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?
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 31 minutes
- Episodes
- 494
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 94 - Steve Gard - Circle Back Initiative & CX comes of age
Join Lauren and Craig as they catch up with Steve Gard - Founder of The Circle Back Initiative
Steve's Goal is 'To respect the person behind every job application, by it becoming the norm that people …
Episode 93 - Jo Vohland - Here come 10 Days of Talent!
This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Jo Vo from ATC.
May is the month for Ten Days of Talent and Jo shares with us much of the learnings and networking events we can all enjoy.
Discover what issues…
Episode 92 - Matthew Mitcham OAM - Olympic Champion & Proud Member of the LGBTQI+ Community. No topic is off-limits.
This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Matthew Mitcham OAM. This guy has achieved it all. Olympic Champion with the highest-scoring dive in the history of the Olympics. The first openly Gay Olympic …
Episode 91 - Adam Crofts - On Attraction & Retention in a HOT Market.
This week Lauren & Craig are 're-joined' by Adam Crofts - Head of People & Culture and Talent Solutions at Brennan IT. We talk about attraction & retention in one of the hottest markets ever experie…
Episode 90 - Find out which candidates can do the job before they get the job - Jen Hankin & Dan Ridd
This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Jen Hankin & Dan Ridd from Vervoe. We really get under the bonnet of the Vervoe platform with very real - first-hand - examples about just how the solution can …
Episode 89 - Dr Margie Warrell - The Doyenne of 'Imposter Syndrome'
This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Margie Warrell - the world's leading voice on 'Impostor Syndrome'. Margie takes us through her own experience and why more and more people feel like they don't …
Episode 88 - Michael Dobbie - Disability Recruitment... The challenges are real...
This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Michael Dobbie - not the House-Elf from HP but the Paralympian, Senior Manager - Accessible Infrastructure PwC Australia and Board Member of Disability Employme…
Episode 87 - Joel Broughton - Recruitment, Aged Care, Vasectomies and Loads of Laughs!
This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Joel the 'Self-Surgeon' Broughton. We learn about Joel's journey as the Recruitment 'Triple-Threat' (Agency, RPO & Inhouse) and finding his happy place in the A…
Episode 86 - Catherine Fox - Pushing the Levers & Fixing the Leaks... Gender Equality in the Workplace.
Join Lauren and Craig as they catch up with Australia's pre-eminent columnist and commentator on the status of women in the workplace.
Catherine has published 5 books, won a prestigious Walkley award …
Episode 85 - Mel Thomas - Oncore Services... being strategic in the face of change
Join Lauren & Craig as they sit down with Mel Thomas - Chief People Officer at Oncore Services. 2020 was a year of change but is your culture ready for the challenges ahead? We look at what you can d…
Episode 84 - Rebecca Powell - Getting out of your Career Comfort Zone
This week on TaPod Lauren and Craig catch up with Rebecca Powell. After a year of change for most of us, Bec raises the stakes, by leaving behind the glitzy world of TA to jump head-first into a Peop…
Episode 83 - Gareth Flynn - Hiring Manager Experience (HMX) is real... very real
Join Lauren and Craig as they present an eye-opening catch-up with Gareth Flynn - MD at TQ Solutions.
Have you heard of HMX? That's right, the overlooked and most times despised cohort in the recruitm…
Episode 82 - Matt Woodard - Meetups & the New War for Talent
Join Lauren and Craig as they catch-up with Matt Woodard - Senior Manager TA at Slalom Build & Founder of Melbourne Recruitment Meetup.
Matt talks about the importance of the TA Community catching u…
Episode 81 - Michael Delaney - Recruiting in a Start-Up & Gold Pants
Join Lauren and Craig as they present an absorbing catch-up with Michael Delaney - Head of Talent at Humanforce.
What do you do when recruiting in a start-up with just a piece of paper and your brain?…
Episode 80 - Fiona Moreton PageUp - Getting out of the 'Recruitment Rut'
Join Lauren & Craig as they catch up with Fiona Moreton - VP Recruitment Marketing & New Market Strategy at PageUp.
We talk through the new enhancements of the PageUp solution and really get down to t…
Episode 79 - Jo McCatty & Sandra Lim - JFA (not JFK) saving jobseekers... one at a time.
This week Lauren & Craig catch up with two of the Greats! Jo McCatty & Sandra Lim. Both brilliant TA Practitioners, Consultants and Coaches in their own right, they are also part of the amazing team …
Episode 78 - Rebecca Houghton - On Impact & Leadership
In this week's episode, Lauren and Craig sit down with the brilliant Rebecca Houghton (Coach, Facilitator & Advisor to HR & TA).
If you are a Leader or aspiring Leader this one's for you!
Rebecca tells…
Episode 77 - Quila & Amy - CX & CSR the RMIT way...
This week Lauren & Craig catch up with two of RMIT's finest! Quila Cervelli - Global Employer Branding Manager - and Amy Love - D&I Manager.
We talk everything from Candidate Experience to Corporate S…
Episode 76 - Rebecca Thomas - Talent Professional of the Year... You Betcha!
Join Lauren & Craig as they catch up with Rebecca 'Becks' Thomas - Senior People Attraction Advisor at Allianz. Becks is the inaugural 'Talent Professional of the Year' and we drill down on what mak…
Episode 75 - Andrea Kirby & Jo Vohland - together at last.
Join Lauren and Craig as they dissect 2020 & look at 2021 with the Swiss Army Knife of Talent - Jo Vohland & The Queen of Talent Connections - Andrea Kirby.
Most people thought they didn't like each o…