The Chad & Cheese Podcast
Episodes
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...
Fill, Equip, & Win w/ Chloe and Allison
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Okay people, aren't we asking way too much of recruiters? Source, outreach, schedule, interview, provide a white glove experience and don't forget abo...
Adzuna & TextKernel Devour
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While Joel wanders the Canadian plains petting Moose and trying to convince Canadian geese to stay in Canada we are honored to have Jenny Cotie Kangas...
A.I. Hiring Tools: The Wild West?
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Wild Wild West wasn't just a hit song from Kool Moe Dee in the '80s, it's also how workers' rights expert and Senior Policy Counsel for Worker Pri...
Adzuna Acquires Getwork, Eyes U.S. Growth
14 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...
Firing Squad: Amplio's Trung Tran
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Life is getting pretty stressful for workers. Fear, uncertainty, and doubt have us all on edge. That's why the health and well-being of your employees...
TextKernel is Hungry!
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
TexkKernel continues its acquisition ways with this new deal. #LISTEN
Multiverse😍 & RippleMatch🤮
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Unicorn alert! 🦄🦄🦄😍 Multiverse, a startup that hopes to make apprenticeships commonplace, has joined the ranks of the billion-dollar valua...
Indeed vs. LinkedIn - Battle for Europe
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this week's Fromage-free show we have insider reactions to the "Bain Capital House of HR Party", then the UK revives the spirit of Florence Nighten...
Super Pumped Hiring
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine being behind the scenes during brand crisis hiring situations at Uber and WeWork. Literally the basis for "We Crashed" or "Super Pumped" mini-...
Bain Capital House Party
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's a house party, ya'll! House of HR party, that is. The company just received funding from Bain Capital in return for 55% of the organization. But ...
Events Are Unleashed
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Oh, how we’ve missed in-person events. Being at Unleash in Vegas last week, rubbing elbows and sharing smiles after nearly 3 years was such a joy. T...
Bain Capital Grabs Majority Stake in House of HR
31 May 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...
Are Bootcamps THE Answer?
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coding bootcamps are gaining in popularity. The combination of rising in remote learning, a serious talent crunch for coders, and a lack of confidence...
Wells Fargo Can Eat a Bag o’ Sh*t
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vegas, baby! Talking Velocity Global, Wells Fargo, California Pay Transparency, WorkReels and the Unleash Roundup, live from the Lobby Bar! Can you te...
Jobandtalent is Coming to America, Neil Diamond-Style
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Between shipments of baby formula to the U.S., Finland and Sweden applying for NATO and the impending monkeypox apocalypse, asking people to keep up w...
Velocity Global Snags $400M to Help Employers Hire Remote Talent
24 May 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...
Firing Squad: Lluna's Jess Podgajny
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Empowering your team with flexibility and choice just got a whole lot easier. That's the promise of startup Philly-based Lluna, who offers flexibility...
Indeed, ZipRecruiter, Dice & Styx - The Best of Times
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
t's a world full of good news ... and a growing amount of bad news. No surprise, the world of work is no different. And Chad & Cheese are here to talk...
Here's What iCIMS Just Learned About Gen Z
19 May 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...
It's a Job Seeker Nation!
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There are a lot of surveys out there. But very few of them have a track record going back 13 years. That's why we invited Employ, the new parent compa...
It's Raining Cash for iCIMS, Deel & Rippling
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Facebook is in a hiring freeze, crypto is crashing and Uber says it’s going to "treat hiring as a privilege" as a way to cut costs. What, us worry? ...
Deel Goes 'Decacorn' After Latest Funding Round 🦄
12 May 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...
JobandTalent Goes Full Viking
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hangovers and jet-lag be damned! The show must go on. That's why the boys connected after the conference in Ostend this week to chat a little Euro new...
LinkedIn Loses Again!?!
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Recording live from Ostend, Belgium, ahead of the House of HR conference, the boys are in the kind of zone only a pint of Chimay can inspire. LinkedIn...
Recruitment Marketing: You Want It
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Employment branding is hotter than ever. Thanks Great Resignation! However, as our special guest James Ellis, host of The Talent Cast podcast and seni...
