This week on Tapod we sit down with Yvonne Kelly – CEO at Glow Up Careers. Imagine being in a country where the language is different, the culture is different, and the recruitment process is different… Then imagine attempting to get a job. In this episode we explore the challenges of the migrant and refugee population and how you can give back… as a coach.

Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.

Today on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you your weekly round-up of all the TA & Recruitment news… Both Lauren & Craig are in Northern Wales after the opening night Oasis concert and getting ready for Recfest. But there was also plenty of news, including AI recruiting being infiltrated for the North Koreans, RTO vs. WFH, pay transparency or I’ll leave the interview, US techies fleeing to Oz, Gen Z saving big bucks, and much more.

Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

This week on Tapod we catch up with Mike Virgo – Head of Talent Acquisition at Coles. We cover the recruitment process for one of the largest hiring businesses in Australia. From over 1 million (that’s right 1 million) applications per year to over 60,000 hires, Candidate Experience becomes very, very important and AI also has its place. It’s a fascinating and ever-evolving journey.

Thanks to Greenhouse for your support this month.

Today on the Scoop, the team from TaPod brings you your weekly round-up of all the TA & Recruitment news… Lauren is in Paris, Craig is in London, and the news is all over the place! We talk horticulture labour hire cheats, Banks in Australia not playing fair, big changes at CareerBuilder and Monster, Zuckerberg turns recruiter-in-chief at Meta, Oasis to kill productivity, Gen Z oversharing, and much more.

Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

This week on Tapod, Bonnie kicks Craig to the curb as we welcome Sophie Hirst—Gen Z career coach, former Google marketing manager, TikTok creator, and founder at Work Baby. You might know Soph from her brilliant podcast, Biz, on the Mamamia network. Beginning her career as a magician’s assistant in Japan (yes, you heard right), Soph’s career is so interesting. From fails in the workplace to presenting the real stats on Gen Z, Soph’s insights bring clarity to generational misnomers and how to navigate 5 generations in the office.

Thanks to Check Work Rights for your support this month.

This week on Tapod we revisit our trip to Singapore and the HR Tech Asia Series—four quick interviews with key professionals from the Asian TA scene.

Today is our final episode in the series with Brian Ong — Director of Talent Acquisition @KPMG Singapore. Innovation for KPMG is focusing on young talent to develop the future. This includes embracing AI to help in the recruitment and retention processes, and that’s where the story gets very interesting…

Thanks so much to Paradox for partnering with us this series.

Today on the Scoop Bonnie subs in for the jet-setting Lauren and the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… a spirited back and forth on the pros & cons of Gen Z, jobs with the fastest-growing salaries, bringing sexy back to aged-care recruitment, the cost to employer brand of ghosting candidates, and much more

Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.

Today on Tapod, we catch up with Will and Aaron from Check Work Rights – our partner for the month of June. Check Work Rights is a proudly Australian background checking tool that’s been in existence for just over 10 years and is the brainchild of a migration agent and tech expert. Automating the vast array of background checks is no mean feat, but compliance has become one of the most important aspects of the recruitment process. Want to make it easier and leave the boring stuff to someone else? You'd better take a listen!