The Chad & Cheese Podcast

Can Entelo Pull It Off?

03 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the boys are all over the place. It's like Pulp Fiction were a podcast episode. CareerBuilder's all-white leadership team embraces its inne...

Shredded: Welcome to the Jungle, Dalia, Cleary, Fibery & More

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

The Indeed Cartel

01 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We cover all the hot topics in this episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast Does Recruitment Marketing: Pay transparency, ChatGPT and the Indeed / Glassd...

Firing Squad: JobPixel's Omar Khateeb

30 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Video. All the kids are doin' it. But how about employers? Start-up JobPixel is pretty confident TikTok-style video is the future of recruiting. That'...

Clovers Buys, Walmart Spins and TikTok Bans

27 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Agree to disagree. Maybe that should be the title of this week's show, because there's a lot of disagreement this week. Aside from seeing eye-to-eye t...

Shredded: Skillit, Grazzy, SnapNurse, Mobica, Amalia.io & More

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred from Chad & Cheese is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. T...

Euro Tech Gets Cash

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The checks being written in 2023 may not be as big as the ones in 2022/21, but there sure are a lot of them already. That's why the boys play an EXTRE...

Reunion Squad: TalkPush's Max Armbruster

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Back in 2018, we had a little competition called Death Match that pitted four startups against each other to win a coveted gold chain. It was New Orle...

Beamery, Lattice, and Netflix Dumpster Fires

20 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The boys are back, baby! The holidays are over, Chad's stateside again and predictions are in the can. That means we're back to business-as-usual, whi...

Shredded: Deel, Huler, Arctic Shores, Sona, awork, Gigged.AI, MyInterview & More

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

TikTok Excites and LinkedIn Snoozes

18 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you thought TikTok's foray into employment was going to be short-lived, it might be time to change your thinking. On this episode of The Chad & Che...

Dad Dancing w/ Bill Boorman

16 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To say Bill Boorman has been around the recruitment block a time or two is like admitting fish and chips is a little heavy. Both are well-known facts....

2023 Predictions Show

13 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You know 'em. You love 'em. It's prediction time for 2023, and we're not messing around this year. That's why we brought on J.T. O’Donnell, AKA "Nos...

Shredded: Recruitics, gigaroo, Howdy, Inbenta, Agency WorX & More

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

StepStone is Stepping Out

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Boy, turn your back on Europe for one second over the holidays and Axel Springer announces Stepstone is going IPO. Europe never sleeps when it comes t...

No Registration Needed w/ Bas van de Haterd

09 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Let's be honest. Your career site probably sucks. But there's little data out there to show you exactly HOW MUCH it sucks. That's why we wanted to hav...

New CEOs at Workday, Snagajob; Indeed's Sneaky New TOS

06 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A new year always brings new promise. For three companies in the employment space, it also means a new CEO. For Indeed, it means a new Terms of Servic...

Shredded: BetterPlace, Workday, Sterling Check, Socrates, Atreus, Ingenovis Health & More

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Your Clone is Ready w/ Natalie Monbiot

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We get it. Tech is moving fast. From chatbots and conversational A.I. to automated video recruiting to the metaverse and more, it's exhausting to keep...

2022's Top 3

30 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The year is almost over, so the boys are taking a second to nurse their holiday hangovers and reminisce about their favorite episodes from 2022. Inclu...

Naughty and Nice 2022

23 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What's a holiday season without the boys giving their top picks for naughtiest and nicest stories, characters, and commentary from the year that was 2...

Shredded: retrain.ai, Jaid, Keith Forshew, Grata, EsquireX & More

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Best and Worst - Holiday Show

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe you've noticed that we're on the doorstep of another holiday season. If not, what's wrong with ya', ya' filthy animal? As such, The Chad & Chees...

The Pay Equity Fix w/ Zev Eigen

19 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Think empowering organizations to solve the gender and racial pay gap, cutting costly unwanted attrition, reducing bias in employment decisions, and i...

Facebook Exits Job Board Biz

16 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Unicorn alert! It's been awhile since a new unicorn has come on the scene, so it's refreshing to see Beamery enter unicorn territory as we close out 2...

