

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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Jul 19, 2018 • 42min
Text Recruiting Wars Heat-Up
The boys discuss updates on the text recruiting wars, featuring the likes of Jobvite, TextRecruit, iCIMS, Canvas and Emissary. Plus, Chad talks “shortage,” acquisitions by Ultimate Software and Slack, and, of course, what episode would be complete without CareerBuilder’s continuous fall into the abyss. Enjoy, and visit our sponsors America’s Job Exchange, Sovren and JobAdX.

Jul 18, 2018 • 4min
Ultimate Software, Slack Make Acquisitions
Hey boys and girls, it’s The Shred for July 18, 2018, brought to you by Judge.com. Whether you’re moving your systems to the cloud, building out a team for your next project, finding healthcare talent for your organization, filling that mission critical direct hire to lead your team, or training your employees on the latest technology, Judge.com can deliver to ensure your organization’s long-term growth. To the news: Cloud-based management software provider Ultimate Software acquired France-based HR solutions company PeopleDoc for $300M yesterday in cash and stock; Ultimate Software’s 4.1k clients represent 38M employees; PeopleDoc serves 4M employees; PeopleDoc had previously raised $51M. In more acquisition news, Slack acquired Denver-based enterprise software startup Missions this week; terms were undisclosed; Missions enables businesses to customize Slack with additional features; the team will work in Slack’s Denver offices; members will continue in their current assignments; Slack has raised $790M to date. Next up, listeners will remember iCIMS acquired TextRecruit earlier this year. Well not to be outdone, Jobvite has announced a partnership with TextRecruit competitor Canvas to provide text recruiting solutions for its users. “This latest update to the Jobvite platform offers recruiters a must-have solution to engage candidates and immediately start a conversation, on their terms, within seconds,” said Jobvite Chief Product Officer, Robert Tsao. “With this new functionality, hiring teams can provide jobseekers with instant access to resources, eliminate time spent waiting for responses, and easily stay in touch over time in order to build lasting, authentic relationships.” As usual, we’ll be sure to discuss the news in greater depth on the weekly show, so be sure to tune-in. Once again, thanks to our sponsor Judge.com. With over 48 years of experience and success, Judge is an industry leader in technology, talent and learning solutions. Judge is a family-owned business which has grown globally with offices in the United States, Canada, India and China. Learn more at j-u-d-g-e-dot-com. Cheesman out.

Jul 17, 2018 • 29min
Following the Money in HR Tech
The boys breakdown the who, what, why and how of all the investment money flowing into recruitment technology startups with industry analyst George Laroque. This podcast is an exclusive from Uncommon.

Jul 16, 2018 • 4min
Greenhouse rakes in $50m
It’s The Shred – a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News — This is Chad Sowash Greenhouse ATS and Recruiting Software scored $50 million in Series D funding from Riverwood Capital. What the Hell are they going to do with that kinda cash? Well, Greenhouse wants to use the cash to expand globally and improve its product suite around recruiting, onboarding, hiring analytics, and diversity and inclusion.

Jul 12, 2018 • 42min
Shaker Shakes Things Up
The boys are back after a July 4th break and there’s a lot to cover. Shaker Recruitment Marketing makes an acquisition, Google embraces the Union Jack, voice assistants go commercial, CareerBuilder continues to burn and lots more. Enjoy, and give our sponsors a big hug. America’s Job Exchange, JobAdX and Sovren love the warm-and-fuzzy.

Jul 11, 2018 • 3min
Bleeding at CareerBuilder Continues
The bleeding over at CareerBuilder continues. Multiple sources are informing us that three more executives are gone. It’s a mix of terminations and just getting the hell off the Titanic.

Jul 10, 2018 • 35min
Firing Squad: AllyO
AllyO touts itself as an end-to-end solution for recruitment. But if you think it’s just another chatbot waiting to board the commoditization train, well, you might be right. Or wrong. You’ll have to listen to see if this start-up cuts the mustard and survives the Firing Squad. This podcast is an exclusive from Talroo. Our sponsors rock, by the way.

Jul 9, 2018 • 47min
Interview: Groupon’s James Ellis
On a slow week that saw us celebrating America’s birthday, the boys are taking a break from the weekly rundown and chatting with Groupon’s head of global employment brand, James Ellis. Chad cornered the poor guy at a recent conference and dug into a wide variety of topics. Enjoy, and be sure to visit our sponsors, JobAdX, Sovren and America’s Job Exchange.

Jul 5, 2018 • 5min
The Shred: July 5 News — Google
The Chad & Cheese Podcast brings introduces THE SHRED — breaking Recruitment Industry News Topics Google for Jobs rumored to be launching soon in the UK The Arland Group ACQUIRED by Shaker Recruitment Marketing — Sponsored by The Judge Group — Judge.com

Jun 28, 2018 • 43min
Down Goes Slack!
Chad’s back! And he’s probably sporting a beret this week as the boys are talkin’ LinkedIn’s foray into the SMB market, on-demand worker platforms boom and Slack going down (ensue internet meltdown). Your ears will thank you. Enjoy, and checkout sponsors America’s Job Exchange, Sovren and JobAdX.


