Everything people and workforce—recruiting, marketing, technology, talent management, and workforce economics—delivered with biting sarcasm and unapologetic snark. Industry misfits Chad Sowash and Joel Cheesman bring their no-holds-barred opinions to dissect news, trends, and the occasional dumpster fire. If you’re a hiring company, staffing firm, or vendor looking for insights (and a thick skin), these two won’t just tell you what’s happening—they’ll tell you why you’re probably doing it wrong. Buckle up, buttercup.
Syndio is at the forefront of pay equity, a topic near-and-dear to our hearts, so the boys thought they bring CEO Maria Colacurcio on the show to get a read on what's going on and what the future holds when it comes to such issues. Enjoy another exclusive powered by NEXXT, with the double X.
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.
People suck. Well, interacting with people in real life sucks, in addition to potentially being deadly, which is why everything in recruitment is going virtual. Zoom meetings, Slack convos, and virtual job fairs are all the rage, and RecruitVirtual thinks it has the chops to make a dent in this crowded space, bringing technology into the traditional brick-and-mortar career fair. Industry veteran Keith Ringer faces down the Firing Squad in this epic encounter, powered by PandoLogic.
This week was full of boycotts, layoffs and another million jobless claims, the boys discuss them all, as well as... Big drops at Indeed and Glassdoor while Google for Jobs keeps expanding. Google is kicking your strategic talent ass with certs AI-powered jet vs. Humans Gen Xers ....and Karen makes her first appearance on the show. What the hell else do you want from us!?!?! As always, this show exists because Sovren, JobAdX, and Jobvite rock the house!
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.
Men and women have different brains. That's the case author Kate Lanz, author of "All the Brains in the Business: The Engendered Brain in the 21st Century Organisation (The Neuroscience of Business)," says. Let's discuss. The boys and their meathead melons do their best to understand all the knowledge this brilliant lady is droppin' on this must-listen episode. Enjoy this Sovren powered podcast!
In this last installment of Voices with Joveo's founder and CEO Kshitij Jain (aka KJ) Chad & Cheese press discussion around programmatic use for diversity hiring and programmatic success stories.
Launches, layoffs, and Joblists. This week's episode has it all. Throw in Google launching job search app, at-work porn, and you've basically got Christmas in August. You're welcome. Oh, almost forgot Hiretual got money and Mya's reorganizing. Enjoy another solid effort by the boys, as always, powered by Sovren, JobAdx, and Jobvite.
Diversity. It's kind of a big deal. Vendors are fighting tooth-and-nail to be the solution of choice for employers far-and-wide. Enter Circa (the artist formerly known as LocalJobNetwork), who just went through a rebrand and recently acquired America's Job Exchange. Big moves, which means a big podcast, and the boys bring Circa CEO and prez Patrick Sheahan to the show and get down to the nitty gritty on the company, as well as the past, present and future of diversity recruiting. Enjoy this NEXXT powered podcast.
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.
Purpose isn't just for inspiration... Douglas Atkin, fmr Head of Global Airbnb Community continues his Cult Brand Master Class in helping companies understand how to use your purpose to recruit, review, and reject everyone... Even customers. Douglas shares how companies Core Values won’t be lived, and may even fade away, if organizations don’t select people who inherently share those values. As the world hopes to turn the corner on COVID heading into 2021, these lessons are invaluable. Thanks to our friends at Symphony Talent for supporting the Cult Brands Series of podcasts. This podcast is a companion to Douglas' series authored entitled Purpose Must Come First on Medium.com.
Technology is evolving, teams are sprinting, excitement is building, features are launching, and nobody notices... (waa waa) which is why Chad & Cheese cooked-up FeatuRama, a brand new competition which pits 4 companies against one-another, but only one can win and emerge with the BadAss Belt of Technology. Contestants will receive 2-minutes to pitch their new feature and the remaining 13-minutes will be spent with rapid fire Q&A. This Chad and Cheese FeatuRama episode features HiringSolved's founder & CEO, Shon Burton. Chad & Cheese came equipped with questions, bourbon and snark, luckily Comuno's Cindy Songne, who was available to step in and inject brains into this judging panel... Enjoy while Shon pitches HiringSolved's newest feature.
New unemployment claims in the U.S. fell below one million for the first time since March, so let the good times roll, right? Not so fast, as the boys dig into: Google looks to outflank LinkedIn Gov't fails, Corp America profits Uber bluffs, California walks away CEOs help with inequalities - Chad calls bullshit Money flows into Chines HR tech and out-of-work prostitutes in Prague (thanks a lot, technology). You don't want to miss this life-altering episode, brought to you by Sovren, Jobvite, and JobAdx.
