This week on Tapod we catch up with ITAs 2025 Corporate Talent Leader of the Year, Kylie Cashion and Corporate Talent Professional of the Year, Sara Kean – both from Tasmania and both working at Tas Networks! In a year where the Apple Isle really announced itself as a Talent Acquisition Industry heavyweight, we explore what it takes to be the ‘best of the best’. From EVP to increased quality of candidates to innovative processes to hiring manager training to DEI programs to Tas Talent Day to early careers and more.

If you are looking to develop a leading TA function, Kylie and Sara will give you a tip or two!

Thanks to Greenhouse for partnering with us this month. 

On this special episode of Tapod, Lauren sits down with Daniel Chait—CEO—and Meredith Johnson—CPO—at Greenhouse at the recent ATC2025. Daniel and Meredith take us on a journey of evolution and development, covering AI, user case studies, and a roadmap for the future.

Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News. We cover all sorts of headlines, including… the rise of ghost growth at work, recruiters acting like toss bags, upstairs and downstairs of the meth lab are firing, Big Brother is back, AI is killing workplace wellbeing, opening the Church of TaPod, most ridiculous workplace rules, perks with dating the boss, Gen Z demanding leave and much more.

Thanks to Indeed for partnering with us on The Scoop. 

This week on Tapod we catch up with Mike Beeley – CEO at Lightbox Communications and EVP expert. We talk everything Employer Branding especially the results from the recent global ‘EB’ survey, involving over 300 organisations and close to 800 individuals, generating a 41-page report. We tackle the concerns, strategies, and successes in the space, and Mike shares with us the data that matters and the trends for the future. He creates new streams of thought like HVP and talks through consumer marketing as it relates to recruitment marketing. Our favourite quote from Mike… ‘It’s like air freshener… it disguises all the stinks, but the dry dog turd is still in the corner…’

Thanks to Greenhouse  for partnering with us this month. 

Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News. Lauren is away, and Bonnie joins us in the hot seat. We cover all sorts of headlines, including…  beach interviews, anyone? Gen Zers hit 30! Albania’s first AI Government Minister is pregnant with 83 digital offspring, Welsh uni students can’t understand recruitment language (who would’ve thought?), Amazon cuts 14k jobs, people stuck in careers they hate, and much more.

Thanks to Indeed for partnering with us on The Scoop. 

This week on Tapod we catch up with one of the smartest minds in talent & HR—Chad Sowash—co-founder & co-host at Chad & Cheese, ‘HR’s Most Dangerous Podcast’. We cover Recfest US, the need for vendors to push their customers front and centre, AI and the future of our industry….. Chad looks at talent through a different lens. He speaks to industry leaders every week and shares with us his unique and very strong views. I might be biased, but I think we can all learn a lot from experts who podcast :)

This is an episode where nothing is off the table and there’s a lot to digest.

‘We’ve been giving candidates a pretty shitty black hole to jump into…’

Thanks to Greenhouse for partnering with us this month. 

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Tassie on strike! Aussie AI readiness hits a speed bump, some interesting job data, Gen Z tapping out, shortages in the labour market, Fairwork tightening the net and much more.

Thanks to Indeed for partnering with us on The Scoop. 

This week on Tapod we catch up with perpetual innovator and a great person to boot – Derek Del Simone, Chief Talent Officer from Abano Healthcare. Fresh off winning 3 (that’s right 3) ITAs in 2025 – Excellence in Innovation, Best Tech Stack & Excellence in Candidate Experience. Derek sees tech as a key driver to recruitment success and takes us on the same journey he took his team and business on to achieve it. And don’t get us started about Dr Wisdom Tooth!

Thanks to SmartRecruiters for partnering with us this month. 

Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… ‘Posh’ recruitment, Gen Z out of absolute control, Skills shortage in NZ, Mum wins battle against Westpac and much more.

Thanks to Indeed for partnering with us on The Scoop. 

This week on Tapod we catch up with a global juggernaut and industry leader, commentator, and agitator—Jacob Sten Madsen from Recruitment Evolution. In his own words, ‘TA is predominantly stuck in operation mode,’ and he advocates embracing AI that works and for the industry to focus in on candidate experience. Jacob is an incredibly intelligent and passionate leader whose ideas ignite discussion and debate, and we need more people like Jacob!

Thanks to SmartRecruiters for partnering with us this month.