The Chad & Cheese Podcast

The guys have given eHarmony’s Elevated Careers a hard time from the first podcast. With the belief that candidate matching is more pixie dust and unicorns than real science and a commercially viable product, both Chad and Cheese couldn’t imagine anyone acquiring this turkey. That belief was only strengthened when Elevated Careers’ website went on pause for about 6 mos. Then came along Candidate.Guru, a site neither of the guys had ever heard of, to sweep the business out of the jaws of certain death. With an unquenchable desire to learn more, the boys invited Candidate.Guru cofounder Steve Carter on the podcast to explain the deal and learn more about this mysterious acquirer. It’s one of their most entertaining interviews, and no punches were pulled. Enjoy. And as usual, visit sponsors Sovren, Ratedly and Wonscore. They help us pay the bills.

The first show to follow Labor Day weekend finds the guys especially salty and feisty. They start the show with a rant about Dice that follows up one of their best interviews of the year. Then they bring it down a bit with some news from the pizza delivery space … delivery is about to get nutty and a lot of drivers are going to be unemployed. Monster has dropped a new commercial that has the guys reminiscing about the Bugs Bunny cartoons of their youth. Trumpasaurus got a makeover and a big-time Park Ave. budget. Moving on from commercials to video interviewing, the boys talk about news from the acquisition files as one of the original video recruiting sites gets gobbled up, all the while an 800-pound gorilla named Skype awaits to destroy them all. Lastly, remember how Google and Indeed turned job postings into commodities, starting about 10 years ago? Well, Google Hire is looking like it’s going to do the same to the ATS market today. SmartRecruiters is hunkering down for a world of free, and so should everyone else. As usual, go support our sponsors, because they rock: Sovren, Wonscore and Ratedly.

This week, the boys broadcasted live from Hinton, West Virginia at PracticeLink‘s annual corporate event. We had a great time and loved visiting West Virginia and soaking up a little southern hospitality. Much love. We covered our recent interview with Dice’s CEO and give a few opinions on what the takeaways were. There’s a lot of good advice in here for niche job boards. We look at new advertising options for recruiting desktop users and women, both solid diversity strategies. And what show would be complete without a little bashing: This time we take aim at Monster and LinkedIn. Then we take a final look at Facebook and how they continue to march into job board land. If you’re not paying close attention to what Facebook, Google and LinkedIn are doing, you’re doing yourself a big disservice. Enjoy, and as always, go show out sponsors a little love: Sovren, Ratedly and Wonscore. They make it all possible.

The boys were really excited to recently chat with Dice’s CEO, Mike Durney. As listeners will know, DHI, Dice’s parent, has been through an interesting year that saw the company look at strategic options for the business (a fancy way of saying, “We’re for sale”), then take the company off the market after no sale was realized. In addition to digging into that news item, Chad and Cheese dive into what’s going to happen to the entire portfolio of job sites, including eFinancial Careers, Biospace, ClearanceJobs and the others, as well as covering usability issues and mobile challenges of the business, and the companies nosediving stock price. It’s a must-see episode for industry junkies. And be sure to visit our sponsors while you’re listening, including Sovren, Ratedly and Wonscore by Wonderlic.

One of the hottest stories in recruitment right now is the legal battle between hiQ and LinkedIn. If you’re not familiar with the case, here’s a good summary:   A federal judge issued a huge setback for LinkedIn on Monday, ruling that LinkedIn can’t block the startup hiQ Labs from accessing public profile data. Many news outlets were calling this a test for the social media conglomerate in how much control it can exercise over data on its users and what it’s believed to be public. The primary question in this case, can a social media site control access to information its users post publicly?   According to Reuters, U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco granted a preliminary injunction request brought by hiQ Labs and ordered LinkedIn to remove, within 24 hours, any technology preventing hiQ from accessing public profiles.   You can also visit hiQ’s website for more information.   As always, go say Hi to our sponsors: Sovren, Wonscore and America’s Job Exchange.

