The Chad & Cheese Podcast

It's May 27th, the day that brought us Chad Sowash. Bow down!

Doing the dirty work isn't easy, but industry education and being a change agent is a bitch. The boys continue their interview with Venkat Janapareddy, CEO of Jobiak, and talk: - Google for jobs PPC? - Indeed - "the new Monster" - Ditch the schema - The Struggle is Real! - The Domain Matters - DUH! Brought to you by Chad and Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast. Subscribe at chadcheese.com.

As the world begins to open up from corona, it's refreshing to see companies in our space act like nothing ever happened, like Jobvite and iCIMS who are on the attack. Of course, there are still those like Indeed, UberWorks, and most of the Fortune 500 who keep tripping over themselves. We cover all this, as well as a new round of investment and acquisitions in our space. Enjoy and show sponsors Jobvite, Sovren, and JobAdx some much-needed love ... as long as it's from 6-feet away, that is.

The world is working from home and the WFH phenomenon looks like it just might be here to stay, as companies like Twitter and Google are in for the long haul. So who better to bring on the podcast than Robert Ruff of Sovren, whose company has been WFH for over 10 years. He's spilling the good, the bad, and the ugly on this Sovren exclusive. Enjoy ... and wash your pajamas, they stink!

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 Poach.

Newly minted iCIMS CEO Steve Lucas has had quite a whirlwind since heading-up the company in February. Aside from a global pandemic, which led to a round of layoffs, the company has gotten snuggly with Microsoft and acquired hot startup and Death Match WINNER Opening.io. So, the boys obviously had to get him on the horn and find out the 411. Oh, and longtime friend of the show Susan Vitale, the company's CMO, joined in the fun too. Enjoy this exclusive podcast brought to you by Nexxt.

It was feast or famine for a few companies on this week's podcast? - Paradox ate like it was at a Vegas buffet, - Glassdoor was doing its best Oliver Twist - RPO Rumors out of Indeed - ZipRecruiter's got jokes? ...and discussing "urban flight" within major metropolitan areas in America. Have a seat, get comfy, make a Carnival Cruise reservation and enjoy this week's show, powered by Canvas, JobAdx, and Sovren.

iCIMS is in the news again? They acquired who? Big thanks Recruitology for supporting The Shred. Recruitology has the latest in machine learning and programmatic advertising technology so get your jobs on best of breed niche sites and on top job boards at recruitology.com/employers.

Do you need a personal brand? Wait, is that even a question in today's social media heavy landscape? Of course! On this episode of The Chad & Cheese we welcome personal brand and marketing specialist, Carlos Gill, to the show for up close and personal talk on: - Personal Brand - AI Influencers - HR AI aka Robot Resources and Stop Being a Wimp and POKE THAT BEAR! All brought to you by the Bear Pokers over at Smashfly - bringing great User Experience (UX) to job seekers all over the globe.

It's the damned Wild West out there. - Job boards gaming Google for Jobs - Indeed possibly hitting the panic button? - A "jobs data store"? All on this episode of VOICES with Venkat Janapareddy, CEO of Jobiak. Brought to you by Chad and Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast. Subscribe at chadcheese.com.

Paradox, makers of AI assistant Olivia, announced today $40M in Series B funding, led by Brighton Park Capital.

Welcome to Death Match, Europe 2020, This Chad and Cheese Death Match episode features this year's champion Alex Murphy, CEO at JobSync. Unlike most Death Matches, this one took place online (thanks COVID-19!). Never fear! The home bars were open which meant the pints were full and the Chad and Cheese snark was flying. Pontoon Solutions provided third judge Craig Rhodes ... and warning: that dude is a pit bull. Enjoy this exclusive TAtech presentation, powered by Pontoon Solutions.

Welcome to Death Match, Europe 2020, SonicJobs Edition. This Chad and Cheese Death Match episode features this year's champion Mikhil Raja, cofounder and CEO at SonicJobs. Never fear! The home bars were open which meant the pints were full and the Chad and Cheese snark was flying. Pontoon Solutions provided third judge Craig Rhodes ... and warning: that dude is a pit bull. Enjoy this exclusive TAtech presentation, powered by Pontoon Solutions.

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.

Another 3.2 million Americans filed for unemployment this week, bringing the total job loss to at least 33 million since the national lockdown, so how's your day going? On this week's episode: - iCIMS gets cozy with Microsoft, - CareerBuilder wants to unload, - Monster throws a Hail Mary ...and robots are corona-safe, so bow down to your metallic overlords. Enjoy and share our sponsors some TLC: Sovren, Canvas, and JobAdx.

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.

