Edan Haddock - Total Talent 🇦🇺
Episodes
Job Hoppers Aren’t the Problem. Your Hiring Mindset Is.
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan Haddock takes aim at one of the most outdated beliefs in hiring: that candidates who “move around a lot” are a problem.What ...
You’re Not a Talent Leader. You’re a Product Manager.
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan Haddock challenges one of the biggest assumptions in Talent Acquisition.What if hiring isn’t a process to optimise… but a pr...
What Drag Queens Taught Me About Mentorship (And Why Corporate Got It Wrong)
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan unpacks what happened when he was matched with a mentee through Movember’s MoMentor program - and why it made him question eve...
HR Isn’t Broken… It’s Being Replaced
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The End of CoEs and the Rise of Total TalentIn this episode, Edan Haddock takes on one of HR’s most established models… the Centre of Excellence.A...
Presence Isn’t Productivity
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan Haddock dives into one of the most heated debates in modern work: return-to-office, hybrid, and working from home.Rather than ta...
HR Has a Bias Problem. And It’s Not the One We Talk About
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan Haddock explores a difficult but necessary conversation for HR and Talent teams: bias inside our own profession.HR spends a lot ...
AI Is Forcing Recruiting To Be Human Again
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan challenges one of the biggest assumptions in Talent Acquisition: that more automation means less humanity.After years of digitis...
Predictive Engagement: From Feedback to Firepower
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan pulls apart the engagement survey playbook and asks a tough question: is it driving performance, or just collecting complaints?A...
Stop Policing Talent. Start Empowering It
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Edan Haddock shares his perspective on the growing culture of audits, rankings, and public critique within the Talent industry. He ex...
Humans, AI & Australia’s 2025 Talent Event Shake-Up
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Total Talent Podcast, host Edan Haddock dives into the future of Talent in Australia and why our HR industry is leading the glo...
Candidate Fraud, Fear-mongering, and the Future of Hiring
25 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
AI-generated résumés. Voice-cloned interviews. Dark-web fraud rings plotting to infiltrate your payroll. Sounds like a cyber-thriller, right?This ep...
Boundaries – The Real Talent Edge
18 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edan Haddock dives deep into the messy reality of boundaries in modern Talent work. From 24/7 LinkedIn messages to global-time-zone burnout, he calls ...
Talent Tech Stacks: Play Loud, Build Smart
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 T...
No More With Less: The Productivity Rebellion in Talent Acquisition
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
From Checklists to Chaos: The Death of Skills-Based Hiring
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Partner → Inform → Transform – A Simple, Effective Framework for Building People & Talent Strategy
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan dives deep into a simple but powerful framework for building a Talent Acquisition and People Ex...
Beyond the Blind: Why Personalisation Wins in 2025
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 recen...
Succession Secrets: How TA Can Future-Proof Roles and People
06 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Host Edan Haddock unpacks how Talent Acquisition teams can step into the driver’s seat of succession planning.Edan breaks succession planning into t...
Agentic AI in Talent Acquisition: Are We Ready?
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan unpacks the results of a recent LinkedIn poll on Agentic AI in recruitment interviewing – and...
Top 20 HR Influencers in Australia 2025 – Spotlight & Stories
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 le...
Why Talent Acquisition Leaders Must Stay on the Tools
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Edan Haddock – Total Talent, Edan unpacks why Talent Acquisition leaders must stay on the tools to remain credible and effective....
Why Community Matters in Talent
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 vi...