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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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37:26

Episode 448 - What's keeping TA Leaders Up at Night?...

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2025/05/11

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 decisions affecting individuals within the TA team to governance and AI to professional development for our industry to WGEA, data, and quite a few history lessons, we cover it all. So what is keeping TA Leaders up at night? Let’s find out, shall we? Tha...

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17:56

Episode 447 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/05/06

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… Starbucks to invest in people… Kiwis open to new opportunities… Gen Z complaining about benefits and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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38:03

Episode 446 - WFH... RTO or Hybrid... what works...

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2025/05/04

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 perfect environment to explore working from home. Whether it’s return to office, work from anywhere, or a hybrid model, the way we work has changed – where do you sit? Thanks so much to Phenom for partnering with us for May.

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22:54

Episode 445 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/04/29

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 interviewing for tech roles… US CEO’s making bank… Global Hiring shows positive signs… Craig is done with Gen Z and much more. Oh… and don’t forget to check out the Events. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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36:28

Episode 444 - Mobilising Contingent Workforces -...

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2025/04/27

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 is the mother of invention and the team at Linkforce developed an industry-first app to mobilise large teams across vast areas. For anyone with a contingent workforce this is a great listen. Thanks so much to Paradox for partnering with us for Ap...

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19:51

Episode 443 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/04/22

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 by Gen Z, North Korea up to shenanigans again and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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34:10

Episode 442 - What's it Like recruiting for a Major...

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2025/04/20

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, and we ask all about celebrities and whatnot. But at the end of the day, it’s Katie who shines in this podcast. If you want to win an ITA in 2025 – take a listen to Katie! Thanks so much to Paradox for partnering with us for April.

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35:40

Episode 441 - How do you Recruit 2 Million Hires a...

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2025/04/16

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 brand recruits over 2 million people per year! It’s a fascinating journey and how important AI is in the TA strategy environment. Did you know that 97% of TA functions using AI are seeing considerable improvement, but only 11% of functions have implement...

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24:33

Episode 440 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/04/15

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 about… the real reason Gen Z are banned from WFH… Vlad looks to recruit from China and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing partnership.

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50:37

Episode 439 - It's Gen Z or Bust! With Milsy Banjil

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2025/04/13

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 minds on the planet. From beginnings as a wee lad growing up in Zambia, to studying Aeronautical Engineering (that’s rocket science to you and me), and now to founding and running TapIn (an SM agency specialising in helping employers to connect and understan...

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35:26

Episode 438 - Celebrating an ITAs win with the...

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2025/04/09

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 Simon de Laine from the Adelaide Talent Meetup to discuss their fabulous win – it was one for the ages! Thanks to Paradox for your support this month

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Episode 437 - Your Weekly TA and Recruitment News...

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2025/04/08

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 looking to leave their current role, hush money going bad, backflipping on the election trail, Gen Z as entrepreneurs, best-looking recruiters and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

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34:23

Episode 436 - Real Recruitment AI Transformation with...

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2025/04/06

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. From one of the original members of LinkedIn (she still has the t-shirt) to life in the AI world, Eileen talks us through all aspects of the candidate process and transformation with a focus on how to do things better. It’s a fascinating discussion and one ...

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26:20

Episode 435 - Our 100th Episode of The Scoop!

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2025/04/01

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 off in a very interesting location, Queensland Rail wins case against ‘sneaky, deceitful and unfair’ employee, children working the mines in Florida? Gen Z prefers to binge tv than work and much, much more. We also have more events than an Olympic Decat...

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31:41

Episode 434 - It's Time to Head out West with John...

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2025/03/30

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 the predominant sectors in the market, and it’s extremely cyclical in terms of peaks and troughs. The peaks bring a lot of salary pressure and movement among workers, but Lycopodium have a few tricks to keep them ahead of the pack – and we invite you to l...

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27:34

Episode 433 - Getting Under the Hood of Avature...

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2025/03/26

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 Dalton with a brilliant keynote, to the road map led by Dimitri Boylan & Xiabin Shi, to Maria Ma from Siemens, the panel of experts including Gareth Flynn, Sue Howse, Alex Thomson and Danielle Kent, Melinda Todd on mastering high-volume recruiting, Mark ...

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24:52

Episode 432 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/03/25

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, horrible... horrible job interviews, bring a pet to work, both Lauren and Craig take a pot at Gen Z. And much, much more. Thanks to our friends at Indeed for your support.

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29:02

Episode 431 - The State of TA - with Hung Lee

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2025/03/23

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’s running on fumes but still manages to blow us away with his take on the state of the world and the market. We talk AI and competitor advantage in recruitment and argue if we can really be positive about the future? It’s fascinating and relevant. ...

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Episode 430 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/03/18

Today on the Scoop the team from TaPod brings you all the weekly TA & Recruitment news including Greenpeace bucking the trend on DEI initiatives, NSW Police raid other states to hit recruitment targets, rising turnover rates coming out of Asia, update on 4 day work week in Iceland, Gen Alpha to change the workplace forever. And much, much more Thanks to our friends at Indeed for your support.

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Episode 429 - Transitioning from RPO to Inhouse with...

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2025/03/16

This week on TaPod we catch up with one of our favourite Kiwis, Keith Muirhead – Director of Talent Acquisition at Fonterra. We talk about how one of the biggest companies in NZ (responsible for 5% of the national GDP) transitioned from RPO to inhouse, covering all of the BIG transformation challenges, from tech to people and process. It’s a great blueprint for change; we learn how to 'make dairy sexy’ and we loved our discussion – you will too. Thanks to Avature for your continued supp...

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