Edan Haddock - Total Talent 🇦🇺
Raw, unfiltered insights from inside the world of Talent Acquisition and Talent Management. No guests. No sponsors. No agenda. Just real talk from an in-house talent leader on what’s working, what’s broken, and what’s next. Each week, Edan Haddock shares honest reflections from the front line of talent — straight from the tools, for the people who live it every day.
Episodes
10 episodes
Talent Tech Stacks: Play Loud, Build Smart
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan Haddock takes Talent teams behind the curtain on how to research, design, and select a Talent Tech Stack that actually works.Forget the glossy vendor pitches and consultant pl...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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19:37
No More With Less: The Productivity Rebellion in Talent Acquisition
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan takes a sledgehammer to one of the most toxic myths in Talent Acquisition: that leaders in 2025 must “do more with less.” Instead, he flips the script — showing how the future of TA ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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36:54
From Checklists to Chaos: The Death of Skills-Based Hiring
Skills-based hiring was once the rebel of recruitment. It tore down degree snobbery, broke open new talent pools, and promised a fairer future of work. But in Workforce 5.0, it’s already obsolete. In this episode of Edan Haddock ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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13:21
Partner → Inform → Transform – A Simple, Effective Framework for Building People & Talent Strategy
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan dives deep into a simple but powerful framework for building a Talent Acquisition and People Experience strategy: Partner → Inform → Transform.Drawing on a recent Movem...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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19:44
Beyond the Blind: Why Personalisation Wins in 2025
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan dives deep into the hot topic of blind resumes and blind job applications. Sparked by two recent experiences—one colleague curious after reading about blind resumes, and a leading su...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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15:48
Succession Secrets: How TA Can Future-Proof Roles and People
Host Edan Haddock unpacks how Talent Acquisition teams can step into the driver’s seat of succession planning.Edan breaks succession planning into two sides of the coin:The Person – using the 6-Box Talent Gri...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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17:55
Agentic AI in Talent Acquisition: Are We Ready?
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan unpacks the results of a recent LinkedIn poll on Agentic AI in recruitment interviewing – and the Talent Acquisition community is split. While some teams are already using or ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:37
Top 20 HR Influencers in Australia 2025 – Spotlight & Stories
In this episode of Edan Haddock - Total Talent, host Edan Haddock breaks down Favikon’s Top 20 HR Influencers in Australia for 2025.Discover the leaders shaping the future of work — from employer branding spec...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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16:17
Why Talent Acquisition Leaders Must Stay on the Tools
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan unpacks why Talent Acquisition leaders must stay on the tools to remain credible and effective. From proving your craft early and avoiding the trap of ivory tower leadership, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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20:58
Why Community Matters in Talent
In this debut episode, Edan Haddock unpacks why he handed the Rubberband podcast back to the community and why unbiased, self-managed groups are so vital in HR and Talent. He introduces Edan Haddock - Total Talent—a raw, no-sponsors, n...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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