Welcome to Death Match, Europe 2020, OPTIMAL edition. This Chad and Cheese Death Match episode features Daniel Fellows, founder at Optimal. Unlike most Death Matches, this one took place online (thanks COVID-19!). But never fear! The home bars were open which meant the pints were full and the Chad and Cheese snark was flying. Pontoon Solutions provided third judge Craig Rhodes ... and warning: that dude is a pit bull. Enjoy this exclusive TAtech presentation, powered by Pontoon Solutions.

Welcome to Death Match, Europe 2020, CloudRPO Edition. This Chad and Cheese Death Match episode features Nick Gray, founder at CloudRPO. Unlike most Death Matches, this one took place online (thanks COVID-19!). But never fear! The home bars were open which meant the pints were full and the Chad and Cheese snark was flying. Pontoon Solutions provided third judge Craig Rhodes ... and warning: that dude is a pit bull. Enjoy this exclusive TAtech presentation, powered by Pontoon Solutions.

Time to Consider Strippers as Essential Workers? 30m Americans have filed for unemployment since the country's been in lockdown. So how's your week going? The boys continue to cover all the recruiting news that matters. - Layoffs at Jobvite, - Microsoft Teams killing it, - Amazon still behaving badly - and even drive-thru strip clubs. Oh, and UFOs ... not employment-related, but quarantine means we just don't care anymore. Enjoy this week's show, brought to you by JobAdx, Sovren, and Canvas.

The Shred for April 16, 2020. 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.

Candidates delivered straight to the Hiring Manager sourced purely by Artificial Intelligence? It's happening already, recruiters are being cut out of the process and algorithms are taking over. On today's exclusive Chad & Cheese speak with Untapt's Chief Data Scientist, Jon Krohn about what is already happening in recruitment and A.I. This exclusive brought to you by the masters of AI matching technology, Sovren.

Everybody wants the secret sauce, tricks, and short cuts to drive better and quicker hires. In this episode of VOICES Venkat Janapareddy talks: - Tricks and secret sauce - Pay transparency - Recruitment Marketing Platforms and more... Brought to you by Chad and Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast. Subscribe at chadcheese.com

While the planet largely remains in lockdown, turns out, employment is still where a ton of activity is still taking place. Plus - Layoffs at iCIMS & Greenhouse, Oyster & Remote getting seed money Karen becomes Hourly Bullhorn is rumored to be on the market Plus, the boys chat about the future of events ... is the future virtual, in-person or a hybrid of all that shit. Enjoy this quarantined episode, brought to you via social distancing and Sovren, Canvas, and JobAdx.

I cannot think of a brand more innovative, inclusive, and just plain fun. The Harlem Globetrotters are the epitome of success, culture, and a brand everyone knows and loves. That's why when The Chad & Cheese were offered an interview with a real Harlem Globetrotter they were giddy like 10-year-old boys. Enjoy this Cult Brand podcast supported by our friends at Smashfly Technologies.

Remember when Alexander Mann Solutions acquired Karen.ai and we all wondered what they would do with it? Well, now we know... The SHRED is brought to you by Recruitology, Start posting your jobs using Recruitology today at recruitology.com/employers

On today's show, we have a heavy hitter. Kevin Blair is a Talent Acquisition veteran of Cisco, IBM, and Salesforce so sit back, relax, and take notes. Kevin joins HR's Most Dangerous Podcast and covers everything from banishing "recruitment socialism," sales tips for HR tech vendors and how TA can genuinely articulate value to the C-suite. It doesn't get any better than this Nexxt exclusive. You're welcome!

GreenHouse and iCIMS both fall prey to COVID 19 and layoffs ensue.

Last week Careerbuilder launches a new slogan and ad campaign and this week hundreds CB employees are laid off or furloughed. What kind of Jedi mind f#%k is that? The boys get deep into that and also talk: - Amazon does it AGAIN... AGAIN! - Facebook & LinkedIn in court after Zoom shenanigans. - Marc Benioff does what the President won't - "Hey Alexa, talk dirty to me" is really a thing? Enjoy, and show our sponsors some love (but keep your distance): Sovren, Canvas, & JobAdx.

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.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) was popular in recruiting and then it seemed like nobody cared anymore. Then Google 4 Jobs launched and everyone started caring again. Venkat Janapareddy, CEO of Jobiak steps behind the mic to talk Google for Jobs, SEO, and what matters most when trying to get the most relevant eyeballs on your jobs. Welcome to the start of another VOICES in-depth interview series with Venkat Janapareddy brought to you by HR's Most Dangerous Podcast.

Hey Google! Alexa! Hey Siri! Voice assistants are all around us, and getting more and more popular by the day. You can even get pizzas delivered with their help. The trend, however, has yet to really breakthrough on the job search front. That's why the boys have invited voice proponent, headhunter, and founder of My Career Fit, Gordon Collier to the podcast to discuss. Another exclusive interviewed supported by Sovren, software for humans you'll want to take it to dinner.

