HR Collection Playlist

Ep 727 Becoming A Long-Haul Leader

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The modern workplace has created an epidemic of burnout that's quietly destroying careers and companies alike. Many professionals are quietly battling...

Ep 726: How AI Is Finally Killing The Resume

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The explosion of AI-generated applications isn't just breaking traditional recruiting - it's creating an unprecedented opportunity by making sophistic...

Ep 723: The Impact Of Career Gap Bias

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For too long, gaps in resumes have been a red flag for recruiters. But what if this outdated bias is costing you your best hires? In today's world, wh...

Ep 719: Recruiting for Skills That Don't Exist Yet

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 716: Using AI To Transform Quality of Hire

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 715: Addressing Ageism In Hiring

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 714: Navigating AI In Talent Acquisition

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 712: Is Workforce Planning Obsolete?

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 713: What Drives Talent Innovation?

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 711: How AI Agents Are Driving Recruiting Results

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hi there, welcome to episode 711 of Recruiting Future with me, Matt Alder. Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive...

Ep 708: Winning Talent When Markets Freeze

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing their strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 707: AI Agents - Cutting Through The Hype

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast designed to help Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 706: Driving AI Adoption At H&M

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast designed to help Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 705: Defending The Integrity Of Recruiting

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is a podcast designed to help Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing strategic capability in Foresight, Infl...

Ep 704: Transforming Recruiting With Conversations Not Clicks

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable value by developing strategic capability in Foresight, Influence, Talent, and Techno...

Ep 703: Making Great Hires Stick

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Employee turnover continues to undermine talent acquisition efforts, with many organizations investing heavily in hiring only to watch new talent walk...

Ep 702: Solving Talent Scarcity

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Recruiting Future is the podcast that helps Talent Acquisition teams drive measurable impact by developing strategic capability in Foresight, Influenc...

Ep 701: Solving The Early Careers Crisis

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The early careers landscape is experiencing unprecedented disruption. While AI technology offers opportunities to transform how organizations operate,...

Ep 700: Are You Fit For The Future?

03 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Celebrating 10 years of Recruiting Future! Over the last 10 years, I’ve interviewed hundreds of TA Leaders as well as CEOs, thought leaders, and th...

Ep 699: AI, Regulation, and the Human Touch

26 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The entire recruiting landscape is undergoing a profound transformation as organizations grapple with the implications of AI and the economic disrupti...

Ep 698: From AI Anxiety to AI Advantage

25 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI adoption is still slow in talent acquisition. Employers are experimenting with AI for tactical tasks while missing its transformative potential. Th...

Ep 696: Can AI Make Hiring More Human?

16 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The acceleration of AI in talent acquisition has sparked both excitement and concern across the industry. While many fear automation might make recrui...

Ep 695: How To Thrive In The AI Revolution

11 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I firmly believe that AI is the most significant technological transformation of our lifetime. What will separate talent acquisition professionals who...

Ep 693: Are We Getting Happier At Work?

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Research consistently shows that happy employees are more engaged, more productive, and stay with their companies longer. While many organizations rec...

Ep 692: Labour Markets In Transition

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Understanding today's complex labor market requires accurate data rather than just following headlines or anecdotes. For businesses and talent profess...

Ep 691: Are We Thinking Big Enough About AI?

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The pace of AI adoption is accelerating rapidly, yet most organizations aren't integrating it effectively into talent acquisition—and they certainly...

Ep 690: How Can TA Make A Measurable Impact?

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There have never been as many forces driving change in Talent Acquisition as there are in 2025. Skills-based thinking, economic pressures, the rise of...

Ep 689: How TA Can Adopt A Change Mindset

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The talent acquisition landscape is fundamentally transforming. AI and automation are eliminating repetitive tasks and creating space for recruiters t...

Ep 688: Is AI’s Impact On TA Underhyped?

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The conversation around AI in talent acquisition often focuses on incremental improvements and point solutions – better job descriptions, faster can...

The Power of Diversity with Paige Elliott

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, The Chad & Cheese Podcast welcomes Paige Elliott, Global Employer Brand Manager at Veeam Software. Pai...

Ep 687: Agile EVPs For Faster Employer Brand Impact

17 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The traditional approach to developing employer value propositions can often be complex and time-consuming. While this in-depth methodology might work...

