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?
What's making news this week in TA & Recruitment? Join the TaPod crew as we unpack headlines that will change the way you look at the industry!
Swearing in the workplace... Kiwis spending $$$ on recruitment... The BIG Stay... and much much more!
This week on TaPod we speak with the bloody brilliant Mark Puncher about what you do with your Employer Brand in times of turmoil. Tech businesses are losing headcount… many TA teams are being affected… industries like Health, Aged Care, Education etc. are flying. Nothing is normal and I mean nothing. So what do we do? How do we message? Most are thinking short-term and trust is at an all-time low. But don’t worry! Mark Puncher has...
At Tapod we love our sponsors! And this month we are partnering with the fine people at JobAdder. It gives us the opportunity to sit down with Tom Dyson - Head of Product to discuss all the cool innovations JobAdder has developed to help customers. Have a listen!
What's making news in the world of Recruitment & TA this week?
Employees driving the move back to the office... Chat GPT... Referees being sued... LinkedIn in China - or are they? & much more!
It's news curated just for you.
How do you recruit 12k roles when your company is a Sleeping Giant? No Social Media and most projects are classified… This week on TaPod we sit down with Vicki Emmerson VP Talent APAC at Thales Group to discuss EVP and hiring. It’s fascinating as we get to understand recruiting, but not as we know it. Charlene from Neighbours gets a shout out… and you’ve all probably been saying Thales’ name wrong as well!
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This week on TheScoop It's Budget Day and you guessed it... Lauren is in Canberra! We look at resilience in the workforce, the 9 words you shouldn't say in an interview, the 4-day work week, and answer the question... Is Australia Racist?
It's your weekly TA & Recruitment News all wrapped up in a 15-minute bow.
This week on TaPod we sit down with Jo Marks – Founder at Gojii. Jo is an expert in ‘Early Talent’ and how organisations attract, retain and develop early talent in the market.
Did you know that 30-40% of Grads turnover during their programs and think how much bloody money that is costing businesses in terms of investment... Want to know how to do it better? Take a listen!
Thanks to Jobadder for your support.
This week on The Scoop we find out what Elon is up to... why Singaporeans aren't happy, latest job and salary data and if the rumour about TaPod breaking up is really true?
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This week on Tapod we catch up with Stephanie Beer - Global Talent Lead at Movember. We discuss what recruitment is like at a NFP and the importance of Men's Health. Lauren reveals her disdain for moustaches and why her Tinder profile shuts down in the 11th month each year.
Thanks to Jobadder for your support
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This week we look at IT hiring ramping up at Brennan IT - that's right RAMPING UP! LinkedIn announces the Top Companies for Career Growth in Australia, we look at Unpaid Entitlements at a major Bank, a Recruitment Agency finds themselves in hot water at VCAT, Lauren takes us on a trip to Pity City, Recruiters are rapped on the...
This week on Tapod we catch up with not 1... but 2 legends - Denise Pereira & Matt Woodard. The recent slowdown in the market - particularly Tech has been tough. Many of our friends have found themselves made redundant & guess what? Candidate Experience suffers. Listen to just what is going on in our sector. From ghosting... to demands for degrees... to outright rudeness. We discuss the pros & cons of moving from tech a...
This week on TheScoop we cover all manner of News... COVID rules still strong in NZ... Ethnic Execs Discriminated against in Recruitment processes... Twitter Workforce has reduced by a whooping 80%... We Look at the Future of Recruitment and ask the question Has the Greatest Job Market in History Ended? Lauren makes a noise we've never heard before and we talk ChatGPT, and Remote work. It's 15 minutes of news to sort out ...
This week on Tapod we sit down with Kelly Pfeffer – Graduate Talent Lead at Suncorp. The Grad market has always been a competitive minefield and coming out of COVID all of the BIG players are scrambling for talent like never before. So how do you compete?
Kelly gives us insights into Suncorp’s strategy including changing the time of year for hiring, looking internal for mobility and hiring for potential. It’s a great look ‘under the...
Hot off the Press this week on TheScoop we look at how McDonalds sent 5000 staff home before firing them remotely... one of the biggest job ad F*&kups in recent memory... Meta 'warehousing' talent... Who let the Dogs out?... Equidi smashing it on the World Stage... and much, much more!
This week on TaPod we speak with Stephen Chan, Director of Talent at NCS Next (formally Arq).
Given the disruption in the Tech Talent market, Steve explains the need to plan for the next wave of hiring whilst retaining the employees already in your business, outlining some of the brilliant initiatives in place at NCS Next.
Lauren gets to talk about her obsession with her new bullhorn - riveting stuff!
Thanks to the Int...
This week on The Scoop we look at recent Government announcements both at home and abroad affecting the way we recruit and retain. We argue over the legitimacy of ChatGPT (it's a ripper!)... and Lauren reveals her survey results about Craig's new career. All that and more in your weekly recruitment and TA news. Take note people...
This week on TaPod we are joined by industry legend Gareth Flynn - MD at TQ Solutions.
We talk Talent Maturity Model version 3.0, designed for senior HR/Talent professionals to baseline (and via TQ, benchmark) the maturity of their organisation’s People & Talent function through the lens of ‘Mindset’ and ‘Enablement’.
Are you a proactive or reactive function?
Have you made adequate investment in technology?
It&a...
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod talk layoffs at Accenture and Disney (no longer the Happiest Place on Earth for some). We discuss Union news relevant to TA and will AI replace the Sourcing function completely?
Canva opens an Office that we would ALL love to work at, Jobadder gets more funding from Seek & the ITAs2023 submissions open!
It's news served to you in a bite-sized consumable chunk... take note...
This week on TaPod we sit down with the Dynamic Duo of Talent Advisory - Trevor Vas & Simon Townsend from TCS - Traits, Competencies & Skills.
The value of talent advisory has never been questioned, but how do you go about transforming your own team? Where do you start and what's the strategy?
Simon and Trevor have all the answers and for those of you affected by the recent upheaval in our industry... help is a...
Today on Tapod we sit down with this month's sponsor Vicki Carolan from CXC Global to discuss Talent Solutions and Recruiter on Demand. It's always brilliant when a sponsor brings a client in to share successes and Kelly O'Connor from Medibank is a big advocate!
The solution sees CXC embed a talent partner or team of partners, when and where required, to assist clients during peak recruitment periods, project-bas...
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