This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News—the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues for the last time in 2024. From employees being rewarded with cold hard cash. Kiwis leaving on mass. Unemployment data. Most liveable cities in the world. Good news for Tassie & Queensland. Gen Z finally doing something right. Update on the Recruitment Agency White Christmas Party and much much more. 

Thanks to Indeed for your support and commitment to bringing you unfiltered news all year and into 2025! 

It’s the final TaPod for the year, and have we got a present for you! We are joined by industry experts Jo Vohland and Edan Haddock for a 2024 wrap-up and just a little bit of 2025 crystal balling...

From AI to DEI to Tech to ‘Doing More with Less’ and a heap more. Jo and Edan disagree on whether Talent Leaders should run requisitions… what do you think? 

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This week on TaPod we catch up with Stephanie Zuniga-Maher DEIB Advocate and wonderful human being, to get an overview of what’s happening in the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging space. From an explanation about the difference between equity & equality to the gender pay gap conundrum to how the political climate in the USA may effect DEIB and plenty more. If you want to understand the challenges facing talent teams in regards to DEIB – this is the perfect listen for you. 

Thanks to TaPod Connect for supporting the podcast throughout Summer! 

This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues. From Apple being sued by an employee, to bosses making WFH demands, to Gen Z throwing their toys out of the pram (again) to the TA jobs market on the up - Hallelujah! And just how do you pronounce pundit? 

We even venture into a ‘real-life’ prominent recruitment agency Christmas message – It’s a classic! 

Thanks to Indeed for your support and commitment to bringing you unfiltered news. 

 This week on TaPod we sit down with Kate Mosel (just like the dry white wine) Manager – Talent at IGO, winners of the Best Careers Website ITA which was proudly sponsored by Page Up. 

We understand just why IGO’s careers website is so good. From fantastic Candidate Experience to Graduate and Vacation program to talent pooling to Diversity and Inclusion and that’s just the start. It’s a stand-out site that continues to evolve 

Thanks to TaPod Connect for supporting the podcast throughout Summer! 

This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues… unlawful labour hire practices, current economic data, 3.5 day working week, AI used by bad people to do bad things, candidates ‘right to know’ in AI recruitment, Gen Z wants to up-end the hiring process and much, much more. Big thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support. 

This week on TaPod, we catch up with one of the most accomplished and wonderful Talent Leaders in ANZ, Nina Pollard from Coles or as Lauren puts it… ‘A very f$%king robust career with some massive labels behind it…’ With 5 ITAs including Talent Leader of the Year, Nina sure has some amazing experience and success to draw on. We talk about the wins, the challenges, the outside interests and the journey to get there. For anyone looking to take their Talent career to the ultimate level, here is the blueprint! 

Thanks to SmartRecruiters for your ongoing support. 

This week on TaPod, we have our special partner episode, and we are joined by Steven Begadon from Air New Zealand and Mirela Lane from SmartRecruiters as we ‘take-off’ and get to know what a successful technology implementation looks like. From CRM talent pipelines to mobile-first approach to reporting enhancements and the next phase of AI development with Winston, this is an episode that will give some amazing insights for talent functions looking to explore technology change. 

This week on The Scoop – your weekly TA & Recruitment News the team from TaPod tackles all the BIG issues. It’s Gen Z, AI, Christmas Hiring, Gender Pay Gap  and much, much more. Thanks to Indeed for supporting the industry news. 

This week on TaPod, we catch up with the ever-brilliant Lizzie Ibeakanma – Talent Manager @Starbucks. From recruiting for an extremely well-known brand… to implementing AI and automating mundane tasks… to engaging a high-volume TA team… to building a successful Tech Stack, we uncover a treasure trove of tricks and tools to update your recruiting function. We love talking with really smart people!

Speaking of smart…thanks to SmartRecruiters for your ongoing support (see what we did there?).