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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Technology
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Death Match – AllyO
 recently faced a panel of four judges at TAtech in New Orleans for Chad & Cheese’s Death Match competition pitting four start-ups against each other. Listen now to see how it went down for them.
19 min
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TextRecruit, Upwork and Amazon, Oh My!
Hey kids, it’s The Shred for October 2, 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...
2 min
1378
Slack is Literally Killing Email
Still licking a few wounds from a week of traveling, the boys chugged enough Pedialyte to sit down for a recap of TAtech and SourceCon, as well as catch up on some news from Pandora and Slack. Big shoutout for those who voted us Best Podcast / Blog...
42 min
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TAtech NOLA Post-Game Show
The Shred is brought to you by The Judge Group… Judge has over 50 years of experience and success in recruiting all kinds of talent – say you need fill an IT position or maybe even a Healthcare position. Then go to Judge.com – they have the...
3 min
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ZipRecruiter is Droppin’ Mad Stacks
Hot off HR Tech in Vegas and before they head to New Orleans for TA Tech, the boys are covering the industry as only they can. CareerBuilder hopes you’ll finally fall in love with augmented reality (you won’t), ZipRecruiter just sponsored the...
38 min
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Is That Google In Your Pocket? (Or Just Happy T...
It’s The Shred – a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News and Opinion — This is Chad Sowash The Shred is brought to you by The Judge Group… Judge has over 50 years of experience and success in recruiting all kinds of talent – say you...
2 min
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HR Tech Conference Post-Game Show
Still a tad hungover from the HR Technology Conference in Vegas last week, the boys do a little post-game analysis. Enjoy, and visit our sponsors: Sovren and JobAdX.
36 min
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CareerBuilder Revamps Mobile App
Hey kids, it’s The Shred for September 12, 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...
2 min
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CareerBuilder Dumps CEO
It was just a matter of time. After a 14-year run, Matt Ferguson is no longer CEO of CareerBuilder. The boys share the details and there opinion about what’s next. Also, Upwork files IPO, surveys galore leading up the HR Tech and tattoos. Enjoy, and...
38 min
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Talkin’ Diversity with Torin Ellis
The boys have a conversation on diversity with bad-ass MF Torin Ellis. Buckle-up for this  exclusive.
39 min
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Matt Ferguson OUT as CareerBuilder CEO
Hey kids, it’s The Shred for September 4, 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...
2 min
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Strippers, Boats & Apps
It’s The Shred – a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News — This is Chad Sowash The Shred is brought to you by The Judge Group… Judge has over 50 years of experience and success in recruiting all kinds of talent – say you need IT or...
3 min
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Amazon Unleashes Tweeting Worker Zombies
For most podcasters and bloggers, the weeks leading up to the HR Tech Conference are akin to a bucket o’ crickets. Not much to say. But Chad & Cheese aren’t slowing down. This week, Google embraces military veterans (and Google’s minions...
45 min
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It's Josh Zywien, Smashfly's VP of Marketing #c...
On this Uncommon.co exclusive, the boys interview Smashfly's VP of Marketing, Josh Zywien
30 min
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Google Upgrades Job Search
It’s The Shred – a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News — This is Chad Sowash The Shred is brought to you by The Judge Group… Judge has over 48 years of experience and success in recruiting all kinds of talent – say you need IT or...
3 min
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WTF is Monster Studios?
With the HR Tech Conference right around the corner, there’s no stopping the news cycle in recruitment. This week, the boys discuss Bing doing its best Google for Jobs impression, Monster Releasing a new iOS app … sorta, the ReSi Finalists, Vervoe...
34 min
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BING Goes Google for Jobs
It’s The Shred – a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News — This is Chad Sowash The Shred is brought to you by The Judge Group… Judge has over 48 years of experience and success in recruiting all kinds of talent – say you need IT or...
3 min
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Interview: Dan Sirk, CMO @ Kununu
 is a hot trend. While most think of Glassdoor or Indeed when the topic of anonymous employee reviews comes up, there’s an entire universe of platforms hoping to help employers improve their reputation, both nationally and globally....
18 min
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Indeed Gives Google for Jobs a Big FU
Money keeps flowing. Perkspot, ClearCompany and iCIMS all rang the cash register this week. Upwork went full-on Enterprise. Indeed’s parent company says they have the numbers to make Google for Jobs nervous and Smashfly introduces us to Emerson. Big...
44 min
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iCIMS Goes Cha-Ching!
Hey kids, it’s The Shred for August 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...
2 min
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Firing Squad: ZAPinfo (Formerly WebClipDrop)
The guy behind Techies.com and Jobs2Web has a startup called  hoping to disrupt the sourcing scene. What do Chad & Cheese think? Gotta listen to this Talroo exclusive.
38 min
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PerkSpot, ClearCompany Makin’ It Rain
Hey kids, it’s The Shred for August 14, 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...
2 min
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Google Feeds, Dice Bleeds & CareerBuilder Shrinks
It was another busy week. Rumors have Google adding searches to an unusual place, Dice reports earnings and CareerBuilder is abandoning its post downtown Chicago digs for a much smaller one. Enjoy, and support our awesome sponsors, America’s Job...
41 min
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Dice Reports, CareerBuilder Downsizes
Hey kids, it’s The Shred for Aug. 8, 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...
3 min
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Interview: Bullhorn’s CMO
Another  exclusive, this month the boys have a chat with Bullhorn’s CMO Gordon Burns about the current state of marketing in the recruitment space on the heels of their annual survey. Notably, the guys dig into the most popular (and...
34 min