Ep 646: Personalizing The Employee Experience

15 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Technology-driven mass personalization has completely transformed how we engage with brands as consumers. However, while companies have raced to deliv...

Ep 685: Rethinking Skills In An AI-Powered Workplace

13 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI is starting to drive a profound shift in the workplace. The skills we've prioritized for decades are becoming automated, with uniquely human capabi...

Personal Branding for Recruiters with Orlando Haynes

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from RecFest USA, The Chad & Cheese Podcast welcomes Orlando Haynes, North American talent acquisition lead at Mosaic. Orlando breaks down why pe...

A New Era for Employer Branding with Ashten Fizer

10 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Chad & Cheese chat with Ashten Fizer, a dynamic talent brand creator, who brings fresh insights on emp...

Ep 684: Are We Now Living In A Video First World?

06 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ep 684: Are We Now Living In A Video First World? Using video is no longer optional in talent attraction. Candidates now expect to engage with short-...

2025 Vision Report for Talent

04 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast, hosts Joel Cheesman and Chad Sowash team up with the marketing maestro, Gina Alioto from Shaker Recruitm...

Round Up February 2025

03 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Round up is the monthly show on The Recruiting Future Podcast channel that highlights episodes you may have missed and gives you my take on some of th...

Ep 683: The AI Revolution Is About People, Not Technology

01 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI isn't just a technology revolution—it's a people and talent revolution. AI could transform businesses at every level, but many HR and TA teams ar...

Ep 682: What Can Talent Acquisition Learn From Network Science?

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if everything we thought about how organizations function was wrong? For decades, businesses have been structured around hierarchies and rigid pr...

Ep 681: Can AI Fix TA's Biggest Problem?

27 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

People are worried about the use of AI in recruiting. Headlines warn us that artificial intelligence might amplify biases and automate unfairness. Reg...

Firing Squad: Candidly's Hannah Peet

24 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, the boys chat with Hannah Peet, the co-founder of Candidly, an ATS so generic it's called "white-label." Hannah waxes poetic about he...

Netflix Expands, Klarna Spits, and Boomers RTO

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ready for a ride through the latest workplace shake-ups? Well, welcome to another episode of Workplace Woes & Corporate Chaos with Chad & Cheese, join...

Breakdown Doncic & Davis: Understanding Talent

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Talent Chasing, hosts Chad and Jasper dive into the unexpected trade of NBA superstars Doncic and Davis between the Los Angeles Lak...

The Shifting Sands of DEI with Torin Ellis

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Torin Ellis sits down with Chad & Cheese to tackle the evolving landscape of diversity and inclusion (...

The Shifting Sands of DEI with Torin Ellis

19 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Torin Ellis sits down with Chad & Cheese to tackle the evolving landscape of diversity and inclusion (...

Ep 679: The Future of TA - Breaking Silos and Embracing Change

18 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Talent acquisition is evolving faster than ever. With AI reshaping the hiring landscape, skill gaps widening across industries, and businesses facing ...

The Future is Now with Stefan Youngblood

17 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

AI, bias, the metaverse, and... J.Cole? 🤯 This week, Chad & Cheese sit down with Stefan Youngblood, the founder of Black AI Think Tank and hirebla...

Ep 678: Assessing Durable Skills To Future Proof Hiring

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For as long as we can all remember, hiring has been built around resumes detailing previous experience, qualifications, job titles, and technical skil...

Phenom's Skates the Edge

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This week, J.T. joins the boys for a rollercoaster ride through the latest industry news, which seems to have more downs than a feather factory. First...

Ep 677: Rethinking Recruiting For AI

13 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Eleven years ago, I wrote a blog post with a title that asked the question, “Can you replace a recruiter with an algorithm?”. It provoked an insta...

Revamping Visa’s Brand: Data & Engagement Journey

11 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🎙️ Chad & Cheese sit down with Celinda Appleby, Visa’s global director of talent attraction, for an in-depth discussion on navigating 2025’s ...

Ep 676: Why Behavioral Science Is The Future Of Talent Acquisition

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Talent acquisition is fundamentally about people making decisions, but how often do we stop to consider why people make the decisions they do? Wheth...

