TaPod - for everything Talent Acquisition...

Join Lauren and Craig as they present an absorbing catch-up with Alexandra Kuric - Global Talent Management at Red Bull - all the way from Salzburg Austria...We follow Alex's TA journey from Canada to Red Bull and take a deep dive into the amazing 'Wingfinder' tool.Alex is extremely informative and bloody entertaining... Enjoy!Thanks so much to our great mates at CVCheck - this month's sponsor.

Join Lauren and Craig as they sit down with Martin Richardson - Director at 'Ready Set Recruit' - by Corvus Legal.TA & Recruitment Law is a minefield... with Terms of Business and Labour Licencing do you really understand your responsibilities... oh... and PS... it's not boring!Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Pymetrics for all of your support.

Craig and Lauren sit down with Paul Bridgewater - Regional Leader at Pymetrics.In these times of candidate scarcity, it makes sense to look at 'other ways' of defining best fit for role. Have you thought of looking closely at soft skills? If a candidate has the right DNA can you train the rest?It's a fascinating listen!

This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Tim Way - MD of The Career Conversation.  Tim is an expert in career transition, internal mobility and has very strong insights into influencing the HRD function.As we enter a cycle of high levels of recruitment, fewer candidates and pressure from Hiring Managers, it's a great time to take stock and work on your internal stakeholder influencing capability. You're gonna need it!Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Pymetrics for all of your support.

Join Lauren and Craig as they catch up with Steve Gard - Founder of The Circle Back InitiativeSteve's Goal is 'To respect the person behind every job application, by it becoming the norm that people receive a response, not the exception... everywhere. The initiative is fast coming up to its 1st Birthday and with over 75 participants, Global reach and a launch into Agency land - it's fast becoming the savior of CX!Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Pymetrics for all of your support.

This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Jo Vo from ATC. May is the month for Ten Days of Talent and Jo shares with us much of the learnings and networking events we can all enjoy. Discover what issues are at the fore and explore the amazing speaker line-up.Have you got your ticket?Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Pymetrics for all of your support.

This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Matthew Mitcham OAM.  This guy has achieved it all. Olympic Champion with the highest-scoring dive in the history of the Olympics. The first openly Gay Olympic Champion, Dancing With the Stars and now he's achieved his life-long ambition of being a guest on TaPod!Matt has dealt with demons for much of his life and he was so generous in really opening up about his battles with depression and drugs.Fascinating and Fabulous - Matt you are a Legend!Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Pymetrics for all of your support.

This week Lauren & Craig are 're-joined' by Adam Crofts - Head of People & Culture and Talent Solutions at Brennan IT.  We talk about attraction & retention in one of the hottest markets ever experienced and we had a sack load of laughs along the way. We love spending time with Crofty and hope you do too!Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Vervoe for all of your support.

This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Jen Hankin & Dan Ridd from Vervoe. We really get under the bonnet of the Vervoe platform with very real - first-hand - examples about just how the solution can improve hiring. If you are exploring your tech stack, have a listen!Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Vervoe for all of your support.

This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Margie Warrell - the world's leading voice on 'Impostor Syndrome'. Margie takes us through her own experience and why more and more people feel like they don't belong. If you ever feel like you're in over your head... or bitten off more than you can chew... have a listen. This one's for you.Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Vervoe for all of your support.

This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Michael Dobbie - not the House-Elf from HP but the Paralympian, Senior Manager - Accessible Infrastructure PwC Australia and Board Member of Disability Employment Australia. Michael takes us through his journey and the unique barriers to employment for those living with a disability. It's an eye-opener.Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Vervoe for all of your support.

This week Lauren & Craig are joined by Joel the 'Self-Surgeon' Broughton. We learn about Joel's journey as the Recruitment 'Triple-Threat' (Agency, RPO & Inhouse) and finding his happy place in the Aged-Care Industry.It's an episode of fun, reflection and learnings. We enjoyed the hell out of it!Thanks to our amazing sponsors for the Vervoe for all of your support.

Join Lauren and Craig as they catch up with Australia's pre-eminent columnist and commentator on the status of women in the workplace.Catherine has published 5 books, won a prestigious Walkley award and presented at conferences globally on gender employment issues. She is a Director of Women & Leadership Australia and the Chair of its Advisory Board... Let's face it what Catherine doesn't know about women in the workplace isn't worth knowing...So let's learn about 'pushing the levers' and find out if we really can 'fix the leaks' EnjoyThis episode is proudly sponsored by Oncore Services - Contractor Payroll and Management.

Join Lauren & Craig as they sit down with Mel Thomas - Chief People Officer at Oncore Services. 2020 was a year of change but is your culture ready for the challenges ahead? We look at what you can do to be strategic in attracting and retaining great staff into the great unknown

This week on TaPod Lauren and Craig catch up with Rebecca Powell. After a year of change for most of us, Bec raises the stakes, by leaving behind the glitzy world of TA to jump head-first into a People & Culture Management Role in a Start-up. Let's see how that goes...This episode is proudly sponsored by Oncore Services - Contractor Payroll and Management.

Join Lauren and Craig as they present an eye-opening catch-up with Gareth Flynn - MD at TQ Solutions.Have you heard of HMX? That's right, the overlooked and most times despised cohort in the recruitment process. Imagine how much easier your life would be if you worked cohesively with Hiring Managers... Let's find out how... shall we?This episode is proudly sponsored by Oncore Services - Contractor Payroll and Management.

Join Lauren and Craig as they catch-up with Matt Woodard - Senior Manager  TA at Slalom Build & Founder of  Melbourne Recruitment Meetup.Matt talks about the importance of the TA Community catching up face-to-face for sanity & well-being. We also cover starting your brand-new role 2 weeks into Covid & the increased demand for Tech Talent. Tune in and enjoy.Thanks to our sponsors Oncore Services - Experts in Contractor Payroll & Management

Join Lauren and Craig as they present an absorbing catch-up with Michael Delaney - Head of Talent at Humanforce.What do you do when recruiting in a start-up with just a piece of paper and your brain? First things first make sure you get your attire right... It will make sense when you listen Tune in and enjoy.Thanks to our sponsors Oncore Services - Experts in Contractor Payroll & Management

Join Lauren & Craig as they catch up with Fiona Moreton - VP Recruitment Marketing & New Market Strategy at PageUp.We talk through the new enhancements of the PageUp solution and really get down to the nitty-gritty of how to get out of that Recruitment Rut.!

This week Lauren & Craig catch up with two of the Greats! Jo McCatty & Sandra Lim. Both brilliant TA Practitioners, Consultants and Coaches in their own right, they are also part of the amazing team at Jobs For Australia (JFA).We cover the 'Rona' helping job seekers and lessons learned including 2020 giving us 'permission to be authentic.'Lots of fun & insightsThanks to Page Up for being the February Sponsor.