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Scroll through the articles below to explore insights, case studies, and interviews created for, and by, the TA Community.
Or if you want weekly Talent updates, check out our regular This Week in Talent (TWIT) column which comes out every Friday.
- Jo Vohland
Delivered in partnership with our friends at Paradox, the 2024 State of Talent Acquisition Report is a resource for Talent Teams to get a better idea of where Talent Acquisition is headed and provide benchmark data against which to review their own function.
- Rebecca Houghton
We sat down with Rebecca Houghton, former Head of People Experience at Australia Post and former Head of Recruitment at Bupa to talk to her about transitioning from life in Talent at major corporate organisations to running her own business, BoldHR.
- Jo Vohland
Can you ask applicants about their cultural background, sexuality, and other protected attributes in the hiring process?Jo Vohland sat down with two experts – one legal and one cultural – on what identity questions we should and shouldn’t ask in a hiring process.
- Gemma Saunders
Gemma Saunders worked at Medibank in a range of different Talent roles across Talent Acquisition, Organisational Development, DEI, and Employee Experience for almost 10 years before going out on her own with The Workplace Edit. We sat down with Gemma to talk to her about transitioning from life in Talent at a major corporate organisation to working for herself.
- John Vlastelica
HR and Recruitment have often felt like 2 separate functions that just work out of the same office. But as the way we work evolves, many modern TA leaders are thinking it’s time to get the band back together. Here are some examples of how Talent Leaders from global organisations have unified elements traditionally thought of as "HR" into the TA function.
- Kevin Wheeler
Kevin reflects on the advancement of AI in the Talent industry, particularly how data, analytics and algorithms can be used in recruitment today.
- The Conversation
While it's now illegal to restrict employees from openly discussing their salary, it's still generally "not the done thing." But, not talking about salaries can cause problems with pay gaps (by perpetuating implicit bias), and also with employees who mistakenly think they are underpaid. You may not be ready for it now, but there are plenty of reasons for your organisation to start moving towards a model of salary transparency.
- Lucy Eldred
We put it out to our LinkedIn community to find out what the Australia/NZ Talentsphere is loving listening to right now. Get ready to update your playlist - here are the top TA & Recruitment podcasts you should be listening to.
- Eva Husted
Eva Husted, Talent Acquisition Manager @ Autism Queensland, gives us insight into what really goes on in the life of a Not-for-Profit recruiter.
- Lucy Eldred
Design Centred Thinking is frequently employed by product development and digital teams, but there's good reason why Talent Acquisition Teams should be using this methodology to help solve critical talent problems. Here's a run down of how TA teams can use Design Centred Thinking, including an example of a Candidate Experience re-development project.
- Kevin Wheeler
Just as consumer marketing has evolved into hyper-targeted campaigns, your employer branding and recruitment marketing needs to become more targeted and personalised. It's time to look towards consumer marketing trends and tactics to deliver targeted EB campaigns that will connect with your ideal candidates.
- Sylvia Yeo
Sylvia Yeo, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager @ Cbus, gives us insight into what really goes on in the life of a DEI Manager.
- Jo Vohland, Trevor Churchley
Jo Vohland sat down with Trevor Churchley, Founder & MD of Talentology, to discuss how the TA/Agency relationship should be modelled, agency recruiter pricing structures, how to manage candidate experience in an agency environment, ageism in IT, and much more.
- Ben George
This week in Talent: how to make part-time TA work for you, how to win the productivity prize, what does scrapping the traditional 9-5 working hours mean for women?, increasing disability employment to boost economy by billions, Hunger Games hits the Aussie jobs market, and more!
- Jo Vohland
When was the last time you set out time in your diary to slow down and think? According to Jo Vohland, it's time we all prioritised a pause in our day so that we can have space to focus on horizon scanning, scenario scanning, and strategic intelligence.