Startup Vervoe faces the Chad and Cheese Firing Squad.Firing Squad is a podcast which allows a startup company to either showcase their technology, products, and solutions or just fail miserably. It’s a Shark Tank-like podcast with 37 pieces of Chad and Cheese flair.Vervoe wants to prove they can change the Recruiting Industry so they stepped up to the mic, reached down deep, and have chosen to face the Firing Squad. Will they received massive applause, golf clap, or get mowed down in a salvo of rounds by the Firing Squad?You’ll have to listen to find out.

Lots going on this week. Dog days of summer be damned. EHarmony’s Elevated Careers found a buyer in this company and a little crow has to be eaten. Is it a match made in matching heaven? We’ll see. HiQ gets a ‘W’ against the big, bad LinkedIn, but this fight isn’t over by a long shot. GoodTime gets some love from Chad, but there’s not total agreement on its future and how bright it is. Is it a feature or a product? Speaking of features, LinkedIn continues to roll out some nice improvements to its service. This time, they’re helping companies build some pipelines. Lastly, the boys analyze Facebook’s latest advertising option that should seriously appeal to brick-and-mortar employers, as well as recruiters who love poaching. As always, say ‘Hi” to our sponsors Sovren, America’s Job Exchange and Wonscore. They make it all happen.

Another big week. The boys cover a grassroots campaign by HiQ to fight-off LinkedIn. Are you in? Indeed has gone shopping, acquiring Interviewed and taking the company into ATS territory. Can Indeed build a platform to take on Google, LinkedIn and Facebook? They sure are giving it their best shot. HR is progressively becoming a mainstay in every company’s PR efforts. As PR gets more and more competitive, marketing teams are turning to the warm-and-fuzzies of HR to cut through the clutter. We discuss. Then, we look at a 500 Startups company, VCV, who automates the sourcing and much of the recruiting at employers. Is this the future of hiring? Definitely maybe. TheLadders is knee-deep in TMZ territory with their current content marketing strategy, publishing 5-12 stories daily to generate traffic. There are opposing viewpoints on this tactic and it gets a tad heated. Lastly, we look at a company called Werk that hopes to bring flexibility to the workplace. However, that’s not what the boys find interesting. You’ll have to listen to find out what got them chatting it up. As always, visit our sponsor America’s Job Exchange, Sovren and Wonscore by Wonderlic. They make it all happen, people.

The summer of love rolls on, boys and girls. This week, LinkedIn is out for blood, Dice hits rock bottom and there ain’t no party like a microchipping your employee party. But first, the state of Wisconsin is losing its mind or maybe overindulging on cheese curds as one company throws a party to celebrate the microchipping of its employees. There’s even a T-shirt. Then, rural communities are being disenfranchised by the automation of everything. This country, however, is starting to outlaw automation. Take that, free market capitalism. Then, Indeed, not to be outdone on the ATS front by Google Hire, has acquired a business to make it more competitive. On to LinkedIn, where after a quick rant, the boys talk about a current court case with HiQ and LinkedIn, which could have serious repercussions on the HR tech industry and companies who count on LinkedIn data to do business, as well as discussing further integration into all things Microsoft. And what show would be complete without discussing Google? This week, the boys discuss some of Google Hire’s shortcomings, and there are quite a few. Then, the boys close the podcast by discussing the disaster that is the current state of Dice, a public company that’s tanking, even though tech hiring is at an all-time high. As always, support our sponsors America’s Job Exchange, Sovren, and Wonscore by Wonderlic. They make this ridiculous podcast possible. Hallelujah!

Giddyup kids! Episode 19 is in the books. Chad and Cheese are hot on Google Hire’s exploding interest and latest product demo. Chad breaks it down like a math problem. CareerBuilder’s 15 year marriage to Gannett ended in divorce this week. You’ll never guess who was waiting in the wings as Gannett swiped right! JazzHR got $6 million in funding. Talk about great timing, as we’re not sure they’d get the same interest with Google Hire live today. The boys also discuss the variety of ATS execs and what stye think of Google Hire. Also, AI is still in the news and some company in Wisconsin is putting microchips in employees. WTF? As always, visit our sponsors America’s Job Exchange, Sovren and Wonscore. They make it all possible.