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- Kevin Wheeler
I am old enough to remember recruiting before any ATS systems or computers. We had file cabinets, folders, and Rolodexes for contact information.
I think it was around 1990 when Resumix, one of the first ATSs, appeared. Its resume-parsing/extraction technology promised to make it easy to search resumes and connect with candidates. It was revolutionary and exciting. We felt like we were on the cusp of an easier, more automated life. It didn’t prove to be either easier or more automated. It actually created more work. Not much different in a way than some recruiters now feel about AI.
- Kevin Wheeler
Twenty years ago, when Trevor Vas, Horace Chai and I began what became the Australasian Talent Conference, recruiting was a very different profession. LinkedIn was barely established, smartphones had yet to transform how we communicated, social recruiting did not exist in any meaningful form, and artificial intelligence was largely an academic subject.
- Jacklyn Giannitrapani
When organisations talk about HR technology transformation, they often focus on the system. The features. The workflow. The timeline. All important, of course, but none of those things guarantee impact. What really makes a difference is how intentionally you design for people, for change and for measurable value right from the start.
- Liani Baylis
This free download is a hiring design framework designed to help HR teams, hiring managers, and senior leaders review common recruitment barriers for neurodivergent candidates. It gives you practical steps to define role requirements, assess capability more clearly, and reduce reliance on vague criteria, interview performance, and “culture fit” judgement.
- Liani Baylis
This free accommodations menu template gives you a practical starting point for making access clearer in your hiring process. It offers examples of simple, yet effective, accommodations, as well as templated text to help you communicate seeking adjustments as a tool for supporting interview performance.
- Jo Vohland
Discover the top 7 TA and HR podcasts for ANZ and global talent leaders. Benchmark your hiring strategy with insights from TaPod, Edan Haddock - Total Talent, bAIbes, and more on TA strategy and AI tech.
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- Ashleigh Lyas, Adam Avci
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- Jo Vohland
Webinar 2 focusses the operational mechanics behind modern Talent functions. Delivery, Process Maturity, AI Transparency and Trust as well as the changing role of the Hiring Teams in 2026.
- Jo Vohland
Webinar 1 focusses on the structural evolution of Skills, Advisory and AI and how Talent Functions are expanding their remit.
- Ian McCreery, Adam Godson, Jo Vohland
Your workforce strategy is the engine that powers your organisational goals and when you align how you find people with where the company is headed, TA becomes a primary driver of business success. Yet many teams still face fragmented systems, limited talent visibility, and processes that struggle to keep pace. The next phase of Talent…
- Kevin Wheeler
As we move toward 2030, the global labour market is entering a period of realignment driven by three converging forces: the accelerated adoption of AI, rapidly aging populations in developed economies, and the modularization of work itself. This session will explore how these macro trends are undermining traditional recruiting models and reshaping the employer-employee relationship.…
- Daniel Balout, Jo Vohland, Maree Fiore, Faye Jackson
Want to know what everyone in TA is thinking about right now, and how your Talent Team compares? In March 2025, we surveyed 151 Talent Acquisition Leaders from some of Australia’s largest employers to uncover how they’re managing high-volume hiring in 2025. We investigated the balance between automation and human touch, key hiring metrics, and…
- Nicola Harrison, Andrew Brockhoff, Jo Vohland
Want to know what everyone in TA is thinking about right now, and how your Talent Team compares? In March 2025, we surveyed 226 Talent Teams about: Talent Strategy & Funding; Effectiveness & Evolution of the Function; Talent Technology & AI; Organisational AI Readiness; and much more. In this webinar – which took place on…