Pando - No, Not THAT Pando - Raises $6.9M
03 May 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...
All Are Welcome w/ Cynthia Owyoung
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cynthia Owyoung is VP, of inclusion, equity, and belonging at Robinhood. She's also the author of a new book, "All Are Welcome: How to Build a Real Wo...
Beamery Me Up, Scotty
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Beamery me up, Scotty, and get that Delorean to 88 MPH! This show is heavy, and not because there's something wrong with the earth's gravitational pul...
Beamery Just Acquired Who?
27 Apr 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...
Firing Squad: Bryq's Markellos Diorinos
27 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What's your favorite brick-related song? (She's a) "Brick House? "Another Brick in the Wall"? Maybe Ben Folds' simply titled "Brick"? Anyway, startup ...
Recipe for Acquisition
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coming down from the high of the recent iCIMS acquisition of CandidateID, former CEO Adam Gordon of CandidateID and Mike Wilczak, chief product & deve...
Hirevue says "Buyer Beware"
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tired of hearing about unicorns in the recruitment space? Doesn't matter, because the parade of glitter-pooping horses continues this week with a doub...
This Oyster is Makin' Pearls!
21 Apr 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...
Handshake Eyes Europe
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The war in Ukraine continues to pull at the fabric of European economies and companies. That's why we invited Neill Dunwoody of Spryt and TechlinkUkra...
HR Manifesto
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you get HR's most dangerous podcast together with the industry's most popular TikTok celebrity? Yup, insanity! The boys bring on Lei...
Talent.com Says No Free Rides!
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Talent.com Says Nobody Rides for Free There's always a bigger fish. And with the recent acquisition of GoodHire, Checkr - valued at $4.6 billion - s...
Checkr Completes Its Largest Acquisition Ever
13 Apr 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...
Firing Squad: RecruitCRM's Sean Mallapurkar
13 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Who doesn't love a good David vs. Goliath story? That's why we invited Recruit CRM to come onto Firing Squad. This cocky startup run by Sean Mallapurk...
DEI Easy Button w/ Barb Hyman
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Diversity, equity and inclusion are still on the tip of many employers' tongues. However, things like a global pandemic and a world on the edge of Wor...
BRAVO Indeed... What?
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Did Chad and Indeed Just Become Best Friends? Think unicorn production is slowing down? Think again, because we not only have a new unicorn on this we...
Remote Achieves Triple-Unicorn Status 🦄 🦄 🦄
07 Apr 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...
Axel Springer's New Fluffer
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Axel Springer Needs a Fluffer Europe continues to be a hotbed of workforce news. That's why the boys brought on AIM Group's managing editor Pavel Marc...
Kill The Resume?
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Resumes are dead. Sourcing is pointless. Applicant tracking systems have failed us. At least that's the opinion of Maya Huber, co-founder, and CEO of ...
iCIMS + Candidate.ID Activate!
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marketers make great bedfellows. Who knew? Candidate.ID and iCIMS, that's who. The boys dig into the hottest acquisition news of the week, plus review...
Gamify the Quit
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Quit rates have reached record levels and employees are making their voices heard. But how can a company change the narrative and retain employees thr...
iCIMS Acquires...
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
iCIMS, the talent cloud company, today announced the acquisition of... LISTEN Big thanks Recruitology for supporting The Shred. Recruitology brings ma...
Firing Squad: Qualifi's Darrian Mikell
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Automation in the interview space is smokin' hot, and Indianapolis-based Qualifi is hoping the profit off the trend by providing automated phone pre-s...
Catch the Funding Express!
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week's show is a wild ride. Sorta like a winding small intestine, it was all over the place and ended explosively. We go from European startups H...
Jason Calacanis Just Invested In This Recruiting Startup
23 Mar 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...
Stepstone says Au Revoir
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Acquisition, investment, and head-scratching aren't stopping when it comes to workforce news and commentary in Europe. That's what Lieven and Chad & C...
Ignoring Blind Candidates
21 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
By ignoring web accessibility, you're closing the door on millions of would-be applicants to your job openings. Companies both big and small drop the ...
CareerBuilder, King of Innovation
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're finally recording a show on St. Patrick's Day, which means Cheese is still in bed while you listen to this the day after. Anyway, the boys discu...