What do you get when you combine a shit-hot technology with an established company with lots of existing customers? You get Hourly, a conversational A.I. (don't call it a chatbot) solution from Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS). OK, they have a lot going for them, but can they survive Firing Squad? Jerry Collier, Managing Director, Product Innovation at AMS, brings his A-game, but you'll need to listen to reveal the boys' opinions. Firing Squad is proudly powered by the programmatic powerhouse known as (((Monster Truck voice))) PandoLogic!!!
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology. This was recorded on Aug. 11, but technical difficulties delayed things till the 12th. Deal with it.
Joveo's founder and CEO Kshitij Jain (aka KJ) turns the tables asking some profound questions on Chad & Cheese. What is this programmatic magic you speak of? Data point + volume = accuracy Focus on the 80/20, not the 20/80. The process is irrelevant, it's the outcome that matters Programmatic distribution vs. Programmatic targeting and so much more... Brought to you by Chad and Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast. Subscribe at chadcheese.com.
Technology is evolving, teams are sprinting, excitement is building, features are launching, and nobody notices... (waa waa) which is why Chad & Cheese cooked-up FeatuRama, a brand new competition which pits 4 companies against one-another, but only one can win and emerge with the BadAss Belt of Technology. Contestants will receive 2-minutes to pitch their new feature and the remaining 13-minutes will be spent with rapid fire Q&A. This Chad and Cheese FeatuRama episode features XOR's founder & CEO, Aida Fazylova. Chad & Cheese came equipped with questions, bourbon and snark, luckily Comuno's Cindy Songne, who was available to step in and inject brains into this judging panel... Enjoy while Aida pitches XOR's newest feature.
This week HR's Most Dangerous Podcast welcomes TApod cohost Lauren Sharp to the mic and kicks Cheesman to the couch for another nap. Obviously, this means the show is going to have somewhat of an Aussie flare. This week Chad and Lauren talk about - Indeed doubles down on shitty UX and Zaps back! - Careerbuilder playing the role of drunken college kid - Google, Facebook, and Tiktok are getting governmentally screwed from all angles - Victoria's 2.0 hotel sex COVID lockdown and Wild.ai plays the menstrual cycle angle? Huh...?? Don't be a few stubbies short of a six-pack mate, listen! This Dog's breakfast is brought to your by our mates at Sovren, Jovite, and JobAdX.. G'day!
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.
In light of some recent news surrounding the funding of Jobcase, the boys thought it'd be a good time to bring CEO Fred Goff on the podcast and get the nitty-gritty from the source. Topics like current state of the economy, hiring trends and site traffic all get covered too. Enjoy this Sovren powered podcast!.
Technology is evolving, teams are sprinting, excitement is building, features are launching, and nobody notices... (waa waa) which is why Chad & Cheese cooked-up FeatuRama, a brand new competition which pits 4 companies against one-another, but only one can win and emerge with the BadAss Belt of Technology. Contestants will receive 2-minutes to pitch their new feature and the remaining 13-minutes will be spent with rapid fire Q&A. This Chad and Cheese FeatuRama episode features Jobvite's Zach Linder, VP of Analytics and Machine Learning. Chad & Cheese came equipped with questions, bourbon and snark, luckily Comuno's Cindy Songne, who was available to step in and inject brains into this judging panel... Enjoy while Andy pitches Jobvite's newest feature.
Take a deep breath people... The U.S. economy just posted its worst quarterly economic output on record so it's all rainbows and unicorns this week as the boys cover: Modern Hire buys Sonru... Son-who? Stack Overflow is swimming in cash, LinkedIn's search rivals Google? Amazon's Alexa is asking the questions Burger King brings us Christmas in July ...and the Brits have one helluva sense of humor. Enjoy, and as usual, we're powered by Jobvite, JobAdx, and Sovren.
Your "Why" is important. The "How" is just as important and harder. Douglas Atkin, fmr Head of Global Airbnb Community talk about how to unveil your company's core values. Real core values, that will actually shape your culture and organization. Douglas takes us through his journey of recreating the core values wheel at Airbnb. How do you keep that culture and insist new hires embrace your mission and purpose? Listen to find out. Thanks to our friends at Symphony Talent for supporting the Cult Brands Series of podcasts. This podcast is a companion to Douglas' series authored entitled Purpose Must Come First on Medium.
The Shred is a bite-sized bit of recruitment news to help make sure you’re in-the-know, even if you’re on-the-go. The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology.
Joveo's founder and CEO Kshitij Jain (aka KJ) jobs turns the question asking tables on Chad & Cheese. Craigslist's "Take The Pain" strategy that worked Mountains of data and we're still making stupid decisions Why are Talent Acquisition professionals moving fast enough? The future is hyper push targeting and so much more... Brought to you by Chad and Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast. Subscribe at chadcheese.com.
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