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.
We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy! Since taking over the reigns at Jobvite a decade ago after running HotJobs, Dan Finnigan has been a strong voice and leader in the recruitment tech space. Most recently, Jobvite swung for the fences, raising $200 million and acquiring Canvas, Rolepoint and Talemetry to help round-out a full marketing suite for customers. In this interview, Chad & Cheese get the lowdown on the deal and discuss a variety of timely topics. This Nexxt exclusive is a must-liste
Google’s latest step into job search domination takes the form of their search API. Wanna know what it is? Gotta listen. This update will apply Google Cloud AI capabilities to helping companies provide more relevant job opportunities to a wider candidate base. Beans spilled by College Recruiter’s Steven Rothberg. Enjoy this Talroo exclusive.
What do you get when a former NBA player launches an applicant tracking system? Gotta listen to find out if Eddy has what it takes to survive Firing Squad or not. Enjoy this Talroo exclusive.
On this week’s show, messaging apps stay red hot and flush with cash, more minimum wage crossfire and WTF is the human cloud? Oh, and the investment cash register continues to ring. Enjoy, and support our sponsors: Sovren, Canvas and JobAdX.
Paradox, the company that brought us chatbot Olivia, announced new funding and the opening of offices recently.
Another gem from our trip to The Gathering last month. This time, we sit down with marketing agency expert Chris Kneeland, co-founder of Cult Collective, The Gathering and Communo.com, to discuss talent and the bridge between HR and marketing. Hint: We have a long way to go for marketing and recruiting to really connect. Enjoy this Nexxt exclusive.
An HR tech startup just announced a Series A raise of $20 million, bringing its total to $45 million. Listen to find out who.
Douglas Akin was Global Head of Community at Airbnb from 2012-2017. Needless to say, he has a few thoughts on how to build a strong company with a solid foundation rooted in brand. The boys were lucky enough to sit down the Douglas and talk a little recruitment at The Gathering last month. More about Douglas: At Airbnb he developed the company’s and community’s Purpose: Create a world where Anyone can Belong Anywhere. He led all community initiatives, including grassroots activism by Hosts to change
This is Part II of a two-part podcast LIVE from Tempe Arizona and the TAtech AI Summit. It’s a hype-free discussion around “AI and Automation” Aaron Matos – CEO of Paradox Olivia Yongue – Director of Client Strategy at KRT Marketing Sahil Sahni – Co-Founder of AllyO Enjoy, and support our sponsors: Sovren, JobAdX and Canvas.
This is part one of a two-part podcast LIVE from Tempe Arizona and the TAtech AI Summit. It’s a hype-free discussion around “AI and Automation” Aaron Matos – CEO of Paradox Olivia Yongue – Director of Client Strategy at KRT Marketing Sahil Sahni – Co-Founder of AllyO Enjoy, and support our sponsors: Sovren, JobAdX and Canvas.
Lots going on at Talroo these days. So the boys hit-up the HQ to have a chat with CEO Thad Price. A wide variety of topics are discussed, including how they differentiate themselves from Indeed when hiring in Austin, Texas. Enjoy. Disclosure: Talroo paid for our trip and time to help out with a separate initiative. We just weren’t going to leave without talking to Thad.
Who just got CASH? Take a listen…
How do you end the conference that Forbes calls the best “Marketing Conference To Check Out In 2019”? Talk to the guy who helped start the whole thing, of course. He also has an employment startup called Communo. Enjoy.
It’s The Shred – a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News — This is Chad Sowash The Shred is brought to you by The Judge Group a leader in technology and healthcare staffing providing top talent to organizations ranging from the Fortune 100 to the tech startups, across all industries. Check ’em out at Judge.com – that’s J-U-D-G-E – DOT COM On to the NEWS.. Wait let’s start with some reflection first. It’s been nearly a year since
To say this week’s episode is a bit disjointed would be an understatement. But hey, we just comment on what we see happening in the world of recruitment. So, here’s a taste: CareerBuilder is still a dumpster fire, IBM really screwed up and this “Uber for … ” trend has just jumped the shark. Enjoy, and give our sponsors some love: Sovren, Canvas and JobAdX. There is no show without them.
Someone made it rain this week.
The boys invaded Banff in Canada last week and not only evaded arrest, but were able to record a damned good weekly show full of news, surprise guests and lots of Canadian strange brew. Enjoy and give our sponsors some love, eh? Sovren, Canvas and JobAdX make us all warm and fuzzy … even in the Canadian Rockies.
Who made the list? Listen and find out.
What happens when you put together two meatheads with public school educations and a chief economist with degrees from Yale and Harvard? God help us, we’re about to find out. The boys have a nice chat with Josh Wright of iCIMS about the gig economy and the future of work. Enjoy this Nexxt exclusive.
Feel the love on this Valentine’s Day episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast. Let the boys buy you a drink and weave tales of Indeed getting throat-punched by Google for Jobs, Jobvite backing up the Brinks to compete in the arms race for HR tech supremacy, and how LinkedIn’s hip-to-be-square strategy is failing with Millennials. We love ya’ long time, just like our sponsors, Sovren, Canvas and JobAdX.
George LaRocque with HRwins.com recently published a job seeker survey. Chad had a lot of problems with it. So we did a podcast. Like to hear it, here it goes … enjoy this Uncommon exclusive.
Who can it be now?
The M&A wheel keeps turnin’.
Are employers gaming Glassdoor? Smashfly CEO Thom Kenney has an opinion that you have to hear. Oh, and he covers a lot more than that with the boys on this Nexxt exclusive. Enjoy.
Hiring Success, the conference put on annually by SmartRecruiters in San Francisco in Feb., is once again doing their Recruiting Startup Award where 5 companies get to pitch their business to investors and industry leaders to win $10,000 in sponsorship and press. Here are you finalists.
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