Cha-Ching! Talent.com Raises $120M to Take On Indeed.com, ZipRecruiter
16 Mar 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...
Brand Exit
16 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have the days of companies solely serving shareholders flown the co-cos nest? Society expects companies to change. Is this "woke capitalism" or a majo...
Ghosting Busters w/ Jeff Shapiro
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tired of hearing about "ghosting" yet? Too bad! It's a serious issue, and employers who engage in the practice are really screwing things up in a wide...
Pulling Out of Mother Russia
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Pulling out is a common theme this week, so let's keep the ball rolling. Businesses in our space - notably Indeed, Upwork and Fiverr - keep abandoning...
Wait! I.T. Employment Ticked DOWN in Feb.?
10 Mar 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...
The Pull-Out Method
09 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We cover a lot of countries in Europe on this episode, which is why we brought Oana Iordachescu, a talent acquisition specialist at Wayfair - who's wo...
Firing Squad: Intervue.io's Rahul Arora
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Software promising to screen and test the world's best tech talent tend to fall into two camps: Those who can actually do it and those who are totally...
HireVue, Pretty Bias Machine
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Jobcase gets an A in Recruitology, Jobvite gets unified HireVue gets sued. Earnings from ZipRecruiter ...and a new podcast network fro...
Jobcase Acquires Recruitology
03 Mar 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...
Euro IPO Alert
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe you've heard, Europe has some stuff it's dealing with at the moment. But the show must go on! This week, the boys are joined by head of talent a...
Unified Tech Stack
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's The Shred a mini Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News -- This is Chad Sowash The Shred is brought to you by Recruitology -- Recruitology brings ...
The Inflation Boogeyman
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Inflation is on everyone's mind right now. How will it impact wages? Are bloated margins to blame? How about immigration? How will it impact the cost ...
LIVE from Sun King Brewery
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two idiot podcasters and an industry CEO walk into a brewery … No, it’s not a joke. Chad & Cheese threw back some brews with Pillar.hr’s CEO and...
Fama Lands $10M Series B
24 Feb 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...
The C-Suite is Listening
23 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Strike while the iron is hot! Lisa Zone, managing director at Dix & Eaton joins us to talk about how recruiting, hiring, engagement, and talent mana...
Unicorn Status w/ Anoop Gupta
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There seems to be a new $1B unicorn born every day in the employment industry, but only one has the distinction of being a Chad & Cheese 'Death Match'...
Wall Street Roundup: Indeed, Glassdoor, Upwork, Seek, Randstad & Dice
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you love financial news, Buy-or-Sell and snarky commentary around those two things, then this episode if your wet dream. The boys are talkin' earni...
Canada's Alongside Raises $8M
16 Feb 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...
Crimes Against Talent Pipelines
16 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You have questions.... What is RM automation? What does candidate nurture really mean? What is a true talent pipeline? Are you and your company commit...
Firing Squad: TechScreen's Mark Knowlton
14 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Screening tech talent is smokin' hot right now. You know the names: HackerRank, Byteboard, Woven, Triplebyte and others. But do you know Tech Screen? ...
SmartRecruiters and Checkr Go Shopping
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maybe it's the fact the boys are recording from the Arizona desert this week, but this show is hot, hot hot! SmartRecruiters and Checkr go shopping, E...
Radancy and Phenom buy European
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While the world teeters on geopolitical confrontation, Chad & Cheese continue to keep the peace with Belgian brother from another mother, Lieven Van N...
Deep Fake Recruiting
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Remember seeing and hearing your first Deep Fake? Synthesized voices that sound like your favorite movie star. Not a great impressionist, on the contr...
hireEZ Lemon Squeezy
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world of employment took a break from crowning unicorns this week, and that's just fine with Chad & Cheese, who have gotten a little tired of taki...
Employer Brand Evolution
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world has changed and so has the employment branding game. That's why Chad & Cheese have relaunched the Cult Brand series with the help of Recruit...
Hiretual Raises $26M, Rebrands with New Name
02 Feb 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...
When They Become Us
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
To say we were giddy about interviewing someone connected to the movie "Wolf of Wall Street" would be the understatement of the year. Yet, here we are...