The Chad & Cheese Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

This week, the boys are doing their best Charles Dickens impressions, but instead of two cities, they're waxing poetic about the tale of two applicant tracking systems: SmartRecruiers and iCIMS. One is making all the right moves, while the other one, well, not-so-much. Then it's on to Amazon, whose new Amazon Q technology is taking the world by storm ... and possibly putting a lot of developers out of work. Yikes! Then it's time for a little Buy-or-Sell, featuring Pangeam, Micro1 and Workpay. More disagreement this time than usual, so hopefully you like fireworks. And if you don't like fireworks, hopefully you like chicken, becauase Chick-fil-A is back in the news. And speaking of chicken, don't even get Chad started on Chicken Cock Whiskey ... you just need to listen. Chapters 01:00 - Euro Chad goes deep 03:40 - Chicken Cock Whiskey 05:18 - Oasis, PeralJam and Xers 08:25 - Kelce's New Heights rein in $100m 12:00 - Fantasy Football 14:15 - CEO Divergence 20:01 - iCIMS: Potential Acquisition Strategy and Layoffs 21:01 - SmartRecruiters: Industry Knowledge and Global Expansion 21:14 - Impact of CEO Changes on Global Growth Strategies 21:30 - Comparing iCIMS and SmartRecruiters 27:36 - The Impact of Amazon Q 34:54 - Recent Funding: Pangem, Micro One, and Workpay 43:32 - Chick-fil-A's Misadventure in the Streaming Market Keywords SmartRecruiters, iCIMS, CEO changes, acquisitions, layoffs, global growth strategy, iCIMS, SmartRecruiters, HR tech, AI, software development, Amazon Q, Pangem, Micro One, Workpay, Chick-fil-A, streaming platform

The Shred is a weekly roundup of who’s raised funds, who’s getting acquired and who’s on the move in the world of recruitment. The Shred is brought to you today by Jobcase.

Hilla Hascalovici, the founder of Period Ally, joins the Chad and Cheese podcast to discuss how her company helps companies support their menstruating employees. Period Ally offers high-quality products, pain management, menstrual leave and rest policies, training, events, and more. Julie Sowash takes over for Chad, as it's smarter to have smarts over snark on this episode. Hascalovici plans to raise money in the future and expand globally. The podcast hosts commend her for addressing an important issue and see potential for success in the market. Chapters 00:00 - Introduction and Welcome 03:03 -Pitching Periodally 12:03 -Bathroom Products and Preferences 15:10 - Cutting Through the Clutter 21:37 - Product Fit in a Remote Work Environment 28:03 - Pricing and Margins 32:02 - Women's Success in the Workplace 35:31 - Future Growth and Conclusion Keywords Hila Hascalovici, Periodally, period ally, menstruating employees, high-quality products, pain management, menstrual leave, rest policies, training, events, productivity, raising money, global expansion

Live from TA Week in San Diego from the Qualifi booth, the boys chat with Brian Fink, a TA partner at McAfee, and discussed the recent changes to LinkedIn and the impact on sourcing and recruiting. The conversation also touched on the competition between LinkedIn and other platforms like Google, Bing, and X. Specifically, Fink details the recent changes to the way LinkedIn displays profiles, which can affect how recruiters find and engage with potential candidates. He also highlighted the importance of using different search engines like Google and Bing to find candidates and the potential benefits of each. The role of Microsoft in the competition between LinkedIn and other platforms was also discussed, with the potential impact on recruiters and job seekers being a key point of interest. The rise of alternative platforms like Polywork and the potential for new competitors to emerge in the recruiting space were also mentioned. Fink emphasized the importance of recruiters being adaptable and not relying solely on one platform like LinkedIn for sourcing candidates. He also stressed the need for recruiters to be creative and think outside the box when it comes to finding and engaging with candidates.

It's The Shred - a mini-Chad and Cheese bite of Breaking News -- This is Chad Sowash The Shred is brought to you by HappyRecruiter.com, check out their chatbot Dora. Dora is the recruiter's personal robot assistant that helps recruiters hire more candidates, faster and that's how your company becomes more cost-efficient. Check Dora out at HappyRecruiter.com -- On to the NEWS. Dateline Cleveland Ohio... Evergreen Podcasts, a Cleveland, Ohio-based podcast network, is proud to announce a partnership with The Chad & Cheese Podcast. Known in industry circles as “HR’s Most Dangerous Podcast,”... The Podcast Industry is booming and to effectively scale - that means get bigger and better - we needed a solid partner, which is why we're excited to partner with the kickass team over at Evergreen. Back in March of 2017 when we launched Chad & Cheese we had no clue where this would go. Today, Joel and I want to become a major catalyst in growing the Evergreen network with podcast voices from the HR, TA, Employment Brand, Marketing and Cult Brand sectors, combined with new voices who deserve to be lifted and heard - that's right people -- WE HAVE MORE TO COME... STAY TUNED Big thanks to HappyRecruiter.com for supporting The Shred. Try Dora - the recruiter assistant out for 3 free projects. No Credit Card required, you can stop at any time. Dora makes Happy Recruiter, check Dora out at HappyRecruiter.com Sowash Out!   EvergreenPodcasts.com Press Release - https://www.prweb.com/releases/evergreen_lands_hr_s_most_dangerous_podcast_to_expand_its_podcast_network/prweb16576939.htm

It's more Recfest gold from London.  What should job boards do to survive and thrive in the age of AI, RPA and all of the other noisy acronyms?    Chad and Cheese have ideas...      

You heard it first on The Shred, and the boys go deep into the legal case pitting hiQ against 800-lb. gorilla LinkedIn that’s left LinkedIn licking its wounds. What’s more, McDonald’s is making acquisitions that will impact workers while Walmart is working to employ teens while California says Uber drivers aren’t contract workers anymore. Oh, and Trump is reportedly launching a Facebook-killer. Enjoy and pay respect to the sponsors that make it all happen: Sovren, JobAdx and Canvas.

Best-selling author, branding expert and former Airbnb global head of community, Douglas Atkin, joins Chad & Cheese in their Cult Brand Series of podcasts. Enjoy this Smashfly exclusive.

You may know best-selling author Dan Pink for well known books like When, To Sell is Human and Drive, but you’ve never heard him like this. A must-listen for subscribers. Enjoy this Nexxt exclusive.

Grab your aluminum foil-covered cap and check-out our recent convo with Dennis Tupper, who thinks Indeed has delusions of staffing business grandeur. This is a Talroo exclusive.