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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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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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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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17:47

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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32:21

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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22:41

Episode 428 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/03/11

Today on The Scoop the team from TaPod brings you all the weekly TA & Recruitment news, including Australia’s most equitable workplaces, the latest Trumpisms, achieving gender parity, Indeed at the World Economic Forum, Chinese firm wants to ban unmarried employees, Gen Z and career cat fishing and more events than you can poke a stick at. Thanks to our friends at Indeed for your support.

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37:07

Episode 427 - WTF is going on with Employer Brand in...

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2025/03/09

This week on TaPod we delve into the far reaches of Employer Brand with Meagan Michaels, Head of EB APAC at BUPA. Fresh off her amazing panel at Indeed Futureworks, discussing remote/hybrid work arrangements. Beginning her career in book publishing, then moving to marketing before working in aviation, recruitment marketing, and finding her way to BUPA. We discuss all manner of Employer Branding and how the world may have changed in 2025. If you’re really lucky and listen closely, you just may...

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31:57

Episode 426 - Bringing your TA Team together to...

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2025/03/05

It’s time for a TaPod special Episode and today we sit down with Trevor Vas, the only ever winner of a ‘Lifetime’ Internal Talent Award and one of the most brilliant minds in our industry. We touch on where our industry is headed, but more importantly we drill down on Trevor’s new concept – Aligned2Achieve. It’s an amazing gamified solution to help optimally position the TA function to help deliver desired business objectives. One of the hardest jobs for a TA Team is to identify the mos...

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24:02

Episode 425 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/03/04

This week on The Scoop – your weekly Recruitment & TA news – we bring you all manner of updates including… are we really seeing the death of the resume? The latest Gender Pay Gap updates. Pay to apply. DEIB rolls back. Return to Office mandates. Gen Z not ready for the workplace and much more. Craig is accused of ‘sweeping claims of crap.’ Thanks to Indeed for your support with the Scoop

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Episode 424 - It's International Women's Day - TAKE...

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2025/03/02

This week’s episode on TaPod is a very special episode... TaPod celebrates International Women’s Day – Craig is kicked to the curb, while Lauren sits down with Dr Morley Muse, Natalie Flynn & Bonnie Crook. It’s a powerhouse team covering really important issues including Gender Pay Gap, Women in STEM, Workforce challenges for Migrant Women, Menopause and how it impacts careers and the power of the next generation of Gen Z women. This episode is a must-listen – for all genders and it’s a t...

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26:12

Episode 423 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/02/25

This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you all the major TA & Recruitment news from here and around the world! From candidates hiding in the cupboard (no really), to all the most recent economic data, to Deep Seek ban to ADF shortages to Gen Z and micro-retirements to bonuses for return to office… and what’s going on in Tassie? Thanks to Indeed for supporting the valuable news service for our TA Industry.

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Episode 422 - Connecting the Talent Industry Dots...

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2025/02/23

Every time we talk with Gareth Flynn at Tapod, we walk away from the conversation a lot smarter. Today Craig goes one-on-one with one of the most astute minds in Global Talent. We talk skills-based organisations and hiring, meritocracy and DEI, agentic AI and automation, task intelligence, and talent strategy. If you want to be at the forefront of where our industry is heading in 2025 and beyond. This is simply a must-listen. Thanks to Avature for your support for this month.

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Episode 421 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/02/18

This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you all the major TA & Recruitment news from here and around the world! Lauren’s back and crazy resumes! From an increase in senior-level recruitment professionals, to unfair labour laws in Australia to DEIB updates, to Police acting inappropriately and much more. Thanks to Indeed for supporting the valuable news service for our TA Industry.

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40:41

Episode 420 - AI for Recruiters. With MBA

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2025/02/16

This week’s episode on TaPod is special for many reasons... Bonnie fills in for a ‘sick’ Lauren (so the swear quota is waaaay down) and we speak with one of the most enigmatic figures in the TA industry, Marrin-Boyd Andrews – or MBA, as the 'cool' kids call him. MBA started his life as an ultra-successful DJ – DJ RemixxX - (check a link to one of his tracks in the comments) and then fell into sourcing via recruitment. Anyone who knows MBA is absolutely amazed by his passion and knowledge arou...

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19:49

Episode 419 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with...

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2025/02/11

This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you all the major TA & Recruitment news from here and around the world! And not only that, we have a guest host, the amazing Bonnie Crook! From improvements in the IT recruitment market to Gen Z’er answering a work video call in the pool in a string bikini to women being seen in the workplace (not in their bikini) to bosses taking the power back. And check out all of the events we have for you! I reckon Lauren has a tough job gettin...

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51:27

Episode 418 - Let's Talk Talent with Amy Schultz

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2025/02/09

It’s time to check in with one of our all-time favourites this week on Tapod. Amy Schultz joins us to give us an update on her career and the industry she loves. We have an incredible discussion debunking 2025 predictions (including Amy possibly opening a nude yoga retreat)… seriously though, we talk about AI, Deep Seek, skills-based hiring, how to build a Talent Function from scratch, candidate and employee data, responsibilities of Social Media owners, reliance of tech on talent, the contin...

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25:57

Episode 417 - HR Trends into 2025 with Adam Walker

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2025/02/05

What happens when you stick a microphone in front of Adam Walker? Magic… that’s what! Today it’s Avature meets TaPod in this special episode and we talk about HR trends into 2025. We cover all manner of topics from Generative AI development and Bot Agents to strategic and agile HR, reskilling and upskilling – and that’s just an appetiser. Without blowing smoke, Adam is one of the most astute commentators in the industry and we love learning from him. Thanks to Avature for supporting the pod t...

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17:50

Episode 416 - Your Weekly Recruitment & TA News with...

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2025/02/04

This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you all the major TA & Recruitment news from here and around the world! From the latest Trumpisms to job ads for robots to the failure of the 4-day work week to bosses losing empathy and much more! And check out all of the events we have for you! Thanks to Indeed for supporting the valuable news service for our TA Industry.

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