The Chad & Cheese Podcast

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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Interview with the CEOs of Talroo (Formerly Job...
Live from SHRM Talent in Las Vegas earlier this week, Chad & Cheese sit down with two of the most exciting companies around today, in two of the most talked about technologies. Thad Price, CEO of Talroo, formerly Jobs2Careers, talks rebranding and...
53 min
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Interview: PandoLogic & CandidateID
The boys are still working through hangovers from a week in Ireland, but our pain is your gain. We were able to land a handful of interviews at the Guinness brewery. For this week’s episode, we chat with Terry Baker from PandoLogic and Adam Gordon...
15 min
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Indeed Jail
Industry veteran Tim Sackett discusses the trials and tribulations of being sentenced to Indeed “jail.” You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll long for an alternative to Indeed. Enjoy.
13 min
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CareerBuilder is a Trainwreck
If you only listen to one episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast, this one might be it. CareerBuilder is a mess right now, according to our sources. We’re talkin’ execs jumping ship, layoffs, angry sales people and a lot of bitter ‘Builders....
60 min
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Firing Squad: RoboRecruiter
There’s a lot of confusion around chatbots in recruiting. Do you need one? Which one? How much? Questions abound on this technology that serves as a buzzword at every conference and practically every blog post online.  thinks chatbots are not...
32 min
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Interviews from ERE: VideoMyJob, YouVisit, Seek...
Hey kids, this week Joel was in San Diego at  and Chad was in San Francisco at a Biddle Consulting Group Institute Summit – swanky right? Luckily between naps Joel was able to get some quick interviews from: VideoMyJob – Kristen Graham,...
29 min
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Interview: Clinch & Smashly | Nexxt Exclusive
Another  exclusive podcast, the boys sit down with two of the hottest TA tech companies in the vendor space:  and . Enjoy.
11 min
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Hey Indeed, Thanks For Ruining a Perfectly Good...
After a bit of hiatus and a stint at the Guiness Recover Unit at the local hospital, Chad & Cheese are back in the groove, sticking it to everyone who, let’s be honest, deserve it. Here’s a taste: Indeed’s new commercial has us scratching...
44 min
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Firing Squad – Uncommon.co
People on  aren’t looking for a job and too many candidates on job boards aren’t qualified. Therein lies the heart of start-up  and how it hopes to break through the crowded space of recruitment technology. The company says it...
35 min
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Interview: Hire with Google’s Bogomil Balkansky...
A  exclusive! One of the biggest treats from our time at TAtech in Ireland this month was the opportunity to see Hire with Google’s , VP Cloud Recruiting Solutions, present. A bigger treat was the opportunity to interview Bogomil at...
11 min
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Live in Dublin for TAtech Europe
The boys take their act across the Atlantic for TAtech Europe, conveniently scheduled around St. Patrick’s Day. Sláinte!
30 min
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Glassdoor Raising Prices
Call it the International Women’s Day episode, although it’s mostly about Millennial-bashing. This week: United Airlines does a U-turn on bonus lottery Glassdoor sends out conflicting messages about a price increase Burger King torches...
48 min
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Glassdoor’s Rumored IPO
March Madness is podcast madness, apparently. On this week’s episode, the “badasses” are talkin’: Google keeps kickin’ ass and takin’ names in employment tech Bloomberg says Glassdoor is headed toward IPO country Facebook eyes global...
45 min
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Why Would Anyone Launch a Job Board Today? C’Mo...
Money continues to flow into HR tech companies and people are still launching job boards. Yeah, you heard that right. Job boards. C’mon, really? The boys break down all the latest news. WorkHere pivots Find.jobs launches (is it now officially a...
43 min
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Talkin’ ICOs, Blockchain & Crypto w/ Moonlighti...
The Chad and Cheese listeners know that Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning has taken center stage as the bright and shiny objects of the recruitment industry over the last year, but what about the entrance of ​Blockchain and...
38 min
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Firing Squad – Candidate.ID
Waking the dead in your resume database is all the rage. Companies like Crowded (Firing Squad alumni), Lever and ConveyIQ (formerly Take The Interview) are getting noticed for taking the best strategies in marketing and bringing them to recruitment....
38 min
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ZipRecruiter Takes Aim at a $1 Billion Valuation
Dollar dollar bill ya’ll! Money is flowing into the recruitment tech space like a melting glacier into the Atlantic Ocean. In this week’s episode, ZipRecruiter eyes a new round of funding to the tune of $50 million, valuing the company at $1...
43 min
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Chad & Cheese’s Super Bowl Commercial
We did an ad for this year’s Super Bowl. Monster’s going to love it!
2 min
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Top 10 Employment-Related Commercials of All-Ti...
On this week’s show: Amazon is tracking your trips to the shitter Monster gets a bad case of the shrinkage Top 10 industry commercials of all-time A very special ad from Chad & Cheese Super Bowl picks … and much, much more As always, visit...
36 min
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Onsite Interview with Text Recruiting Startup C...
A  Exclusive in partnership with , the boys are onsite to interview , CEO of , a text messaging recruiting tool. In addition to covering a wide array of topics, including the power of SMS, the benefits or building a deep data...
45 min
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Indeed is Sneaky as Hell & Ripple Hopes to Topp...
This week, Indeed is quietly making some big changes for users, a new report says recruiters don’t give a damn about AI (yet) and there’s another mobile app hoping to take down LinkedIn (good luck with that Sparky). It’s a barrel full of...
40 min
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Firing Squad – HoneIt
, CEO at  not only faces the Firing Squad, but the prospect of a real fire during our recording session. Things can get a little hectic when Chad & Cheese take the mic. Will Nick stand in the pocket, take his licks and score a BIG...
30 min
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iCIMS Buys a Trojan Horse
On this week’s episode, iCIMS buys a Trojan horse, Walmart adds a little sugar to make the layoff medicine go down and hiQ gets some good news regarding its epic battle with LinkedIn. You don’t want to miss a second, but if you do, we can still be...
44 min
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Tale of Two Strategies: Google’s Inclusion & In...
The holidays are over, and business is business. The boys are back at it this week, pulling no punches … just like you like it. Believe it or not, in addition to talking Google, Indeed and others, Monster (remember them?) get mad airtime. Here’s a...
34 min
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2018 Predictions
A  Exclusive in partnership with , the boys enlist help from industry expert  to come up with predictions for 2018. Featured are Glassdoor, Monster, CareerBuilder, Slack, and much, much more. There’s even a prediction for...
47 min