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
547 episodes
Episode 548 - Meeting Leaders Where They Live. With Peter Treloar.
Buckle in for a special episode of Tapod, where we sit down with Peter Treloar – Founder at Taly. Believe us, this is NOT a normal personality profiling solution. From an AI-enabled on-demand org psych to delivering results in video or...
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Season 8
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Episode 548
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30:34
Episode 547 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop.
It’s your weekly dose of the Scoop from Tapod with all of your TA & Recruitment news from here and abroad. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… AI washing, Kyle & Jackie O, women shut out of leadership, a 4-day work week in Victo...
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Season 8
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Episode 547
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24:04
Episode 546 - 'It's an Everyone Problem' IWD with Nat Flynn
This week on Tapod we catch up with the amazing Natalie Flynn, Founder of Equidi, to discuss the latest WGEA gender pay gap and all things International Women’s Day. We are making baby steps into our pay gap, but it’s not enough and we...
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Season 8
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Episode 546
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37:38
Episode 545 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
It’s your weekly dose of the Scoop from Tapod with all of your TA & Recruitment news from here and abroad. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… Lauren Anderson from Indeed joins us to talk Health Sector, Tinder the new LinkedIn...
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Season 8
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Episode 545
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27:27
Episode 544 - 'Be a Little Bit Brave...' with Kimberley Lawrie
This week on Tapod we catch up with Kimberley Lawrie, world-famous Talent Leader from brands such as Telstra, Holden, Jetstar, Myer, Aesop, Mars and Cotton On. But right now… Kimbo is in between roles, and we explore the world of the unemployed...
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Season 8
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Episode 544
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40:42
Episode 543 - Is your company choosable? Or a pig in lipstick – with James Ellis.
Get strapped in for a special episode of Tapod, where we sit down with James Ellis—Global Talent Strategy Expert, best-selling author, and one of the nicest people you will ever meet. EB has evolved into Talent Strategy, a...
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Season 8
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Episode 543
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33:26
Episode 542 - Your weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
It’s your weekly dose of the Scoop from Tapod with all of your TA & Recruitment news from here and abroad. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… AI FOMO drives risk, Greenhouse talks 'AI Doom Loop', Public wage growth on the up, job a...
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Season 8
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Episode 542
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22:52
Episode 541 - When DE&I actually means something... with Andy Steeds.
This week on Tapod we catch up with Andy Steeds—Head of Talent Acquisition at Capgemini Australia & NZ. It’s a great opportunity to revisit Capgemini’s fantastic win in the category of Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the 20...
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Season 8
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Episode 541
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41:22
Episode 540 - The Talent Function Needs to Grow. With Cliff Jurkiewicz
Buckle in for a special episode of Tapod, where we sit down with Cliff Jurkiewicz, VP Global Strategy & Futurist at Phenom. I have to say this was one of the most interesting conversations I have ever had. From early life as a touring ro...
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Season 8
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Episode 540
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30:15
Episode 539 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
It’s your weekly dose of the Scoop from Tapod with all of your TA & Recruitment news from here and abroad. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… Breaking News in the breakup of 2 HR Tech juggernauts, AI jobs that are 'safe,' rethinkin...
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Season 8
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Episode 539
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29:04
Episode 538 - Getting Down & Dirty with the Ventia Talent Marketplace - with Adam Buxton
This week on Tapod we catch up with Adam Buxton—GM Talent Acquisition Transformation at Ventia. We ‘get down and dirty’ with the launch of the new Ventia Talent Marketplace—the process in the lead-up, the lessons learned, and the future ahead. ...
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Season 8
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Episode 538
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27:09
Episode 537 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
It’s your weekly dose of the Scoop from Tapod with all of your TA & Recruitment news from here and abroad. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… Candidates paying recruiters in the US, MAFS is back! Companies scrambling to rehir...
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Season 8
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Episode 537
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23:03
Episode 536 - 'Shaking Babies & Kissing Hands'... or something like that with Amy Schultz
This week on Tapod we catch up with Amy Schultz—VP Market Development – RPO at Korn Ferry, and weren’t we lucky! Are workforce decisions moving closer to operations? Amy thinks so and puts up some very valid points. From best-in-breed to best-i...
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Season 8
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Episode 536
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35:06
Episode 535 - Indeed Futureworks. Welcome to the 'Betterverse'.
On this special episode of Tapod, we sit down with Lauren Anderson – Senior Strategic Advisor from Indeed to talk about the upcoming Indeed Futureworks In Melbourne on February 19. The theme is ‘Betterverse’ how can we leap forward into t...
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Season 8
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Episode 535
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11:29
Episode 534 - 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… the latest on redundancies, the government announces 30,000 – that’s right 30,000 new casual ...
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Season 8
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Episode 534
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22:50
Episode 533 - Planning is Dead! What's in store for 2026 with Gareth Flynn.
This week on Tapod we catch up with Gareth Flynn—Talent & Workforce Expert and Founder & CEO at TQ Solutions. As we all try to make sense of the past 18 months and what to expect into 2026. The only thing we can be really sure of is tha...
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Season 8
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Episode 533
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46:17
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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Season 8
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Episode 532
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23:32
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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Season 8
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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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Season 8
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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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Season 8
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Episode 527
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23:53
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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34:59
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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