off the table as we cover every single issue we faced over the past 12 months, from AI to acquisition...
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Season 7
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Episode 520
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Episode 519 - 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 Australian government throws its hat into the AI world, the French Culture Ministry drugs inter...
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Season 7
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Episode 519
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27:02
Episode 518 - Mythbusting AI with Professor Toby Walsh
This week on Tapod we sit down with one of the leading minds in AI in Australia—Professor Toby Walsh, Chief Scientist at UNSW AI Institute. Fresh from his keynote presentation at ATC2025, the Good Professor guides us through the myths associate...
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Season 7
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Episode 518
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34:13
Episode 517 - 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… Workday not done with acquisitions, who wants a job paying $300k? AI updates on many fronts, NT raiding N...
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Season 7
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Episode 517
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27:44
Episode 516 - From Videos to Hiring Managers. recruitment @hipages
This week on Tapod we catch up with Jason Lau, Head of Talent Acquisition at hipages. From falling in love with the company 4 years ago when he joined on Valentine's Day, Jason takes us through recruitment processes at an innovative Tech busine...
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Season 7
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Episode 516
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26:29
Episode 515 - 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… Lloyds uses banking data in pay negotiations, Pakistani newspaper has an AI whoopsie - so does Delo...
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Season 7
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Episode 515
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26:31
Episode 514 - Tassie announces itself as a TA Centre of Excellence.
This week on Tapod we catch up with ITAs 2025 Corporate Talent Leader of the Year, Kylie Cashion and Corporate Talent Professional of the Year, Sara Kean – both from Tasmania and both working at Tas Networks! In a year where the Apple Isle real...
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Season 7
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Episode 514
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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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