Shredded: Beamery, PepTalk, Teamed, Outdefine, Kadence, Deloitte & More

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Home Depot Cracks the Code

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What do Home Depot, New York City, and LinkedIn have in common? They're all topics of discussion on this episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast Does Rec...

Firing Squad: Cliquify's Amit Parmar

12 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Share, share, share! Everyone's sharing everything on social media. Employers and recruiters who are sharing, however, aren't really doing it right mo...

LinkedIn, The Innovation Killer

09 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our robotic overlords are closer to running all this shit than you think. Have you heard of OpenAI and ChatGPT? If not, Chad & Cheese are here for an ...

Shredded: Hunt Club, AllWork, Melon, Popwork, Snap Health & More

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Leapsome, Coming to America

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"Coming to America" isn't just a great Eddie Murphy movie from the '80s. It's also the rallying cry for many European companies looking to grow their ...

Amazon Recruiting Deja Vu?

02 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Chad & Cheese are reunited after a couple weeks apart, and it feels so good. (Side note: If you've been waiting for the episode with a Duncan Sheik re...

Shredded: Job.com, Piñata, Surfboard, Cognizant, Sapia.ai, Simbel & More

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Fuel Your Workforce w/ Jo Mills

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone is talkin' internal talent mobility and workforce agility these days ... and for good reason. Empowering your current talent pool to fill the...

Shredded: WorkJam, Fearless+, Vektor, Pickle, HireQuest & More

28 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Jive Turkeys Featuring Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Wells Fargo & More

25 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If last week's show was lactose free, this week is an extra cheese edition of Chad & Cheese, because Chad is away in merry ol' England and Cheese is r...

Globalizing Your Employer Brand w/ Oana Iordachescu

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hiring globally is all the rage, thanks to a pandemic that supported the growth of an anywhere workforce. To compliment this growth, many organization...

Buy, Transition, and Grow w/ Gerard Mulder

21 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s been a year since Textkernel acquired Sovren, creating a Wonder Twin-style deal that brought the two most well-known resume parsing solutions t...

Will iCIMS Give Us "The Bird"?

18 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week on a lactose-free Chad and Cheese podcast we have questions... Luckily, tech and product stud Adam Godson joins us to answer questions like....

Shredded: Keka, Adway, Drive My Way, Apploi, Speakfully, Woven, Paiger & More

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Euro Job Site Evolution

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes Chad & Cheese get so far up their own asses, it pays to take a step back and look at the big picture. Luckily, there's no better place to ta...

VR Recruiting with Heather Jackson

14 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Turn down the lights and turn up the Marvin Gaye, because we're talking about VR in recruiting on this episode. Turns out, there's a really cool organ...

LinkedIn Plays King Kong

11 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Who doesn't love a good underdog story? LinkedIn, apparently. It's starting to look like King Kong has finally won its legal battle with spunky start-...

Shredded: Beekeeper, WorkTorch, SparkPlug, 5Mins, UKG, Groove, HirePower, AMS & More

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Future Jerks by Indeed

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ya' know how mobile developers have to build for two distinctly different platforms iOS and Android? Well, you'd better get ready for strategizing and...

Firing Squad: SkillGigs' Brad Hill

07 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

eBay did it with Flea Markets, Netflix to Blockbuster, but can the old stodgy multi-trillion-dollar staffing industry be changed overnight? Brad Hill,...

Dump Monster, Add Qwick-y

04 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Love a good Qwick-y? Then this episode is for you. That is, restaurant staffing platform Qwick landed a $40 million round to take on the staffing woes...

Shredded: AtlasJobs, Qwick, HireBetter, Teleperformance, Diverse Recruiting Experts & More

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Can Indeed Force PPA in Europe?

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Think unicorns only roam the plains of America? Well, think again. This week, the boys discuss Factorial, Europe’s newest workforce startup to hit $...

Need Indeed? Indeed, You Don't w/ Jim Durbin

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

To say Indeed has made changes this year would be a gross understatement. Here's a roundup: 1) changes to bid optimizer, 2) changes to their resume re...

iCIMS Treats, Indeed Tricks

28 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The wait is over! It's our Halloween show, full of dad jokes and bad soundbites. You're welcome. We even get to some news, covering the iCIMS acquisit...

