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
375 episodes since 2019
Episode 375 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop we welcome Lauren home after her whirlwind tour of Nashville and we present to you all of the TA & recruitment News from the last week including disturbing office trends in Australia… Big news at Amazon… What grates p...
September 17, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 375
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19:02
Episode 374 - It's ATC Season - Don't Miss It!
Today on Tapod we hit you right in the face with a SPECIAL episode! That’s right we are so very close to ATC2024 in fabulous Melbourne and we sit down with Jo Vohland to discuss what’s on this year’s agenda as the biggest conference in Australi...
September 16, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 374
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28:19
Episode 373 - What Does it Mean to Innovate in TA?
This week on TaPod while the cat’s away the mouse will play and with Lauren in Nashville Craig gets control of the studio, with Brett Potts and the Amazing Kelly Murphy from Story House Early Learning to discuss Innovation. If you were at the I...
September 15, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 373
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33:11
Episode 372 - Your Weekly News with the Scoop
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the current Recruitment & TA News. Lauren is off in the US getting her Nashville Recfest on and stepping into the Big Chair is Quila Cervelli – Great Friend of TaPod and EB Supers...
September 10, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 372
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19:45
Episode 371 - Introducing your Enterprise Talent Leader of the Year
This week on Tapod we catch up with Jamie Holder – the new Enterprise Talent Leader of the Year! It’s the day after the ITAs – we are all a bit worse for wear, but we manage to hold it together and relive the highlights of the night. From the l...
September 08, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 371
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40:22
Episode 370 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the current Recruitment & TA News including, Apple and their MASSIVE hiring drive, AI is everywhere, should you be leaving the office for a coffee? What jobs will help you buy a h...
September 03, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 370
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15:31
Episode 369 - The TA Revolution in Queensland. Beautiful One Day... Perfect the Next.
Today on Tapod we sit down with Katie Le Page – Chief Talent Officer @Infinite Aged Care Things are really kicking off in the Sunshine State in 2024. The Brisbane Recruitment Meet Up is growing faster than a rat up a drainpipe. And we have a re...
September 01, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 369
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37:17
Episode 368 - VideoMyJob Story Feeds... 'It's pretty cool...'
Today on a very special episode of Tapod we sit down with David Macciocca Founder & CEO at VideoMyJob and Poncho Rivera-Pavon Senior Consultant (Employer Branding) at Deloitte to discuss VMJ’s story feed solution and how that has supported ...
August 28, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 368
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19:58
Episode 367 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the weekly Recruitment and TA News with the fabulous Kaylee Landbridge stepping in while Craig competes at the World Lifesaving Championships. They cover all the BIG stories including th...
August 27, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 367
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20:21
Episode 366 - Recfest and the United Nations... All the Big Issues!
Today on Tapod we catch up with one of our absolute favourites, Chris Long – Founder of Elev8 and Strategic Workforce Planning Advisor to the United Nations. Chris gives us a review of the recent Recfest in the UK and a preview for Nashville. B...
August 25, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 366
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35:15
Episode 365 - Industry Update... and More!
Today on TaPod we sit down with Lee-Martin Seymour Founder & CEO of our partner this month Xref. We cover the Hire to Retire conundrum, the Ageing Workforce, Brain Drain, lack of STEM education, Alumni Programs, emerging Tech, AI and the hu...
August 21, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 365
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31:04
Episode 364 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the weekly Recruitment and TA News including a live cross to our resident economic expert Callam Pickering – Chief Economist at Indeed, we talk takeovers, office fashion, Millennials (t...
August 20, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 364
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17:41
Episode 363 - Zooland-Ahhh. What’s life like in TA at the Zoo?
Today on Tapod we are joined by the Dynamic Duo, Nikki Boecker – Project Manager, Systems Transformation and Madie Lee – TA Lead from Taronga Conservation Society – that’s right the Zoo!But it’s not just animals that make up this amazing...
August 18, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 363
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26:42
Episode 362 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the BIG Recruitment & TA News including; A breakdown of the Olympics, Bill to ban NDAs, ANZ Bank looks at alternative Talent Pipelines, we dip our toe into AI issues, pay rises, unem...
August 13, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 362
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13:41
Episode 361 - 2 Degrees Too Cold. Gender Imbalance in the Workplace.
This week on Tapod we speak with the wonderful Mike Strong – People Operations & Strategy and Rebecca Houghton – Helping Middle Managers achieve C-Suite Impact. This entire podcast episode came out of a discussion between Mike, Bec & La...
August 11, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 361
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41:05
Episode 360 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the BIG Recruitment & TA News including; Google breaks some rules… 100,000 jobs up for grabs… acquisitions in the TA Tech space… NSW sending workers back to the office and much, much...
August 06, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 360
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13:29
Episode 359 - Talent Meetups & Near Death Experiences... Welcome to the World of Pam Stevenson.
Today on TaPod sits down with our great friend Pam Stevenson Founder & Co-Organiser of Sydney Talent Meet Up and one of the most clever (or is it cleverest?) individuals in our industry. We hear about Pam’s recent near-death experience and ...
August 04, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 359
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28:14
Episode 358 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the TA & Recruitment News including Payroll rort at Ambulance Victoria… AI rule changes in Europe… a major change in the global TA podcast space… update on the ‘skills pinch’… Quiet...
July 30, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 358
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16:46
Episode 357 - Enterprise Talent Functions done Right - The Optus Experience...
This week on TaPod we are joined by industry legend Alissa Patoulios – Senior Director Sourcing and Talent Acquisition at Optus.Alissa leads an amazing function that has achieved some amazing things and she lets us in for a sneaky little...
July 28, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 357
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40:19
Episode 356 - What is the Current State of Contracting
Today on Tapod we sit down with our sponsor Oncore to talk all things Contingent Workforce. Emilie Bansel (Head of Customer Success) and Carl Oates (Head of Key Accounts) break down what Enterprise Clients are really looking for when i...
July 25, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 356
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23:45
Episode 355 - Your Weekly News With The Scoop
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod bring you all the TA & Recruitment News including updates on the labour market, parental leave, should candidates meet prospective teammates prior to offer, record high for female chairs and much,...
July 23, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 355
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16:43
Episode 354 - HRTech - The Romance Dance of Shiny, New Toys
This week on TaPod we are joined by Al Schirmer – Talent Tech Strategist who about to take on a huge Global Role. But before he does, we grabbed him to take the temperature of Rec-Tech. We cover AI (of course), Skills-based recruitment and many...
July 21, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 354
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38:45
Episode 353 - Hey Avature... What's New?
Today on TaPod we bring you a very special episode from our friends at Avature. We speak with Raman Richards about Avature’s new AI-driven chatbot – but it’s no normal chatbot believe us… it’s intuitive, helps candidates make real decisions abo...
July 18, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 353
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18:19
Episode 352 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the TA & Recruitment News including wage growth in Australia, SHRM makes a BIG call, what’s happening with The Great Resignation? Candidate discrimination and much, much more.
July 16, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 352
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20:40
Episode 351 - Tight Labour Markets in Advanced Economies
This week on TaPod we are joined by our great friend Jo Ioannidis, Industry Expert & Head of P&C at Total Synergy to pull apart the latest McKinsey Global Report - Focussing on the challenge of tight labour markets in advanced economies...
July 14, 2024
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Season 6
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Episode 351
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33:05