All the winners of the 2023 Internal Talent Awards (ITAs)

What a brilliant night we had last Thursday at the ITAs in Sydney!

With the best of the best in Talent dressed up to the nines, we celebrated some of the industry’s biggest achievements and innovative thinking from the past 12 months.

You can see a full list of the winners below, and make sure to subscribe to the TaPod podcast to hear more about the winners and their achievements over the next couple of weeks.


  • Enterprise Talent Team of the Year, sponsored by Smart Recruiters, won by Greencross
    Pet Wellness Company
  • Enterprise Talent Leader of the Year, sponsored by TQ Solutions, won by Rob Dunderdale –
    KPMG.
  • Enterprise Talent Professional of the Year, sponsored by Reejig, won by Hayley Van der
    Velde – Optus.
  • Corporate Talent Team of the Year, sponsored by PeopleScout, won by Immutable.
  • Corporate Talent Leader of the Year, sponsored by MakeSure, won by Sandra Lim –
    PaperCut Software.
  • Corporate Talent Professional of the Year, sponsored by TCS, won by Kaylee Langbridge –
    Hello Fresh.
  • Excellence in Candidate Experience, sponsored by WorkPro, won by Optus.
  • Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion, sponsored by equidi, won by Coles Group.
  • Excellence in Employer Branding, sponsored by Avature, won by CommBank.
  • Excellence in Onboarding, sponsored by Oncore, won by RMIT University.
  • Excellence in Innovation, sponsored by Createfulness, won by Greencross Pet Wellness
    Company.
  • Social Consciousness Award, sponsored by TaHub, won by Melbourne Recruitment
    Meetup.
  • Best Tech Stack, sponsored by JobAdder, won by Deloitte.
  • Best Use of Video, sponsored by Criteria Corp, won by Australia Post.
  • Best Careers Website, sponsored by Page Up, won by Coles Group.
  • Best Vendor Solution, sponsored by TaPod, won by Oncore Services and Allianz Australia.
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