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 334 - The Laws of Employer Branding with James Ellis
This week on Tapod we catch up with James Ellis.. and WOW! If you don’t think you need to know what Employer Brand is all about you are wrong. It’s all about finding something to make you different f…
Episode 333 - Automation, AI & Efficiency... challenges, the future and how to get started.
On this episode of Tapod we catch up with Belinda Cawthorne – Global Director Enablement with our monthly partner Pageup. We chat to Bel about all things Automation, AI & Efficiency in this crazy new…
Episode 332 - the Special Budget Edition of The Scoop
This week on this special Budget episode of the Scoop the team from TaPod bring you all of this week’s TA & Recruitment news, including… Hybrid the way forward… ghosting outlawed… work from holiday …
Episode 331 - Recruitment in the Legal Industry - Just how different is it?
This week on Tapod we sit down with Sam Barnett Talent Acquisition Manager at Maurice Blackburn Lawyers, and what a fantastic interview it was! We cover internal Gender balance, taking control of the…
Episode 330 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop
This week on The Scoop, Lauren is out (sipping Pina Coladas at a tropical poolside bar) and we have a very special guest in the co-anchor seat. Kaylee Langbridge (current ITAs winner as Corporate Tal…
Episode 329 - There's No Other Store Like David Jones - Especially their TA Strategy...
Today on TaPod we sit down with Ben Roberts, Head of Talent Acquisition at David Jones… the oldest department store in Australia, (there’s no other store like David Jones). We find out that Ben doesn…
Episode 328 - Your Weekly News with the Scoop
This week on the Scoop - the team from TaPod reports from different parts of the world. While Craig is at home in the studio, Lauren is working her way through the poolside-bar menu in tropical Bali.…
Episode 327 - Way out West! Driving Transformational Change
This week on TaPod we catch up with one of the absolute shining lights and rising stars in the Australian TA landscape – Caitlin Ashby – Recruitment Manager @ Primero. Caitie has worked her way up th…
Episode 326 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop, the team from TaPod get down and dirty on all the weekly Recruitment & TA news including… AI are we using it enough? Job sharing – where are we at? Good news in Argentina… yes…
Episode 325 - What is the Real state of the Graduate Recruitment Market?
This week on TaPod we are sitting down with Steve Nield Graduate Recruitment Lead @GHD, Board Member and expert in all things Emerging Talent. We investigate what’s happening in Grad Recruitment…myth…
Episode 324 - Getting Under the Hood at Monash Talent...
Tapod really values our industry partners, especially when their unique solutions hit the spot! Today we sit down with Lauren Howard from Monash Talent to discuss just how the University is changing …
Episode 323 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop – your weekly dose of TA & Recruitment News we have had an important site visit… we talk back to the office… current employment figures and the challenges they present… where h…
Episode 322 - We really need to talk about Menopause - with Dr Louise Newson
Sometimes you get lucky… very lucky. This week on Tapod we have the unimaginable pleasure of speaking with Dr Louise Newson – World Leader… that’s right WORLD LEADER in Menopause awareness and treatm…
Episode 321 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop – your weekly dose of TA & Recruitment News we have had a busy 7 days… Visa changes over the ditch, latest updates on hybrid work arrangements, changes in the grad recruitment …
Episode 320 - What do you know about the APAC market for TA?
This week on Tapod we sit down with Kurt Bridge from Macrame Consulting to discuss the eccentricities and permutations of the TA APAC market. Apart from the obvious cultural differences, we see a mov…
Episode 319 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop, the Tapod team have all your TA & Recruitment News covered, including Lauren absolutely butchering her Kiwi pronunciation, Pauline Hanson gets a mention, skilled talent hiding…
Episode 318 - 'It takes Crazy to do Amazing Things...' What is happening with Women in STEM?
In this episode of Tapod we catch up with Dr Morley Muse - Women's Agenda '22 STEM Winner, Finalist CEO/Board '23 Gender Equity Awards, Co-founder, iSTEM Co./DEIR, Director - Women in STEMM AU, STA E…
Episode 317 - Avature Upfront APAC - The Panel
In this very special episode of TaPod, we look at what happens when you get some of the leading minds in talent on the same panel. No need to ponder, because Avature Upfront APAC has delivered.
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Episode 316 - Your Weekly News with The Scoop
This week on the Scoop, the Tapod team have all your TA & Recruitment News covered, including why you need to wear pants in Sydney…second jobs on the rise and unemployment down… a massive advertising…
Episode 315 - Inclusivity Hiring... this may just be the answer!
This week on Tapod we catch up with Joel Sardi from theField.jobs. Joel became a quadriplegic whilst serving in the Australian Army and his life changed forever. He was offered the opportunity to wor…