

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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May 26, 2021 • 4min
Here Comes $ZIP
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 Recruitology.
May 26, 2021 • 28min
Panic, Truth, & Fire w/ Allyn Bailey
Allyn Bailey first joined us on a stage in Canada at The Gathering as Intel's Talent Acquisition Transformation Manager. She blew us away. Since then, she got promoted and has since moved on, so we thought it might be a good time to have her back on the show.We chat about the advancements in technology and tools, the increased demands from organizations dealing with new workforce needs, the current state of recruitment marketing, and TA in a big company vs. an SMB.Get comfy for this one, and soak in the smarts during this Sovren powered pod.

May 21, 2021 • 51min
Mya, Wade & Wendy Ménage à Trois
This week's episode reads like an alternative to the movie Boogie Nights. We're talkin' a Mya, Wade & Wendy ménage à trois, strippers and exploding vaginas. Oh, and we even have a European standing in for Chad, who's basking in the Costa Rica sunshine. A-hole! To stick it to him, we discuss Amazon and checks from the government in his absence. Let's get funky! As always, Sovren, JobAdx and Jobvite are bringing the kink.

May 20, 2021 • 4min
PandoLogic Acquires Wade & Wendy
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 Recruitology.
May 19, 2021 • 31min
Reevaluate Your DEI w/ Star Carter
Think your company has an inclusive work culture? Might be time to reevaluate. Maybe. The boys sit down for a chat with Kanarys cofounder and COO Star Carter in hopes of getting to the heart of the matter.Want more?We cover law firm tokenism, venture capital racism, and aspirational diversity goals (THIS DOESN'T FLOW QUITE RIGHT). It's a great discussion around inclusion, fundraising, and entrepreneurship.

May 14, 2021 • 4min
The Mysterious Acquisition of Mya
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 Recruitology. Totaljobs, Cornerstone Acquire Mya Systems.
May 14, 2021 • 48min
Handshake's Ultimate Hand Job
It's an episode full of head-scratchers and high fivers. Oh, and a unicorn. Handshake is now in the Billionaire Valuations Club, which these days is just called another week in TA tech. Outmatch acquired Harver, which sets them up nicely for The Great Reopening, and Glassdoor wannabe Blind raised a bunch of money and even introduced a revenue model (semi-anonymity might actually work out ... or not). In the post-pandemic segment, Google's labor union keeps kicking ass, Wendy's comes up short, and UBI isn't happening anytime soon. Oh, and just shoot us for writing this, TikTok jobs is happening.Ugh. Another aural orgasm brought to you by Jobvite, Sovren, and JobAdx.
May 10, 2021 • 3min
OutMatch acquires....
Outmatch is on the hunt, since last September Outmatch has acquired Launchpad, FirstPerson, Checkster, and now......Big thanks Recruitology for supporting The Shred. Recruitology brings machine learning and AI to virtual job fairs, remember when virtual job fairs were lame? Not anymore, check out how you can leverage candidate matching and programmatic job distribution with a virtual job fair at recruitology.com/employers.

May 10, 2021 • 29min
Firing Squad: JobDescription.ai's Oras Al-Kubaisi
Job descriptions used to be so easy. Five lines in the local newspaper and done. Then the Internet came along and gave us unlimited white space, leading to a serious lack of quality ever since. No, copying and pasting from Craigslist does not stellar job postings, so here comes JobDescriptions.ai to try and solve a really big problem, helping automate listings and optimize them in the process. Can founder Oras Al Kubaisi tame the fury of Firing Squad and elicit rousing applause? Gotta listen, as always, to find out on this PandoLogic exclusive. The REVOLUTION is here!
May 7, 2021 • 50min
Indeed Gonna Indeed
Just when Indeed looks like they've run out of spaghetti to throw at the wall, they did what this week? We're clearly not in Kansas anymore, Dorothy!This week's topics are confusing at best.
Who's steering the ship at "The World's Largest Job Site."?
Facebook Workplace makes us ask ourselves WTF?
Uncomfortable white guys at Basecamp send a third of the staff running.
Return to work confusion continues at big companies like Google and JP Morgan.
and we throw in drones and military dogs roaming the streets of NYC for good measure.
We're talking end of days shit here people.As always, your favorite AWARD WINNING podcast is powered by JobAdx, Sovren, and Jobvite.


