TaPod - We Talk Talent Acquisition.
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About this podcast
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?
Episodes
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- Episode 626 - Know the problem you are trying to solve for... with Bryan Marshman · 15 min · Season 8 Episode 626On our special TaPod does ATC series, we catch up with Bryan Marshman – Product Specialist AI at Workday. Bryan spilt the tea on the panel discussion with O O O O’Brien’s…
- Episode 625 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 19 min · Season 8 Episode 625It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. We have all kinds of stories, including candidate steals hiring manager’s Bugatti, Uber libel for…
- Episode 624 - Raising the bar on TA & Men's Health with Edan Haddock · 37 min · Season 8 Episode 624This week on Tapod, we catch up with the amazing Edan Haddock, fresh from his ‘MCing’ duties at ATC. Edan has been busy – very busy, winning Corporate Talent Leader of the Year…
- Episode 623 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 18 min · Season 8 Episode 623It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. We have all kinds of stories, including Deloitte increase pay for execs whilst making mass redundancies…
- Episode 622 - 'TA has moulded my HR career.' with Seemali Shukla · 33 min · Season 8 Episode 622This week on Tapod, we catch up with Seemali Shukla, Head of HR ANZ at HP. Seemali is one of the panellists at the upcoming HRFest in Melbourne on the topic ‘Workforce…
- Episode 621 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 16 min · Season 8 Episode 621It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. We have all kinds of stories, including Microsoft buying out up to 60k staff, NAB might be making you…
- Episode 620 - 'We applied for jobs at Australia's 100 largest companies' with James Whitcombe · 40 min · Season 8 Episode 620On our special TaPod does ATC series, we catch up with James Whitcombe – Founder of The Candidate Coach and Director at SMAART Recruitment. Recently James applied for roles at…
- Episode 619 - Greenhouse Live from the ATC · 20 min · Season 8 Episode 619On our special TaPod does ATC series, we catch up with Meredith Johnson – Chief Product Officer and Carin Van Vuuren – Chief Marketing Officer at Greenhouse. We discuss the AI…
- Episode 618 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 19 min · Season 8 Episode 618It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. We have all kinds of stories, including One Nation shenanigans, latest unemployment figures, Public…
- Episode 617 - Kevin Wheeler's Fearless Forecast at the ATC · 23 min · Season 8 Episode 617This week on Tapod, we catch up with the brilliant Kevin Wheeler, live from the ATC as he delivers his Fearless Forecast, and are you in for a treat! In his unique way, Kevin…
- Episode 616 - TA has a new home and it's called the TAAA · 7 min · Season 8 Episode 616Join us for a special Tapod episode, where we get under the hood of Australia's new home for TA – the Talent Acquisition Association of Australia – the TAAA. Launched 2 weeks ago…
- Episode 615 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 16 min · Season 8 Episode 615It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. We have all kinds of stories live from ATC 2026 including, Microsoft getting a slap and a hug on the same…
- Episode 614 - 'When I have a goal - I'll stop at nothing to achieve it.' with Annalise Neal. · 24 min · Season 8 Episode 614This week on Tapod, we catch up with Annalise Neal, Senior Talent Partner at Culture Amp who won the Enterprise Talent Professional of the Year Award at the 2026 Internal Talent…
- Episode 613 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 24 min · Season 8 Episode 613It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. We have all kinds of stories, including fun and frivolity in Hobart, police recruitment in the mud, plenty…
- Episode 612 - Turning Compliance into a Competitive Advantage. · 32 min · Season 8 Episode 612This week on Tapod, we catch up with Kimberley Manning, Director of TA – Australia & NZ at Delaware North, and Aaron Smith, co-founder & CTO at CheckWorkRights, who won the Best…
- Episode 611 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 17 min · Season 8 Episode 611It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week Lauren is off, and Bonnie is back and misbehaving. We have all kinds of stories including…
