It’s your weekly TA & Recruitment news blast with the Scoop from TaPod. We have all kinds of stories, including Microsoft buying out up to 60k staff, NAB might be making you reapply for your own role, Australia’s most in-demand white-collar roles, spirits involved in the hiring process, Lion King interview vibes and much more. And hey, don’t forget to check out upcoming events.

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On our special TaPod does ATC series, we catch up with James Whitcombe – Founder of The Candidate Coach and Director at SMAART Recruitment. Recently James applied for roles at Australia’s 100 largest companies, and his findings are amazing. Segmenting the process to the application, the application received the email and the rejection email; he was able to pinpoint successes and failures with candidate experience. There are some crazy stats, and comes with a warning that if you are not trying to apply for a role at your own organisation, you risk falling into the traps that are affecting your brand and credibility. And after you’ve listened to this, sign up for the webinar – link in comments.

Thanks to Greenhouse for supporting us this month.

On our special TaPod does ATC series, we catch up with Meredith Johnson – Chief Product Officer and Carin Van Vuuren – Chief Marketing Officer at Greenhouse. We discuss the AI Doom Loop, Greenhouse Dream Job, helping job seekers to stand out, candidate fraud, brands that stand out, training to use new technology and AI ethics. It’s a fascinating discussion covering all the issues we, in TA, are facing every day.