Ep 675: Hiring Without Limits: Why Accessibility Matters

09 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

At a time when DE&I initiatives are facing increasing hostility, it's more important than ever to highlight the real value of inclusive hiring. Beyond...

Ep 673: Seeing Skills Differently: Lessons from Elite Sports

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wondered how an elite baseball player can track a 95-mile-per-hour fastball and actually connect? Or how a Premier League footballer can...

Paradox Devours & Deel Gets Swole

07 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

So much red meat in this episode for industry junkies that you might mistake it for a Sizzler, the boys are joined by Mo this week to cover a wide arr...

Ep 673: The Route To Skills-Based Hiring

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The move towards skills-based strategies in organizations is still a big topic. This is unsurprising, as the advantages are significant. Skills-based ...

Embracing Upskilling and Micro-Learning w/ Darnell Hill

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Darnell Hill, Vice President of Talent Acquisition at AAA Mountain West Group, joins The Chad & Cheese to d...

Ep 672: Are Career Sites Evolving Quickly Enough?

31 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Career Sites still play a central role in talent acquisition, but are they evolving quickly enough? With many employers still working in career site r...

Ep 671: Balancing AI & The Human Touch

28 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Frontline hiring is more competitive than ever, with speed and efficiency now critical for success. However, the challenge doesn't stop at making the ...

HR Trends and AI Risks: Keith Sonderling

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Onstage at Outsolve's HR Gumbo Conference in New Orleans, Keith Sonderling, the former Commissioner of the EEOC, joins Chad & Cheese to discuss major ...

TikTok by MrBeast?

24 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Brace yourselves, because this week, the chaotic trifecta of Chad, JT, and Mo are reporting on the apocalypse—with a generous helping of snark. Fro...

Breakdown: Juan Soto

23 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Talent Chasing, hosts Chad and Brian, joined by guest Jasper, unpack the groundbreaking signing of Juan Soto to the New York Mets f...

Ep 670: Jeff Taylor: Rethinking Hiring for the AI Age

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It feels like Recruiting has come a long way since the days of help-wanted ads in newspapers, but are we genuinely innovating or just consistently rep...

Europe: Sex Workers, AI, and Start-Ups

22 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this hilarious installment of The Chad & Cheese Podcast Does Europe, Lieven joins the boys as they embark on a wild ride through Europe, sharing ta...

Ep 669: How L'Oréal Group is Using AI To Evolve Talent Acquisition

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

With 1.5 million applications each year, L'Oréal Group's talent acquisition team faces challenges on a scale most organizations would never experienc...

TikTok Shutdown, Big Meta Energy and LinkedIn AI?

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In the latest episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast, J.T. O'Donnell crashes the party, diving headfirst into the chaotic whirlpool that is today's job ...

Breakdown : Coach Prime

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Brian, Jasper, and Chad dive deep into the game-changing intersection of sports and business leadership, all through the lens of Deio...

Ep 668: Strategic Budgeting For TA Leaders

16 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Budgeting has long been challenging for talent acquisition teams, but the stakes have never been higher in today's volatile economic environment. Many...

Mastering Recruitment with Gerry Crispin

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Gerry Crispin crashes into the Chad & Cheese podcast live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA. With a cool 53 years in recruiting under his belt...

Smarter Hiring and Stronger Retention with Joe Shaker

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Joe Shaker dropped recruitment truth bombs with a side of optimism. Want to know the secret to winning...

Ep 667: Traditional HR is Dead, Here's What's Next

12 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HR is at a crossroads. The rapid pace of change, shifting employee expectations, and technological disruption have rendered traditional approaches ine...

Ep 666: The ROI Of Employer Branding

11 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Employer branding is often misunderstood or undervalued, especially in a landscape of shrinking budgets and rising expectations. Yet, in today’s com...

2025 Predictions Show

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this uproarious episode of the Chad and Cheese Podcast, our dynamic duo, Joel and Chad, dive into their holiday escapades—think less about eggnog...

Trust Issues with AI in Recruiting

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

"Live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Jason Pistulka—Assistant VP of Talent Acquisition Operations at HCA Healthcare—graces us with his...

2024 It's a Wrap!

03 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Chad & Cheese Podcast 2024 Recap Show In this special year-end recap, Chad and Cheese revisit the biggest moments and most talked-about episodes o...

