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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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21:55

Episode 488 - Unpacking The State of Volume Hiring...

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2025/08/29

On this special episode of Tapod, we catch up with Dan Balout—Solutions Lead APAC at Paradox. Unpacking the State of Volume Hiring Report is the name of the game, and we get a great understanding of how the function is coping with volume hiring as a challenge. We explore candidate experience, AI & automation, burnout, and speed to hire amongst a raft of other levers. If you are hiring in the volume space, you should be listening to this episode!

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22:50

Episode 487 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/08/26

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including…Workday jumps on the acquisition merry-go-round, training company covertly records employees, expressing yourself Madonna style, CBA backs up on AI, Reece blaming WFH for profit decline, gender pay gap improving (but is it fast enough?), laziness blamed for grad recruitment slow down, how many jobs can you do at once and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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53:30

Episode 486 - AI in Recruitment - Hype or Here to...

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2025/08/24

This week on Tapod we sit down with Steve Ward – Global Employer Brand and Recruitment Marketing Expert and Head of Strategic Insights at Blackbridge Communications. Steve and Lauren had a conversation at Recfest UK about the future of AI in Recruitment and right here is where we pick it up. At times the conversation gets a little heated—well, maybe not heated, but let’s just say that the three of us aren’t completely aligned on thinking. We cover usage, development, ethics, and government re...

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29:05

Episode 485 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/08/19

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… Qantas rapped over the knuckles, AI training not keeping up with rollout, Callam Pickering joins us to discuss key financial data, strange things brought to interviews, Gen Z are space bound, pilot in the buff, and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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36:21

Episode 484 - Doing More with Less - the NZ...

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2025/08/17

This week on Tapod we sit down with Andy Talbutt, Event Director at Auckland Recruitment Meetup. We talk about the NZ market, how it’s tracking, the effect of AI, doing more with less, diversity recruitment, the local Recruitment Meetup scene, and what we can all learn from the land of the long white cloud. Thanks to Paradox for your support this month.

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21:56

Episode 483 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/08/12

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… UK Recruiter smashes keyboard in anger… Why employees are leaving their jobs… Chatbots sabotaging female applicants… Gen Z being Gen Z. And much more Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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33:16

Episode 482 - KFC Transforms their Talent Function...

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2025/08/10

This week on Tapod we sit down with Angie Clarke—People Transformation & Experience Design Manager @KFC. Talent Function Transformation isn’t easy… Where do you start? What key metrics are you trying to improve? What’s the process & how do you sift through the tech? Within 3 months of implementation, KFC has seen drastic improvement in speed through the process, candidate experience, and hiring manager engagement—winner, winner chicken dinner! Thanks to Paradox for your support ...

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28:26

Episode 481 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/08/05

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… a massive acquisition in the HRTech space, working from home reserved for the elite… (except in Victoria), LinkedIn called out by industry, 20% of companies in the US impacted by DEI policy change, Gen Z accused of laziness… again. And much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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40:09

Episode 480 - Rumour vs Reality - The State of TA...

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2025/08/03

This week on Tapod we sit down with the ultimate Swiss army knife of talent—Jo Vohland—to discuss exactly WTF is going on in the Talent Industry. Focusing on the ‘State of TA Report’ commissioned by ATC, we look at rumour vs reality. There is no issue left off the table, and we cover AI, DEI, RTO (a lot of acronyms), the future-looking recruiter, and much more. It’s a fascinating deep dive into real issues, challenges, and successes—we hope you’ll join us. Thanks to Paradox for your sup...

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26:13

Episode 479 - Unpacking Greenhouse with the CEO -...

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2025/07/30

On this special episode of Tapod we catch up with Daniel Chait—CEO at Greenhouse. We talk through the changes in the TA landscape since Greenhouse’s launch in 2012. From skills-based hiring to AI to the avalanche of technology available to teams to ‘Dream-job’ (you need to listen to know)—we even touch on magicians’s optical illusions! A really interesting discussion with an industry leader.

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21:56

Episode 478 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/07/29

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Aussie workers are planning to quit, tech behemoth eats its own, U-turn in the AI recruitment space, bye-bye to the 4-day workweek, the Gen Z stare, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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35:13

Episode 477 - TA Resilience in Times of Pressure &...

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2025/07/27

This week on Tapod we sit down with the ever-brilliant Gary Park, a very good friend and TA Industry expert. We cover a myriad of topics, from AI to Skills-Based Hiring to the pressures TA Teams take on in the face of changing economic and political environments to his fixation with Netball. We also touch on the very important issue of mental health, physical health, and well-being for practitioners in TA—particularly in times of crisis. Gary is one of the most generous people in our sphere, ...

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9:14

Episode 476 - Live with Greenhouse @Recfest UK

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2025/07/24

On this special episode of Tapod we catch up with Carin Van Vuuren—CMO—and Robby Perdue—Senior Director of Product Management at Recfest UK. It was hot—both the weather and the topics we covered in this brief chat as we talk all things Greenhouse and what it means for the APAC region.

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22:23

Episode 475 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/07/22

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… Bryn commits fraud; Gen Z get 2 articles – they are struggling to find work but sticking to their ethics; update on employment data; who has bought CareerBuilder & Monster? Ageism is growing in Australia, young workers missing out on entitlements, Craig goes on a rant and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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26:58

Episode 474 - Authentic Storytelling brings all the...

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2025/07/20

This week on Tapod we sit down with Simon Druery, Director at Belong Creative. We’re living in an amazing age of change—how do you keep your brand fresh, exciting, and engaging—and more importantly, positive in the eyes of candidates? In this interview, Simon shares with us his knowledge in developing EVP & EB strategies. From storytelling to authenticity – what is your team prioritising? Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.

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25:24

Episode 473 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/07/15

Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod are back in Oz… Well, Lauren is… while Craig is swanning it up in Malaysia, but we still manage to bring you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… AI driven job cuts, boom goes BHP, job ads rebound, sick pay piss-taking, Gen Z needs etiquette training, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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36:49

Episode 472 - Career Coaching for the Migrant &...

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2025/07/13

This week on Tapod we sit down with Yvonne Kelly – CEO at Glow Up Careers. Imagine being in a country where the language is different, the culture is different, and the recruitment process is different… Then imagine attempting to get a job. In this episode we explore the challenges of the migrant and refugee population and how you can give back… as a coach. Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.

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17:09

Episode 471 - Your Weekly TA and Recruitment News...

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2025/07/07

Today on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you your weekly round-up of all the TA & Recruitment news… Both Lauren & Craig are in Northern Wales after the opening night Oasis concert and getting ready for Recfest. But there was also plenty of news, including AI recruiting being infiltrated for the North Koreans, RTO vs. WFH, pay transparency or I’ll leave the interview, US techies fleeing to Oz, Gen Z saving big bucks, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support....

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29:42

Episode 470 The Changing Face of Volume Recruitment...

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2025/07/06

This week on Tapod we catch up with Mike Virgo – Head of Talent Acquisition at Coles. We cover the recruitment process for one of the largest hiring businesses in Australia. From over 1 million (that’s right 1 million) applications per year to over 60,000 hires, Candidate Experience becomes very, very important and AI also has its place. It’s a fascinating and ever-evolving journey. Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.

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16:49

Episode 469 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News -...

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2025/07/01

Today on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you your weekly round-up of all the TA & Recruitment news… Lauren is in Paris, Craig is in London, and the news is all over the place! We talk horticulture labour hire cheats, Banks in Australia not playing fair, big changes at CareerBuilder and Monster, Zuckerberg turns recruiter-in-chief at Meta, Oasis to kill productivity, Gen Z oversharing, and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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