- Episode 610 - When Candidate Experience is the Centre of Everything. · 30 min · Season 8 Episode 610This week on Tapod, we catch up with Kristy Glew and Jessica Raslan from Each, who won the Excellence in Candidate Experience Award at the 2026 Internal Talent Awards sponsored…
- Episode 609 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 27 min · Season 8 Episode 609It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week Craig is off, Bonnie jumps into his seat, and we are in for a bucket of fun, including Gen Z…
- Episode 608 - Celebrating the VERY best in our Industry with Emma from Ampol · 32 min · Season 8 Episode 608This week on Tapod, we catch up with Emma Cassidy – Group Head of Talent Acquisition & Workforce Solutions at Ampol. In a triple threat, Ampol won the Enterprise Talent Team of…
- Episode 607 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 25 min · Season 8 Episode 607It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles including, AI redundancies being hired back, Japanese are getting…
- Episode 606 - The 'B' suite benchmarks with Rebecca Houghton · 34 min · Season 8 Episode 606This week on Tapod, we catch up with Rebecca Houghton, Australia’s leading Middle Management Expert, Founder of BoldHR, Speaker, Best-selling Author and a brilliant person to…
- Episode 605 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 24 min · Season 8 Episode 605It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles including, WFH laws might just be unconstitutional, recruiter rocks…
- Episode 604 - It starts with Trust & Relationships with Jake Ellul · 30 min · Season 8 Episode 604This week on Tapod, we catch up with Jake Ellul, TA Manager at Consolidated Power Projects, all the way from Adelaide. They are doing great things at CPP – moving from a…
- Episode 603 - You're Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 17 min · Season 8 Episode 603It’s time for all the best TA & Recruitment News from here and around the globe with the Scoop. Presented by the number 1 TA podcast in APAC – TaPod. We cover all kinds of drama…
- Episode 602 - What's Happening in DE&I? With Deepak Singh · 30 min · Season 8 Episode 602This week on Tapod, we catch up with Deepak Singh, Culture & DE&I expert at Mission and Rhythm. Deepak really knows his stuff, having been named in the top 12 at the HR…
- Episode 601 - Workday & Paradox. The happy marriage. · 17 min · Season 8 Episode 601Join us for a special Tapod episode, where we catch up with Adam Godson – GM Talent Acquisition Products at Workday and former CEO at Paradox. We talk new products, enhancements…
- Episode 600! Your Weekly TA and Recruitment News with the Scoop · 20 min · Season 8 Episode 600Welcome to TaPod’s 600th episode! It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles, unemployment on the up, Workday…
- Episode 599 - The 2026 State of TA report with Jo Vo · 36 min · Season 8 Episode 599This week on Tapod, we catch up with the brilliant Jo Vohland, Director, Curator & Event Host from ATC. And today we are all about the 2026 State of TA Report. With almost 250…
- Episode 598 - Your Weekly TA & recruitment News with the Scoop · 24 min · Season 8 Episode 598It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles, including Harvard finds women on Ozempic have better work…
- Episode 597 - Hey TA - Stop Playing & Start Building - with Emi Beredugo. · 45 min · Season 8 Episode 597This week on Tapod, we catch up with Emi Beredugo, Senior Manager – Recruiting Enablement @Elastic, Non-Executive Director, Advisory Board Member, Speaker & Podcaster and most…
- Episode 596 - The Sanofi Transformation with Lia Manafova · 9 min · Season 8 Episode 596On our special TaPod does Recfest UK series, we catch up with Lia Manafova - Talent Tech Strategy Lead at Sanofi. If you want to hear about a real transformation journey Lia has…
- Episode 595 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 23 min · Season 8 Episode 595It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles, including Deel and Rippling in new drama, the EU AI Act in force…
- Episode 594 - What's Really Happening in AI? with Professor Toby Walsh · 40 min · Season 8 Episode 594This week on Tapod, we catch up with Professor Toby Walsh – Australia’s preeminent expert on AI and Chief Scientist at UNSW. Described by The Australian as the ‘rock star of the…