Shredded: iCIMS, Voilà!, Boostrs, ingenium, Visier, SkillSurvey & More

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

UNLEASH the FOMO w/ Marc Coleman

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you attended UNLEASH in Paris earlier this month, you know what a must-attend event it is. If you didn’t attend, well, we’d better see you ther...

Catching the VONQ w/ Arno Schäfer

24 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We joke about VONQ sounding like an STD our "roommate" caught in college, as well as saying their executive teams look like the bad guys from the Bruc...

Amazon Ain't FairyGodBoss of Me

21 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a weeklong hiatus, thanks to a little trek to Unleash in Paris, the boys are back and badder than ever. On this episode, they dissect the rece...

Shredded: Talenya, Ten Thousand Coffees, Beeline, Utmost, Paycor, CareerBeacon & More

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Round Peg, Square Cho w/ Richard Cho

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you hear an interview with a recruiter who’s done time at Cisco, Facebook, Docusign, eBay, Robinhood and now Gem? Well, today’s your ...

Firing Squad: Hireproof's Nick Barth

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An American and a Finn meetup on Reddit and a startup is born. Finland-based Hireproof promises to make anyone a world-class interviewer just by click...

UNLEASH Wrap & AI Hiring Regulations

14 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Live from Paris at UNLEASH World, the boys are on stage with Keith Sonderling, EEOC Commissioner & Oana Iordachescu Associate Director, Talent Acquisi...

Shredded: Fairygodboss, The Muse, Enate, Humaans, Jomigo, Revelio & More

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

World Domination, Okay HR Podcast Domination

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Chad and Cheese Podcast has already taken the world by storm. What's next?

Stop Pinkwashing Already

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Over 8 million workers in the U.S. identify as LGBT. Spoiler alert: That's a lot! Yet, corporate America isn't very hospitable to this influential dem...

Unicorn Falling?

07 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Recording from downtown Nashville and nursing a hangover, the boys cover a plethora of topics, including iCIMS settling a legal battle, layoffs and “...

Shredded: Salary.com, SHRM, Erin, Workstream, ZenHR, Grayscale, Rely.io, Comprehensive & More

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

VR, Virtual Dumping, and a Foursome

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you were building a perfect podcast episode, what ingredients would you include? An acquisition? Some VR? And a side of offshoring? Well, today’s...

TikTok is Glassdoor Gone Wild

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The winds of change isn’t just a killer Scorpions' tune from the ‘80s. It also defines recruitment marketing in 2022. Pay transparency is trending...

Indeed's Walk of Shame

30 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

No need to get into specifics, but we all know about the walk of shame. Turns out, corporations aren't immune to taking the proverbial shuffle home, s...

Shredded: CV-Library, Hofy, TurboHire, Remofirst, Calendly, Wellable, Prelude & More

29 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Female Founding, Google Accelerating, and Whiskey!

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The boys recently held a private event at HR Tech for around 40 people with ThisWay founder and CEO Angela Hood. Luckily for you, the mics were on, so...

DEI Death Zone w/ Dr. T

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DEI is failing. That's the opinion of Dr. Tiffany Brandreth, and that's also why we had to bring her on the podcast. Among the topics Chad & Cheese di...

LinkedIn, Don't Fear The Polywork

23 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The HR Tech Conference hangover is cured and it's back to business. Fortunately for you, there's a lot of cover. Namely, big funding for Polywork, Atl...

Shredded: Polywork, The Muse, Ashby, MVP Match, Atlas, Knoetic, Gig and Take & More

22 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

EU Wages and The Queen

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Believe it or not, minimum wage debate is not exclusive to the U.S. Europe, it turns out, has their own set of issues, so it's no surprise European Un...

Firing Squad: Confirm's Josh Merrill

17 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Ever feel like your performance reviews are stuck in the 1940s? Well, you're not alone, but it's probably time to join the party and jump into the 21s...

Eightfold's Ferrari Complex

16 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Viva Las Vegas! The boys are in Sin City this week at the HR Tech Conference, so there’s a lot to unpack. First, it’s shoutouts galore - featuring...

