The Chad & Cheese Podcast
Episodes
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...
Shredded: Lever, Ben, Vero, Korn Ferry, Accurate Background & More
04 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...
Turing.com CEO talks Remote First
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Don't believe the headlines. Hiring competent developers is still really, really challenging. One start-up that's helping solve the quandary for compa...
Glassdoor Cracks and Job.com Denies
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you love burritos, pizza and virtual reality - and who doesn't - then this episode's for you! Or should I say if you love automation, call centers ...
Shredded: Job.com, InternMatch, HireArt, allwhere, CareerCurve, Kona and More
28 Jul 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...
Bullhorn Tastes Europe
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bullhorn Develops Taste for European Startups After stints in places like Scotland, Portugal, and Finland, the boys are finally back behind and microp...
CareerBuilder Caught Red-Handed
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After a 2-week hiatus, the boys are back from Recfest and some R &R in Europe and ready to rip shit up. In their crosshairs? CareerBuilder, Remote.com...
Shredded: Radancy, AssureHire, Veremark, Passionfruit and More
21 Jul 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...
Reunion Squad: Honeit's Nick Livingston
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Most reunions suck. You have to pretend to look younger, more successful, and skinnier than you really are. And then there are those stupid name tags ...
Shredded: Randstad, Continuum, Traba, Urban Alliance, Harmony Healthcare
18 Jul 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...
Tech Talks: Wins and Fails
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What three tech trends do you see holding the limelight this decade? Chad & Cheese recently joined the podcast Tech Talks to discuss the hottest topic...
Assessment Witchcraft w/ Caitlin MacGregor
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For as long as employee assessments have been around, they're still largely a mystery to most employers. Sort of like witchcraft or a pagan ritual fro...
Secret Weapon: Storytelling w/ Patrick Hodgdon
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Humans have been telling stories for as long as we've been around. So, it's no surprise employers who tell the best stories are typically the ones who...
The Trucking Conundrum
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hiring is tough for many different verticals and in many ways, the trucking industry is nothing more than a microcosm of those hiring fails and pains....
Shredded: Supersourcing, Sidekicker, RecruitersClub, Seatti, Careercake
07 Jul 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 Builds a Moat in Europe
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Love recruiting news out of Germany? Then you're going to love this week's show. Deutschland is blowing up! The boys are talkin' Personio becoming Eur...
Deel Acquires, Nomad Expands & Cyber Attacks
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Independence Day is upon us and this week’s show is more exciting than an alien invasion, minus the Will Smith. It’s full of tragedy: 27 states’...
Interview: Robert Kerbeck, "Ruse: Lying the American Dream from Hollywood to Wall Street"
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you heard a B-list actor, but an A-list corporate spy was on The Chad & Cheese Podcast, would you listen? Well, today's your lucky day. The boys we...
Firing Squad: Visage's Joss Leufrancois
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is the future of recruiting entirely automated? Is it more of the same? Some think it's a hybrid. That's why we invited Joss Leufrancois, CEO of Visag...
JobGet Takes Aim at Jobcase
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn't love a good underdog story? The upstart hoping to make noise in an established market. That's why you'll love this weekly episode. Jobget ...
JobGet Just Got Lotsa Cash
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 R...
Love or Hate TestGorilla
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Summer is officially here and things are really starting to heat-up in Europe. Adzuna and Textkernel just made some really interesting acquisitions. T...