"Employees from Lever, the hot recruiting-software startup run by an ex-Googler, say the company just cut a large percentage of its workforce" - Business Insider

Disasters tend to showcase the best and worst of humanity, and the current pandemic is no different. On this week's show, the boys highlight companies like Hilton and CVS who are doing it right, as well as Amazon, who continues to stick its finger in the eye of its workforce. What's more, HR's most dangerous podcast covers news from Textio, CareerBuilder and Indeed. Enjoy, and show our sponsors - the ones who continue to support us even in these times of strife - some love: Sovren, Canvas, & JobAdx.

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

How does Employer Brand survive a crisis like COVID19? Will an employer-controlled economy (more people than jobs) need a great brand to land employees? To say the future is uncertain is an understatement, so we brought on EB extraordinaire Jame Ellis to help us sort out what the profession looks like in a post-coronavirus world. We also discuss the vendors who will thrive, and who will dive, in this brave new reality. Another NEXXT EXCLUSIVE, better ways to get the right candidates.

Katrina Collier, a professional recruiter and author of "The Robot-Proof Recruiter," thinks employers can effectively battle the bots of automation and maintain job security as we drive into the 21st Century. Oh, really? Brought to you by the best in "ROBOTS"... Sovren, software so human you'll want to take it to dinner.

Looking for some warm-and-fuzzies as the world or employment burns? This probably isn’t the episode for you, as we detail misery at ZipRecruiter and Indeed ... and a world shortage of condoms. It’s not all doom-and-gloom, however. The end is truly nigh. We throw a little sunshine too. Shine on, brothers and sisters, and throw some sun to our sponsors Canvas, Sovren and JobAx.

With the rise of coronavirus, some employers are adapting quicker than others to the changes in human behavior and public consciousness. One of those employers is Chipotle - a favorite guest and Joel's favorite burrito provider - is at the forefront in this movement, which makes them the perfect company at the perfect time for an interview. Enjoy this prescient conversation for these trying times supported by Smashfly.

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.

Robert Ruff doesn't take the bait but does shoot straight during this VOICES episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast. Where we talk about: - Advertising is a distraction - Humans want the party, not the clean-up - Changing the economy - Paperless Offices - Is taking advantage of workers a bad thing? and much more. Enjoy this Voices Series podcast from The Chad & Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast with special guest Robert Ruff, President of Sovren.​

ZipRecruiter cuts employees globally. Was this a 100% COVID driven event or something imminent that was hastened because of COVID... Joel and I will talk in-depth about that very topic on this Friday's show. Brought to you by Recruitology. Recruitology has the latest in machine learning and programmatic advertising technology so get your jobs on best of breed niche sites and on top job boards at recruitology.com/employers.

Today's podcast is straight out of Rome and was that surprise breath of fresh air everybody needs. So turn off the world, enjoy these Good Vibes From Rome and breathe. Emily Alvarez, Global HR Leader with Symphony Talent joins The Chad & Cheese Podcast from Rome to discuss the pandemic and its effect on her company. Her outlook is something we should all digest and take to heart. Continued social distancing thanks to partners and sponsors Canvas, JobAdX, and Sovren.

What "Branding Job" is cool enough to leave Microsoft's XBOX Team? And what does it mean when a company focuses on transcending mere brand? Enter Jason "J" Anderson, the SVP of Brand Marketing for Cadillac Fairview who joins The Chad & Cheese to talk about these topics and much more... Thanks to our friends at Smashfly for supporting amazing Cult Brand podcasts...

What happens when the world's largest CRM moves ATS? Start-ups need to prioritize where they allocate resources and picking the perfect partner platform for your app can be a challenging task. One such software provider is This Way Global, or AI4Jobs, who has built its service on a little known platform called Salesforce. Why, exactly? Enjoy this exclusive brought to you from our friends at NEXXT.

It's a party and nobody is invited - STAY HOME & LISTEN! How are ZipRecruiter and Indeed adapting to the ever-evolving employment landscape during coronavirus? Plus: - Mya gets more cash!?! - LinkedIn releases something to piss users off and WTF is HiringSolved doing with Paths.in? Seriously? We're confused, which will sound familiar to our listeners anyway. Wash your hands and enjoy this break from the dire, powered by Canvas, Sovren, and JobAdx.

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Joel is on the record calling Bullhorn's Marketplace "bullshit". Enter Nina Eigerman, SVP Alliances & Biz Dev from Bullhorn who joins this episode to enlighten Joel and feed him his own words. Enjoy this podcast RUMBLE made possible by Sovren, software so human you'll want to take it to dinner.

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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.

Robert Ruff is back and joins The Chad & Cheese for another VOICES episode with candid conversations about: - Silver Bullets all around - Artificial Intelligence Trainwreck - CEO's at cocktail parties, that's the problem! Enjoy this Voices Series podcast from The Chad & Cheese - HR's Most Dangerous Podcast.​