Ep 665: Aligning HR With Business Strategy

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this disruptive time, HR and Talent Acquisition must be perfectly aligned with organizations’ business strategies. However, recent research from ...

Top 2024 Topics & Expert Insights

27 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Behold! A holiday spectacle so dazzling, so insightful, it’ll practically guarantee you a promotion (results may vary, void where prohibited, don't ...

Ep 664: Failure and Authenticity In Employer Branding

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There has probably never been a more difficult time to work in employer branding. Survey after survey shows that employers consider it vitally importa...

Cringeworthy Mistakes: with Tim Sackett

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Broadcasting live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Tim Sackett—dropped some truth bombs with Joel Cheesman about the cringe-worthy mistake...

Ep 663: Personalizing The Candidate Experience At Scale

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

For years, a candidate experience that delivers truly personalized feedback at scale has been an unattainable dream for talent acquisition teams. Cand...

2024 Naughty and Nice Special

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the Chat and Cheese Podcast's holiday extravaganza, where HR gossip meets holiday cheer — and no one is safe. It’s like your company ho...

Ep 662: Talent Acquisition On The Brink

19 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The rapid evolution of AI is reshaping talent acquisition, but many TA teams are struggling to keep pace. While AI offers the potential to revolutioni...

Using Internal Comms to Shape Employer Brands

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Chad & Cheese corner Audra Knight, the employer branding wizard at Foundation Medicine, to spill the t...

Firing Squad Illoominus' Noelle London

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Chad and Cheese podcast, Noelle London, founder and CEO of Illoominus, discusses her AI-powered people intelligence platform de...

Ep 661: Auditing AI For Fairer Hiring

15 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The adoption of AI in talent acquisition continues to accelerate, promising efficiencies and new possibilities for hiring. However, as AI tools become...

Meta, Microsoft, and Google Go Nuclear

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Chad and Cheese Podcast, hosts Joel and Chad discuss a variety of topics ranging from personal anecdotes about pets and sleep d...

Ep 660: Recruiting Rewired by AI

12 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

AI has profoundly impacted talent acquisition in 2024, but its influence has been far from uniform. In some areas, little has changed, while in others...

Navigating DEI's Shifting Landscape in Recruitment

11 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

From the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Julie Sowash, executive director of Disability Solutions, survived Chad & Cheese’s snarkapalooza to talk ...

Targeting Candidates with AI and LLMs

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to HR's Most Dangerous Podcast, where Chad and Joel serve up spicy takes and recruiting truths hotter than a Nashville summer. This week...

Rippling Snakes Deel

06 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Chad and Cheese podcast, Joel and Chad discuss various topics including their experiences with Chipotle and the implementation ...

If It Ain't Broke, Break It with General Honoré

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Brace yourselves: The Chad & Cheese Podcast is back, this time with retired Lieutenant General Russell L. Honoré—who proves you can train and lead ...

The Evolving World of Recruitment Marketing and Employer Branding

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

John Graham, Shaker’s VP of Employer Brand Strategy, hit RecFest USA with a mic drop on recruitment marketing and employer branding as we careen int...

Ep 659: Talent Complexity

30 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

With organizations now having to navigate the rapid changes brought about by geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty, the ongoing climate emerg...

Ep 658: TA As A Service

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Transforming a business function is a difficult process. It can become impossible if no one knows what the function is transforming into. It is vital ...

JIVE TURKEYS 2024 Edition

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Chad and Cheese podcast, hosts Joel and Chad celebrate Thanksgiving with humor and insights, introducing the concept of 'jive t...

Film Room - Debbie Spander

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Athletes, Burnout, and Plumbing Emergencies Grab your popcorn and buckle up for this episode of the Talent Chasing Podcast! Jasper, Brian, and Chad di...

Embrace the Learning Curve with Chloé Rada

27 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The boys sit down with Chloé Rada, Senior Director of Talent Attraction at ZoomInfo, a title so fancy it barely fits on a business card. With over tw...

Ep 657: The Future Of TA Technology

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After all the commentary and debate about AI and talent acquisition over the last two years, we are finally starting to see what this brave new world ...

Ep 656: Strategic Transformation in TA

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

After many years of being seen as tactical, TA has the unique opportunity to reposition itself as a strategic function with insights to shape business...