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This week on Tapod we sit down with Sandy Hutchison - Founder & CEO at Career Money Life. Sandy has dedicated her life to enabling employee-centric career support and today we drill down on Senior Workers. See Lauren... we don't ignore you.In a market where we are struggling to fill roles, why are we ignoring a hard-working, experience-rich, and ready-to-go talent pool?The Australian HR Institute surveyed over 1,000 Australian workers aged 55 and over to shed light on these challenges. The "Employing Older Workers" report revealed some concerning findings... And today we tackle them!Thanks to Indeed for your fantastic support this month!

This week on The Scoop - brought to you by Indeed - the crew at Tapod discuss AI, PWC, law changes, salary transparency and more.Indeed's Senior Economist Callam Pickering has written a great piece which you can find on Indeed's Hiring Lab website link here that unpacks the trends Indeed is seeing on their job ads. 

Imagine 5,000+ recruiters in a field that has hosted the likes of Oasis, Rolling Stones, and Queen... Imagine multiple stages with the best TA Speakers on the Globe delivering banger after banger... Imagine Climbing Walls, Ferris Wheels, Alcoholic Slushies, and Basement Jaxx...Well, that's Recfest 2023 at Knebworth UK and we were lucky enough to attend.Join us as we speak to some friends and share some of our favourite moments. To Jamie Leonard and the team... well played it was amazing!

This week on Tapod we sit down with Jaynaya Winmar - Cycle breaker - a Glow Getter - an Indigenous Entrepreneur -a SheEO activator.NAIDOC Week is upon us and Jaynaya helps us shine a light on Indigenous Recruitment and gain some understanding about the extremely important upcoming referendum. Not to mention Jaynaya's very famous sporting family!Thanks so much to Indeed for your support

Another week another news report... Lauren is still o/s and the fabulous Quila Cervelli steps into the role again... Thanks Q!What makes people leave roles? Millennials looking to social media for career advice...  Which city globally has the most jobseekers per role advertised? And 'fear of missing out' vs 'fear of messing up' what's driving HRTech implementations?The Scoop will be taking a 2-week break whilst the Tapod Crew hit Europe, but will be back in mid-July with a new sponsor and some sass in our step!

Today on Tapod Quila Cervelli jumps into the co-driver's seat as Lauren continues to add to the list of European countries she's banned from.We were lucky to speak with an old work colleague of Q's, Gabrielle Bassett (Gab to her friends). As Senior Talent Manager at RMIT University Gab has experienced first-hand the challenges the Tertiary Sector faced during and after the pandemic and how the Talent Function is emerging from the forced hibernation to take a leading strategic role.We also talk to Gab about the thrill of becoming a published author and educating young readers about diversity, inclusion, and belonging from her own family experience. It's a great listen!

Today on Tapod Craig catches up with Ben Da Costa from Noble Agency to discuss EVP & EB. There's a lot happening in the space and we all need a little help right? This episode focuses heavily on preparing your brand for your next graduate intake, but that's not all we discuss. Ben is an expert in the employer brand space working with businesses of all shapes and sectors.Oh... and Ben thank you so much for supporting us this month!

Whilst Lauren suns herself in Europe, the fabulous Quila Cervelli steps in as Co-Anchor on a BIG news week in TA & Recruitment!We cover Gender discrimination, AI and a whole lot more!

On Tapod this week Lauren is away on holiday, so the Swiss army knife of talent Jo Vohland steps in to take on co-hosting duties. We welcome the ever-brilliant tech nerd Pavi Iyer to talk VR. With Apple launching Apple Vision Pro we discuss its possible implications for Recruitment and TA. Other than looking like a Daft Punk tribute band or as Jo Puts it, wearing half a kilo on your head will we see this tech changing our industry? AI has blown us away over the past 6 months... are you ready for the next BIG THING?Thanks to Noble Agency for your support this month.

This week on The Scoop we talk Police, Google, Singapore, Fee Disputes and much much more! The best 15 minutes you'll spend all week!

Wow! How fast is the Talent Landscape changing?  This week on TaPod we catch up with our very own TA oracle, Amy Schultz - Global Head of Talent Acquisition @canva for her views. Amy shakes the magic eight-ball and talks about the speed of change giving many of us whiplash. We discuss the 'golden age' of HRTech... AI... Visual Design in Recruitment and much much more. All while Lauren scoffs down her room service to ward off a nasty case of hangriness...Thanks to Noble Agency for your support.

Join the Tapod crew this week on The Scoop where we discuss all the important issues in Talent Acquisition and Recruitment. Same job, same pay... global stats for TA, IT Grads not work ready, and is it the year of the raise? All questions will be answered... or not. 

This week on Tapod we got down and dirty with one of the most interesting AI offerings in market PeopleGPT. David Paffenholz from Juicebox all the way over in NYC gave us incredible insights and a solution that may really change the talent industry. Imagine giving a search query around a talent source… refining it… and refining it again. Then being presented with a list and contact emails. I know you have a lot of questions… we did. So have a listen and let us know what you think. On the way through you can try to count the number of times Lauren calls me a Moron in a 30 minute period…Thanks to Noble Agency for your support and Bonnie, hope you’re enjoying Europe!

This week on The Scoop - your home for recruitment and talent acquisition news it's all GO! Grads on the Up... Burnout is Real... It's back to the Office... Australia's Unluckiest Job Applicant and much, much more! 

It’s not often you get to talk to a guest about recruiting for the Commonwealth Games and find out really goes on in the world of FIFO – yet Anthea O’Loughlin has done it all! That’s right… Everything… including meeting Prince Andrew. So let’s learn about ‘Gamers’, ‘Miners’ and a hell of a lot more.Thanks to Jobadder for your support.

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 the answers, so grab a coffee and have a listen.Thanks to Jobadder for your support this month

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!Thanks to Jobadder for your support.