TaPod - We Talk Talent Acquisition.

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. 

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… Noms close for the ITAs, European Union AI Act stalls, update on UK labour market, candidates want speed, communication and transparency, talent shortages in NZ, Gen Z get a reprieve and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support. 

This week on Tapod, Bonnie Crook steps in as guest co-host and we catch up with Lauren Humphrey, Co-Founder and CEO at The Mintable All of us think we’re great Managers right? But the fact is most people leave their role due to their Manager, so how do we actually give feedback that doesn’t suck? With 5 generations in the workplace, it’s different strokes for different folks, but at the end of the day, being a good person is a great start! 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 Jay Chan—Executive Director, Head of Talent Acquisition, Group Human Resources @UOB, one of Southeast Asia’s leading banks. With over 30k employees, 5-6k hires a year and a presence in 19 countries, UOB is a huge enterprise. It’s a great discussion where we focus in on volume hiring and managing 1000s of applications. How do you recruit faster, better and more efficiently? Answers incoming! Thanks so much to Paradox for partnering with us this series. 

Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including… fake AI (you really need to hear this), TA is not as important to ‘C’ Suite as it was 12 months ago (unless you’re in Asia), PWC reckons AI is NOT taking jobs, great TA initiatives coming out of India, Gen Z are at it again, and much more! Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support. And don’t forget… the ITAs nominations have been extended for a week until the 15th June – don’t miss out! 

This week on Tapod we catch up with Mark Condon, Global Workforce Strategy Expert and Future of Work Advisor @QuantumWorkAdvisory. There is a lot going on right now in the world of talent, and there is a definite shift in strategy from skills-based hiring to AI to design thinking to tasks and talent providing a ROI for the business. Looking to build an internal business case? You’ve come to the right place.Thanks so much to Check Work Rights for partnering with us for June. 

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 Amanda Zhou—Regional Talent & Organisation Development Manager @Shiseido. Amanda’s team covers recruitment, onboarding, career development, and more and this is a fascinating insight into recruitment at a global cosmetics enterprise. Thanks so much to Paradox for partnering with us this series 

Today on the Scoop the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News including… increase to the minimum wage… AI accelerates the move to Talent Advisory… the jury is in on Hybrid work… lies during interviews… Gen Z embracing bleisure trips and much, much more Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support. And don’t forget… the ITAs nominations have been extended for a week until the 15th of June—don’t miss out! 

This week on Tapod we catch up with an old friend – Joanne Lockwood – the inclusive culture expert @SeeChangeHappen. Jo’s journey is fascinating and so very important to all of us – particularly in a world going backwards. This episode is longer than most, but it’s well worth it. We cover all manner of challenges in the inclusivity space, from recent changes in the UK around the definition of sex, US executive orders affecting the LGBTQIA+ community, gender disparity and more. It’s raw, it’s emotive, and it’s essential listening Thanks so much to Check Work Rights for partnering with us for June. 

Today on the Scoop, the team from Tapod brings you all of the weekly TA & Recruitment News, including…  the death of the digital nomad… some interesting job data in NZ and globally… trouble at Workday… what’s the most in-demand Tech role?  Grad market update… Tech workers joining the union… Gen Z lying on their job applications and much more. Thanks to Indeed for your ongoing support.