Year: 2024

This Week In Talent: The final piece of the design thinking puzzle - the pitch to management. This week we include top tips to help you prepare for that meeting, including how to structure the story, slide deck, and the importance of curating the environment to ease the anxiety.
Matthew Lant took time out of his busy schedule as Head of Recruitment and Employer Brand at the Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) to answer 3 quick questions about getting started in talent and his upcoming session at ATC2024: Unified Hiring: how we redefined AFCA's needs and aligned Hiring Leaders. 
Return to the office is back in the news again.  Using RTO as a blunt instrument ignores key factors like diversity and what candidates are looking for in their work and lives. Find out how to get the most out of your Talent Pool by going on life's journey with your potential employees.
Get ready for one of the most highly anticipated sessions of every ATC Conference - the Innovation Lab lets the Australian Talent Community see and explore the emerging and game-changing Talent Technology set to impact how you hire. Co-hosted by ATC and Hays, this year’s finalists will pitch live on stage at ATC2024 at Fed Square where the audience will determine the winner.
This Week In Talent: Why conducting user interviews and focus groups is key to understanding the talent and people problems you’re solving for. Why should you start with your Minimum Viable Product first, and not jump straight to all the version with all the bells and whistles? How can stakeholder interviews save you time, money, and effort? How can you set up the interviews so people feel comfortable to tell you what they’re REALLY thinking? Well, read on and you’ll find out …
We asked Nina Pollard, Head of P&C - Corporate Functions at Coles, 3 quick questions and she came back with 3 quick (and insightful!) answers.  Find out what Nina thinks about career, making moves, and Melbourne before she takes the stage at ATC2024.
You may have noticed that some D&I teams have turned into DEIB teams, adding Equity and Belonging to Diversity and Inclusion. They are BRILLIANT additions but many businesses are still more focused on the D and the I, with the E and B not fully understood and embedded across the wider business. Let’s take a look at what they both mean.
This week in Talent: cleaning up a hot mess talent function, using a customer journey to convince the higher-ups to change an ugly user experience. Why creating personas was a game-changer in analysing a talent experience and more.
Last night, Melbourne rolled out the red carpet for the Internal Talent Awards (ITAs), shining a spotlight on the brightest stars in the talent acquisition industry. It was an unforgettable evening packed with applause, excitement, and well-deserved recognition of innovation and excellence. The team at ATC sends a huge congratulations to all the finalists—what a fierce competition. Dive into the full list of winners below and see who claimed top spots in this glittering celebration of talent.
A group of children in a drama class
Parents sometimes ask: what’s the point of drama class? Many want their children to choose elective subjects, especially in Year 12, that parents think will help them get into university and establish a career. This is despite the fact work possibilities are wide open for the average 17 year-old, who is likely to have a range of jobs and careers over their lifetime.