- Episode 593 - Becoming Choosable - with James Ellis · 25 min · Season 8 Episode 593Join us for a special Tapod episode, where we catch up with James Ellis – global branding expert and best-selling author. We discuss James new book – Becoming Choosable – written…
- Episode 592 - Your weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 24 min · Season 8 Episode 592It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles including, possibility of Victorian WFH law changes, Australian…
- Episode 591 - The Power of Community. With Nat 'Bad' Badaway · 44 min · Season 8 Episode 591This week on Tapod, we catch up with Natalie Badaway – or ‘Nat Bad’ as we like to call her (thanks Denise Pereira, for the nickname). Nat is busy as Talent Acquisition Specialist…
- Episode 590 - ‘References Available on Request.’ A statement that is complete Garbage. with Lee Seymour · 27 min · Season 8 Episode 590Join us for a special Tapod episode, where we catch up with Lee Seymour – Founder and CEO at XRef. We discuss the shadow of AI – the good, the bad and the outright fraud. The…
- Episode 589 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 25 min · Season 8 Episode 589It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles, including emerging roles in AI, Ghost Jobs crack down in the US…
- Episode 588 - Authenticity Matters... 'Candidates are smart these days...' With Matthew Lant & David Macciocca · 33 min · Season 8 Episode 588This week on Tapod, we catch up with Matthew Lant – Head of Recruitment and Employer Brand at AFCA, and David Macciocca – Founder & CEO at VideoMy. We dig deep on the AFCA-nites…
- Episode 587 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 28 min · Season 8 Episode 587It's your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles, including fashion brand changes their parental leave program, job…
- Episode 586 - ‘A huge year of transformation for Ampol’ with Emma Cassidy · 26 min · Season 8 Episode 586This week on Tapod, we catch up with Emma Cassidy, Group Head of Talent Acquisition & Workforce Solutions at Ampol. We hear a lot about transformation, but in Emma’s own words…
- Episode 585 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 27 min · Season 8 Episode 585It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we cover all kinds of angles, including the latest on WFH legislation, candidates being judged…
- Episode 584 - Greenhouse vs Recfest UK with Robby Perdue · 12 min · Season 8 Episode 584On this very special episode, the team at Tapod come to you all the way from Recfest UK as we catch up with Robby Perdue - VP of Product Management at Greenhouse. A lot has been…
- Episode 583 - Your Weekly Scoop - Live from Recfest UK · 11 min · Season 8 Episode 583This week on the Scoop we do things a little differently. The team from Tapod has travelled to the UK to attend Recfest. We ask vendors about their experience with AI and how…
- Episode 582 - Eliminate. Simplify. Automate. The 10 year journey towards AI at IBM · 30 min · Season 8 Episode 582This week on Tapod, catches up with Elaina Chan, Senior Manager of Global HR Automations at IBM. Elaina we walks us through the process and journey one of the largest technology…
- Episode 581 - It's Almost Time for the ITAs 2026 - are you ready? With Kelly Murphy · 40 min · Season 8 Episode 581This week on Tapod, we start building towards the excitement of the ITAs 2026. And we are joined by the ever-fabulous Kelly Murphy – Head of Talent Acquisition from Story House…
- Episode 580 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop · 24 min · Season 8 Episode 580It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week Kimbo Lawrie returns as guest host and we cover all kinds of angles, including Ghost Jobs, Deep…
- Episode 579 - What's happening in Skilled Migration & the Workforce? with Sarah Prince · 38 min · Season 8 Episode 579This week on Tapod, we catch up with Sarah Prince, Managing Director at the Migration Agency. With the recent budget and the ongoing discussions around underemployment in the…
- Episode 578 - Your Weekly TA & Recruitment News with the Scoop - FT Kimberley Lawrie · 18 min · Season 8 Episode 578It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. This week we have a guest host and cover all kinds of angles, including fake applicant beats 261 rivals…
- Episode 577 - Keeping the Human in the Loop - with Denise Pereira · 33 min · Season 8 Episode 577This week on Tapod, we catch up with Denise Pereira – Senior Global Talent Sourcing Partner @Zendesk, Founder @KaleidoSource, Podcaster @CraftySourcer and bloody Industry Legend!…
