

The Chad & Cheese Podcast
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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.
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Dec 4, 2018 • 33min
Checking In With Vervoe
Vervoe was the first-ever sucker to agree to come on Firing Squad, so we’ve always had a soft spot for them. We also don’t speak Australian, so demos work really well for us. If your keeping score at home, the company is growing, raising money and even hiring Americans. Enjoy this check-in and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode. Audio Only. For the video please go to the YouTube channel.

Nov 30, 2018 • 44min
LinkedIn Lands on Naughty List
The holidays are upon us. LinkedIn is on the naughty list. Indeed is getting crossed-off a lot of wish lists. And your employees want to party all the time, Eddie Murphy-style. Enjoy and be sure to leave sponsors JobAdX, Sovren and Canvas milk-and-cookies this year.

Nov 28, 2018 • 34min
The Chatbot Episode
Chatbots have been all the rage in 2018. They’re everywhere, and read like an all-girl pop band. Mya, Olivia, AllyO and others are bringing automation to communication throughout the recruiting process. To make sense of it all, Chad & Cheese bring Queen of Chatbots, Quincy Valencia from Alexander Mann to the show and get down to the real nitty-gritty of 2018’s hottest trend. Enjoy this Uncommon exclusive.

Nov 27, 2018 • 4min
E&Y Wins, Then Hangs
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… The JudgeGroup A leader in technology and healthcare staffing providing top talent to organizations ranging from the Fortune 100 to the tech startups, across allindustries. Check ’em out at Judge.com- that’s J-U-D-G-E – DOT COM or email them at chadcheese@judge.com
My wife always says “Your ACTIONS are your BRAND”

Nov 27, 2018 • 55min
LinkedIn Launches Snapchat Wannabe
Thanksgiving is over, and business is business, so the boys are back in the saddle and breaking down the recruiting industry’s hottest news, including LinkedIn shutting down downloads and taking on Snapchat, Amazon tiptoeing into the job board game and jive turkeys galore. Enjoy and kick the tryptophan hangover with sponsors Sovren, JobAdX and Canvas.

Nov 20, 2018 • 6min
Workable & Wonolo GET PAID!
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… The JudgeGroup 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 or email them at chadcheese@judge.com
On to the NEWS..
The market is tanking BUT ventur

Nov 20, 2018 • 41min
Uncommon’s New Sourcing Feature
You know Uncommon for its programmatic recruitment advertising. But did you know they now provide an automated sourcing tool that helps employers access 150 million candidates … right now? Get your active and passive candidates in balance today by watching now. Audio Only. For the video please go to the YouTube channel.

Nov 16, 2018 • 45min
Trump’s Job Board Fetish
Trump and job boards finally made the podcast as one story. Rejoice and all hail the podcast gods. What else is in this week’s show? Indeed hates your talent network, Google likes it on top and LinkedIn is putting another $2 billion in the kitty this year thanks to this … enjoy, and visit our sponsors Sovren, JobAdX and Canvas.

Nov 14, 2018 • 34min
Firing Squad: Jobiak
Jobiak promises to take job postings and put them on Google for Jobs, SEO ’em and throw-in a good helping of AI. Can they survive the firing squad? Gotta listen to this Talroo exclusive to find out.

Nov 13, 2018 • 4min
ZipRecruiter Adds Badasses to Board of Directors
It’s The Shred for November 13, 2018, brought to you by Judge.com. Guys, blockchain is all the rage right now. And if you’re like most of us, the whole thing is confusing, right? Don’t worry. Chad and I have been working with Judge to give you the foremost insight into what blockchain is and what it means to recruiting. And we’ve made it easy for you. Just go to bitly.com/judgeblockchain to download this free resource. That’s bitly.com/judgeblockchain. Or you can hit up chadcheese.com today. Let’s go to the news: We talk a lot about ZipRecruiter, and for good reason. They raise a lot of money. They sponsor the world’s most popular podcast. They’re really serious about AI. And now they’ve added some top notch names to their board of directors. Check it: Blake Irving, former CEO of GoDaddy, domain name registrar, who saw the company go public is on board. Cipora Herman is also here. she may be best known for leading Facebook’s IPO as the company’s vice president of finance and treasurer. She was also CFO of football’s San Francisco 49’ers. Emilie Choi joins too. She was LinkedIn’s vice president of corporate development and was there most notably for the $1.5 billion purchase of Lynda.com. She sits on the board of Naspers, a tech investor, and is vice president of corporate and business development at Coinbase, a cryptocurrency platform that just hit an $8 billion valuation after a $300 million raise. If you’re looking for a common thread here, aside from each new board members being undeniably influential and smart, they all have some level of core competency going public and/or raising significant amounts of money. Also, folks like this who join boards like ZipRecruiter’s do so because there’s the potential for significant upside. Big moves, big money, and big brains. Would anyone be surprised to see ZipRecruiter file for an IPO in 2019? Me neither. Be sure to tune into the weekly show for deeper opinion on news you hear on The Shred. Once again, thanks to our sponsor Judge.com. Wondering how blockchain impacts recruitment, head on over to bitly.com/judgeblockchain (no upper case letters, one word) or visit ChadCheese.com and click the Judge logo. Cheesman out.


