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.

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!

This week on Tapod we sit down with the brilliant Claire Planinsek, Head of Recruitment & Events – Australian Defence Force Careers @Adecco Group. Claire has led some of the largest Talent functions in the region, but to head up recruitment for Australia’s Defence Force dwarf’s them all! We explore all facets of this mammoth program, starting with a team of 1,000 (which includes over 500 Military Personnel that’s right 1,000 working within the Defence Force Recruitment umbrella – 300 of which make up Claire’s team. From organising over 3,000 annual recruitment events to recruiting 1,000s annually and processing over 70k applications. From set intake dates to a process involving numerous stages we get to understand just what it means to run the largest recruitment program in the country (possibly the southern hemisphere).

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 we are featuring Adeline Foo—Global Head of TA & EB @DKSH a Swiss global firm that has been in existence for over 160 years, hiring almost 30k employees annually in 36 markets.

With 70% of roles being junior and with a high volume of applications for these roles, coupled with language barriers, it was imperative to automate what could be automated.

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