Episodes
This week on the Scoop we welcome Lauren home after her whirlwind tour of Nashville and we present to you all of the TA & recruitment News from the last week including disturbing office trends in Australia… Big news at Amazon… What grates peoples’ nerves in the workplace… NZ migration talk and loads more.Thanks to our friends at Indeed for your continued support.
Published 09/17/24
Today on Tapod we hit you right in the face with a SPECIAL episode! That’s right we are so very close to ATC2024 in fabulous Melbourne and we sit down with Jo Vohland to discuss what’s on this year’s agenda as the biggest conference in Australia turns 18!Maisie Farmer from Downer also joins us to give us a little insight into her presentation… No details here – you’ll just have to listen.We are super excited to share with you a very special TaPod offer on tickets – a $300 dollar saving by usi...
Published 09/16/24
This week on TaPod while the cat’s away the mouse will play and with Lauren in Nashville Craig gets control of the studio, with Brett Potts and the Amazing Kelly Murphy from Story House Early Learning to discuss Innovation. If you were at the ITAs you would remember the unbridled joy and surprise of Kelly and the Team when they were announced as winners of the Excellence in Innovation Award (sponsored by Referoo), but it was so well deserved!Their StoryUp App (developed in conjunction with Ge...
Published 09/15/24
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the current Recruitment & TA News. Lauren is off in the US getting her Nashville Recfest on and stepping into the Big Chair is Quila Cervelli – Great Friend of TaPod and EB Superstar! We tackle all the big issues like, cross-generational speak in the workplace, social media is off-limits, billboards are back, the best jobs for AI, spending social time with work colleagues, gender in the application process and much much more!Tha...
Published 09/10/24
This week on Tapod we catch up with Jamie Holder – the new Enterprise Talent Leader of the Year! It’s the day after the ITAs – we are all a bit worse for wear, but we manage to hold it together and relive the highlights of the night. From the legendary winners – to the amazing entertainment – to the dancing – to the 6am finish… oh boy – what a night! Thanks to everyone who partnered, helped and attended. It was epic!A big cheers to SmartRecruiters for your support.
Published 09/08/24
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the current Recruitment & TA News including, Apple and their MASSIVE hiring drive, AI is everywhere, should you be leaving the office for a coffee? What jobs will help you buy a home? Inflation and much, much more.Thank you to Indeed for your continued support!
Published 09/03/24
Today on Tapod we sit down with Katie Le Page – Chief Talent Officer @Infinite Aged Care Things are really kicking off in the Sunshine State in 2024. The Brisbane Recruitment Meet Up is growing faster than a rat up a drainpipe. And we have a record number of #ITAs2024 Finalists from Queensland. Katie shares with us some of the secrets behind her 4 nominations and how Infinite Aged Care is changing the face of the Aged Care Industry in Australia.Thanks to SmartRecruiters for your support this ...
Published 09/01/24
Today on a very special episode of Tapod we sit down with David Macciocca Founder & CEO at VideoMyJob and Poncho Rivera-Pavon Senior Consultant (Employer Branding) at Deloitte to discuss VMJ’s story feed solution and how that has supported Deloitte’s Graduate Recruitment Employer Brand.How do you communicate culture? It’s hard right? The answer just might be video. Take a listen as Deloitte achieved 102 branded videos in 4 days using story feed – in Poncho’s own words… ‘It’s pretty cool’.
Published 08/28/24
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the weekly Recruitment and TA News with the fabulous Kaylee Landbridge stepping in while Craig competes at the World Lifesaving Championships. They cover all the BIG stories including the ‘Right to Disconnect’, job openings soar, the diverse workforce, myth-busting the Gender pay Gap. And much much more.Thanks to Indeed for your continued support. We appreciate you!
Published 08/27/24
Today on Tapod we catch up with one of our absolute favourites, Chris Long – Founder of Elev8 and Strategic Workforce Planning Advisor to the United Nations. Chris gives us a review of the recent Recfest in the UK and a preview for Nashville. But that’s not all! Chris covers AI, new tech and what is keeping the UN up at night. It’s a fantastic discussion, with a very, very clever gentleman.Thanks to Xref for your support this month.
Published 08/25/24
Today on TaPod we sit down with Lee-Martin Seymour Founder & CEO of our partner this month Xref. We cover the Hire to Retire conundrum, the Ageing Workforce, Brain Drain, lack of STEM education, Alumni Programs, emerging Tech, AI and the human side of recruitment. It’s an eye-opening chat and not what you expect!Thanks to XREF for supporting us this month.
Published 08/21/24
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the weekly Recruitment and TA News including a live cross to our resident economic expert Callam Pickering – Chief Economist at Indeed, we talk takeovers, office fashion, Millennials (the good and the bad), is $100k the new $60k? And much much more.Thanks to Indeed for your continued support. We appreciate you!
