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
455 episodes
Episode 455 - Dunnies & Penises... now that we have your attention - with Joanne Lockwood
This week on Tapod we catch up with an old friend – Joanne Lockwood – the inclusive culture expert @SeeChangeHappen. Jo’s journey is fascinating and so very important to all of us – particularly in a world going backwards. This episode is longe...
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Episode 454 - 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… the death of the digital nomad… some interesting job data in NZ and globally… trouble at Workday… what’s the most in-demand Tech ro...
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Episode 454
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22:05
Episode 453 - The Modernisation of Australia Post
This week on Tapod we are lucky to catch up with Alex Thomson – Head of TA and Mobility at Australia Post. We cover all manner of topics, including mushroom sales in South Gippsland, but that’s not why we got Alex in… Everybody knows Australia ...
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Episode 453
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37:47
Episode 452 - 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, big news from Recfest UK, Bad news from Microsoft, Nissan and Recruitment Agencies, but good news from McDonalds, Loud Labourers, Smiley em...
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Episode 452
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Episode 451 - Building an Impactful Talent Strategy with Manoj Kenadath
This week on Tapod we sit down with Manoj Kenadath, Senior Principal Strategist, TA at Atlassian. Following on from his brilliant session with Pavi Iyer at the Sydney NJA People & Talent Summit in March, Manoj guides us through the amazing ...
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Episode 450 - Only a few years ago - AI was just hype...
It’s time for our vendor-led Tapod episode (Yay!) and this month we get under the hood of Phenom with Dan Ridd and Meredith Wellard. Phenom is a hire-to-retire solution and now includes new AI Agents that are solving industry-specific hiring, d...
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Episode 450
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34:46
Episode 449 - 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. In the week following their Singapore adventure, the crew give their highlights of their trip, including Craig’s elite bike-riding skills. The news w...
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Episode 449
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25:50
Episode 448 - What's keeping TA Leaders Up at Night? With Andy Steeds
This week on Tapod, we catch up with Andy Steeds - Head of Talent Acquisition at CapGemini. Andy recently attended a TA Leaders summit where all the problems of the world were solved, so we thought we should get him on and discuss… From decisio...
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Episode 448
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37:26
Episode 447 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop (Live from HR Tech Asia)
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News live from HR Tech in Singapore including… Candidates want real people in their recruitment process… the top growing occupations in Australia… Starbuck...
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Episode 447
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Episode 446 - WFH... RTO or Hybrid... what works best? With Adam Buxton
This week on Tapod we catch up with Adam Buxton - GM Talent Acquisition Transformation at Ventia. With internet issues at Lauren’s parent’s house in the country to Adam in the middle of moving house it makes for a challenging episode, but a per...
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Episode 446
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38:03
Episode 445 - 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… it’s tit for tat with Deel & Rippling… Microsoft launches its Skills Agent… Union Leader takes the piss… Bank Robbers interviewin...
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Episode 445
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22:54
Episode 444 - Mobilising Contingent Workforces - Quickly. With Patrick Hardie
This week on Tapod we catch up with Patrick Hardie – Recruitment, Engagement & Compliance Manager at Linkforce. In the ‘shut-down’ space recruitment speed, and the ability to mobilise teams is imperative. And as we all know, necessity...
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Episode 444
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36:28
Episode 443 - 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… Manchester United looking for a new HR Leader, sick leave for a footy game, pay rises of up to 35% for a key demographic, career catfishing...
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Episode 443
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Episode 442 - What's it Like recruiting for a Major Media Company? With Katie Duckworth.
This week on Tapod we catch up with Katie Duckworth, TA Lead – Sales, Broadcast, Publishing, and Radio at Nine and winner of Corporate Talent Professional of the Year at the 2024 ITAs. It’s so exciting to speak with a TA Pro that works in media...
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Episode 442
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Episode 441 - How do you Recruit 2 Million Hires a Year? With Josh Secrest
The team from TaPod drops another ‘bonus episode’ today as they catch up with Josh Secrest – VP at Paradox and formally Head of Global TA & Talent Strategy at McDonalds. Josh walks us through massive transformation and how a massive b...
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Episode 441
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35:40
Episode 440 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod bring you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Adecco partners with Salesforce for a new AI solution while Shopify amps their reliance on AI… what employees really, really care abou...
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Episode 440
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24:33
Episode 439 - It's Gen Z or Bust! With Milsy Banjil
This week on Tapod we (finally) catch up with the legendary Milimo Banji (or Milsy as we like to call him), Global expert on Gen Z in the workplace. Just imagine, 2 bungling Gen Xers trying to keep up with one of the most intriguing...
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Episode 439
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50:37
Episode 438 - Celebrating an ITAs win with the Adelaide Talent Meetup
In the week that nominations open for the 2025 Internal Talent Awards, the team from TaPod thought they would drop a very special ITAs themed episode. Off the back of winning the ITA for Social Consciousness, we sat down with Jeannette Borg and...
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Episode 438
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35:26
Episode 437 - Your Weekly TA and Recruitment News with The Scoop
Today on the Scoop Bonnie is Back! And the team from Tapod bring you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Bonnie introduces us to taskmasking, crazy reasons for firing people, the TA Tech world turns all Austen Powers, Aussies...
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Episode 437
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Episode 436 - Real Recruitment AI Transformation with Eileen Kovalsky
This week on Tapod we catch up with Eileen Kovalsky – Talent Acquisition Visionary, Senior Director, Client Success & Advocacy @Paradox and former Head of Candidate Experience at one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. <...
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Episode 436
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34:23
Episode 435 - Our 100th Episode of The Scoop!
Today on the Scoop we celebrate our 100th episode! And the team from Tapod bring you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… a crazy request from HR in the UK, roll backs for non-compete contracts, white collar recruiting taking ...
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Episode 435
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Episode 434 - It's Time to Head out West with John Bowker from Lycopodium
This week on TaPod we sit down with John Bowker – GM People & Culture at Lycopodium to understand the recruitment market in West Australia and believe me… they do things a little different over there… Engineering, Mining, Oil and Gas are th...
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Episode 434
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31:41
Episode 433 - Getting Under the Hood of Avature Upfront APAC 2025
This week on TaPod we drop a special episode, getting under the hood of the recent Avature Upfront APAC 2025 in sunny Melbourne at the Royal Botanical Gardens, and it was fantastic! Raman Richards joins us as we unpack the day. From Chloe Dalto...
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Episode 433
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27:34
Episode 432 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
Today on the Scoop it’s a BIG week and the team from TaPod brings you all the weekly TA & Recruitment news, including Global white collar roles on the decrease, Australian recruiters the best in the world, Kiwis value job security over pay,...
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Episode 432
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Episode 431 - The State of TA - with Hung Lee
This week on TaPod we catch up with the ever-brilliant Hung Lee. The Recruiting Brainfood Founder has been traveling through South East Asia for the past couple of months and landed in Australia looking for a well-earned rest. Bad luck Hung. He...
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Episode 431
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