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The latest Talent news, insights, and updates, direct from the Talent Community.
- Trevor Vas
Talent Acquisition is at a crossroads. This article explores how TA professionals can reclaim their strategic value by embracing AI, building advisory capability, and aligning closer to business outcomes. It's not about resisting change, it's about leading it with clarity, confidence, and a clear strategy for impact.
- Jo Vohland
Introducing ATC’s 2025 Industry Advisory Squad!
Meet our panel of trusted industry insiders helping us shape smarter content, better events, and stronger conversations across the talent community.
- Jo Vohland
Now in its sixth year, the Internal Talent Awards (ITAs) return to celebrate the individuals and teams redefining excellence in Talent Acquisition across Australia. With nominations now open and early bird tickets available until 30th April, the countdown to this premier industry event is on. Held at the iconic Plaza Ballroom in Melbourne on 4th September, the ITAs are the only national awards dedicated to recognising in-house recruitment excellence — from employer branding to onboarding, diversity, tech, and beyond.
- Jo Vohland
Talent Leaders are facing increasing confusion and complexity as they navigate a crowded HR Tech market, stricter regulations, and shifting business needs. Here we look at the key trends and challenges
- Trevor Vas
For many organisations, the contingent workforce is a box-ticking exercise. The focus? Compliance and cost savings. While these are essential, they are just the starting point. Few HR leaders take a step back and ask: What if our contingent workforce was a strategic enabler?
- Natalie Flynn
March Forward this International Women's Day with bold action to close the gender pay gap. Despite progress, Australia’s pay gap remains at 21.8% in 2025. equidi is empowering businesses and employees to take real steps toward pay equity—through transparency, data-driven analysis, and accountability. Want to learn more? Read on.
This Week in Talent
Published every Friday morning, our This Week in Talent (TWIT) column features a guest editor plucked straight from the Talent Community who shares their favourite talent articles from around the web from the past week. It’s everything you need to know about the week that was in Talent, all in one spot!
- Simon Hedt
Right now, there is a lot of change in recruitment. New tools are arriving fast. AI is already part of our world. But I believe one thing stays true. Great recruitment still comes down to people. It comes down to how we listen, how we ask, how we plan and how we show up.
- Brad Kent
When people ask me why I love my job, the answer is simple and not surprising: Impact. The impact we have on people’s lives, on businesses, on communities and on ourselves. In the world of HR, few roles offer the unique blend of strategy, creativity, and human connection that Talent Acquisition does.
- Brad Kent
To unlock the full potential of your TA team, it’s essential to create engaging, meaningful work that not only motivates but also empowers them to thrive. Here’s some ideas so you can transform your TA function into a strategic powerhouse.
- Brad Kent
It’s easy to get caught up in metrics like time-to-fill, sourcing strategies, and headcount targets. But at the heart of every recruitment process is a human being - someone making a decision that could change their life. That’s why the candidate experience isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s a business-critical part of Talent Acquisition, and one that can make or break your ability to attract top talent.
- Brad Kent
The expectations of a TA Advisor, Sourcing Specialist or Leader has shifted drastically in the last decade. Much has been written and said about this by many, but like the shift from Recruitment to Talent Acquisition, the shift from Talent Acquisition to a Talent Advisory function is real and happening quickly.
- Marrin-Boyd Andrews
Discover how talent teams can future-proof strategy by using structured prompts to decode industry trends and uncover actionable insight. This TWIT reveals a powerful prompt used to analyse shifting trends, align workforce planning, and shape business decisions - ideal for HR, TA, and strategy leaders ready to lead with foresight, not hindsight.
On-Demand Content
Re-watch interactive discussions that have taken place via webinar to upskill and get up to speed with the latest Talent trends and development.
- Kevin Wheeler
It’s your chance to access Kevin Wheeler’s annual Fearless Forecast from ATC2024! In this exclusive playback, hear Kevin as he delivers a bold vision for the future of talent acquisition and workforce trends accompanied by his slides from ATC2024. Kevin’s forecast is not not be missed, equipping you to stay ahead in 2025 and beyond.…
- Jo Vohland, Rebecca Warren, Trevor Vas
Aligning HR + TA with Business Strategy If there’s only one strategic imperative you can achieve in 2025, let it be alignment. When your people strategies align seamlessly with your business objectives, everything else falls into place. In this webinar, we unpack: Types of Alignment The challenge for HR and Talent Leaders is that we…
- Jo Vohland, Steve Parker
Career sites are ripe for disruption. Clunky, one-size-fits-all career sites are no longer enough to attract top talent. Candidates crave a personalised experience that resonates with their unique needs and aspirations, and guides them effortlessly through the job search process. This webinar took place on Thursday 29th August where we took a dive into the magnificent world of…
- Josh Farr
For centuries, people who felt a calling to be of service to others usually ended up in a narrow group of vocations – charity work, medicine, teaching, etc. Now we see people of all careers and backgrounds from fitness to IT looking for meaning in their work and life – to have a career that…
- Michelle Rushton
Our lives are full of meetings, conversations and interactions. This session will provide you with the tools to enhance EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM and help you create the outcomes you desire. Daniel Siegel M.D. calls this skill “mindsight”. Professor William Ickes calls it “empathic accuracy”. Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University simply calls it “mind reading”.…
- Kim Boland, Pavi Iyer
Looking to expand globally or hire talent internationally and not sure how to go about it? There are definitely challenges when it comes to navigating the global hiring landscape. 3 key risks right now that need to be addressed when embarking on a global hiring journey include: 1️⃣ Candidate Fraud: From copy & paste CVs,…