Published 08/20/24
Today on Tapod we are joined by the Dynamic Duo, Nikki Boecker – Project Manager, Systems Transformation and Madie Lee – TA Lead from Taronga Conservation Society – that’s right the Zoo!But it’s not just animals that make up this amazing organisation and as Nikki puts it. ‘It’s like a mini city’. Just imagine having to recruit for almost every position possible, from scientists to poop shovelers (not the real job title), administrators to zoologists and everything in between.We talk talent at...
Published 08/18/24
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the BIG Recruitment & TA News including; A breakdown of the Olympics, Bill to ban NDAs, ANZ Bank looks at alternative Talent Pipelines, we dip our toe into AI issues, pay rises, unemployment and much, much more.Thanks to our great friends at Indeed for supporting us here at Tapod.
Published 08/13/24
This week on Tapod we speak with the wonderful Mike Strong – People Operations & Strategy and Rebecca Houghton – Helping Middle Managers achieve C-Suite Impact. This entire podcast episode came out of a discussion between Mike, Bec & Lauren around different factors affecting gender in the workplace. Did you know that the office temp impacts on genders differently? How about fear of failure or confidence levels? A really fascinating discussion on gender differences and we managed to go...
Published 08/11/24
This week on The Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all the BIG Recruitment & TA News including; Google breaks some rules… 100,000 jobs up for grabs… acquisitions in the TA Tech space… NSW sending workers back to the office and much, much more.Thanks to our great friends at Indeed for supporting us here at Tapod.
Published 08/06/24
Today on TaPod sits down with our great friend Pam Stevenson Founder & Co-Organiser of Sydney Talent Meet Up and one of the most clever (or is it cleverest?) individuals in our industry. We hear about Pam’s recent near-death experience and how apples are off the menu for the time being. We lift the hood on the Sydney Talent Meet Up… Pam’s recent career change… pulled roles & new plans for the community TADU group. It’s a fabulous episode and we’d love to thank Xref for your suppo...
Published 08/04/24
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the TA & Recruitment News including Payroll rort at Ambulance Victoria… AI rule changes in Europe… a major change in the global TA podcast space… update on the ‘skills pinch’… Quiet Vacationing? Be careful… and much, much moreThanks to Indeed for your continued support in presenting this important news service.
Published 07/30/24
This week on TaPod we are joined by industry legend Alissa Patoulios – Senior Director Sourcing and Talent Acquisition at Optus.Alissa leads an amazing function that has achieved some amazing things and she lets us in for a sneaky little look at the internal machinations of their team… Why don’t you join us?Thanks to Oncore Services for your support this month.
Published 07/28/24
Today on Tapod we sit down with our sponsor Oncore to talk all things Contingent Workforce. Emilie Bansel (Head of Customer Success) and Carl Oates (Head of Key Accounts) break down what Enterprise Clients are really looking for when it comes to Contractors. We talk about Oncore's recent State of Contracting Report and what trends are developing.Maybe the most exciting thing was that the entire podcast was filmed and reminded Lauren and I that we have great heads for radio...
Published 07/25/24
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod bring you all the TA & Recruitment News including updates on the labour market, parental leave, should candidates meet prospective teammates prior to offer, record high for female chairs and much, much more.Thanks so much to Indeed for your continued support in bringing you the industry news.
Published 07/23/24
This week on TaPod we are joined by Al Schirmer – Talent Tech Strategist who about to take on a huge Global Role. But before he does, we grabbed him to take the temperature of Rec-Tech. We cover AI (of course), Skills-based recruitment and many other solutions and tech we may not have otherwise thought about. You need to be over this – you really do, and thanks to Al we have all the answers.Thanks so much to Oncore Services – experts in the Contingent Workforce – for your support this m...
Published 07/21/24
Today on TaPod we bring you a very special episode from our friends at Avature. We speak with Raman Richards about Avature’s new AI-driven chatbot – but it’s no normal chatbot believe us… it’s intuitive, helps candidates make real decisions about open opportunities and minimises the mundane, as well as automatically scheduling interviews, onboarding new employees and eliminating bias.It's a Brave New World out there.
Published 07/18/24
This week on The Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all the TA & Recruitment News including wage growth in Australia, SHRM makes a BIG call, what’s happening with The Great Resignation? Candidate discrimination and much, much more.Thanks to Indeed for your continued support in presenting this important news service.
Published 07/16/24
This week on TaPod we are joined by our great friend Jo Ioannidis, Industry Expert & Head of P&C at Total Synergy to pull apart the latest McKinsey Global Report - Focussing on the challenge of tight labour markets in advanced economies. It’s a really detailed report that demonstrates that we are sitting in the middle of the toughest candidate market in decades, at the same time as challenging economic conditions globally – so what the hell do we do? We talk about the skilled workforc...
Published 07/14/24