Shredded: Reejig, Joonko, Benivo, Direct Recruiters, Careers in Nonprofits & More

15 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Employment Brand Superstar 101

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you want to learn how to be an exceptional recruitment marketer and employment brand superstar, it might help to listen to a pro at a company that ...

European Talent Intelligence 2022

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Europe is largely an aging, over-regulated, polarized economy with immigration challenges and a war on its doorstep. That's the bad news. Now to the g...

ZipRecruiter & JobAdder Screw-Ups

09 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe they're just well-rested from the Labor Day weekend, or maybe they're just antsy with HR Tech in Vegas next week, but the boys are pretty salty ...

Shredded: Sense, Skillate, HumanQ, Learnsoft, S.i. Systems & More

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Europe Reigns & Drains

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

House of HR? More like House Party of HR! Big announcement this week, as our buddies from Belgium announce the acquisition of four - yes, FOUR - busin...

Firing Squad: Sense's Pankaj Jindal

05 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The battle to be the Swiss Army Knife for all things hiring is real. While many vendors may serve as your pocket scissors, can opener or toothpick, fe...

SmartRecruiters: Times Are Changin'

02 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's a jungle out there. Inflation is still running rampant while unemployment remains historically low. Some companies are saying get back to the off...

Shredded: Glints, Kula Deskbird, Husys, Ceresa, People2.0, Dysis, M Genio & More

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Upgraded Robot-Proof Recruiter

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Katrina Collier, author of "The Robot-Proof Recruiter" is one of our favorite guests to have on. Aside from being a proud Gen X’er and sharing a bir...

Should You Repel Candidates?

29 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The U.S. Marines have made a career out of recruiting based on letting 18-year-olds know how tough and challenging becoming a Marine actually is. It's...

RUMOR ALERT - SmartRecruiters & Snagajob

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's The Shred a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News -- This is Chad Sowash This Shred entails two big moves from two big brands.  RUMOR ALERT...

iCIMS' New Sugar Mama

26 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Quiet quitting, boomeranging and petitioning ... Oh my! This episode has it all. In addition to covering some of the hottest trends in work this week,...

Shredded: Roleshare, GrowthSpace, Haystack, RecruitLab, Sabanto, ModernLoop & More

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Personio vs. HiBob

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Love a good ole fashioned unicorn cage match? How about some buy-or-sell with three of Europe’s hottest recruiting startups? This episode of The Cha...

A Change in the World w/ Steve Pemberton

22 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Pemberton is Best Selling Author, Philanthropist, Acclaimed Speaker, and Senior Level Executive. He wasn't given a chance in the world; he prove...

HiBob? More Like "Hi Unicorn!"

19 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

What recession? This week, we have two new unicorns and another on its way in HiBob, Incredible Health and 15Five. Needless to say, however, we're not...

Shredded: HiBob, Incredible Health, 15Five, SumTotal, Cornerstone OnDemand, Bacon & More

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

Chatbot Evolution w/ Sumit Gupta

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Your life really isn't complete until you've gotten a complete breakdown of the past, present, and future of recruiting chatbots. That's why we asked ...

It's Not a Labor Shortage w/ Sean Behr

15 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is no labor shortage. At least that's the position taken by Sean Behr, CEO at Fountain, a solution for industries with high turnover. Nope. Ther...

Entelo & Pymetrics Panic Sale?

12 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe we should have named this episode Three Acquisitions and a Vendor Moving to Crazy Town? Remember the '80s movie "Three Men and a Baby"? This epi...

Shredded: Harver, pymetrics, Entelo, SilkRoad Tech, Cera Care, TalentReef & More

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s been acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought...

London Calling

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Europe is surging! Travel is way up, the cash is flowing and employers of all shapes and sizes are embracing the continent, in light of Covid being in...

Storytime w/ Tim "Magic Man" Dineen

08 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Make yourself comfortable, boys and girls, because it's story time. On this episode, the boys bring Tim Dineen, co-founder, and chief innovation offic...

Lever? I Hardly Know Her!

05 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If Chad & Cheese ever opened a restaurant, this episode might give you an idea of the menu items. In addition to talking about the acquisition of Leve...