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The hottest podcast in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, and Talent Management.



Your Best Hire Already Left w/ Gustavo Serbia
Chad and Joel sit down with Gustavo Serbia, CHRO at Hair Cuttery Family of Brands. Managing 6,000 stylists is a high-drama, hyper-competitive game. Discover how they used Paradox to smash hiring times from 17 days down to 3 , gamified commissions with a custom app , and harnessed AI to build instant funnel analyses.
Tune in to the AI series now! We out!
Chad Sowash
Jun 30


The Snapchat & Anthropic Hype Machines
Cup Chaos: Portugal wakes up while England ties. Chad hates corporate hydration breaks.
Tech Fails: Snapchat's $2K glasses are a $3B boat anchor. Anthropic hypes AI like a superweapon.
The New Malls: Data centers are being overbuilt just like 80s malls.
Ghost Hunting: NY bans fake ghost jobs.
Wild Perks: Emi got a blow-up doll; Chad hit a strip club with his religious boss.
Chad Sowash
Jun 26


Startup Debate: Skills-Based Hiring w/ Maya Huber & Phuong Vu
Resumes are dead, and AI makes it too easy to fake skills on paper. In this episode, Chad Sowash hosts a debate on the future of hiring:
Phuong Vu (Telexa) argues for "skills-first" models focused on human adaptability and real evidence.
Dr. Maya Huber (TaTiO) says ditch applications entirely have candidates try out the job via live simulations first. Listen now.
Chad Sowash
Jun 23


Indeed's AI Bias Machine
HR’s most dangerous podcast is back! Chad, JT, and Lieven tackle Indeed’s new AI sourcing assistant, exposing it as a compliance clusterfuck that invents its own hiring rules. Plus, a massive Stanford study proves job seekers are being blacklisted across competing firms by broken assessment algorithms. Finally, they talk $2/hr robot trainers and Zuck’s corporate pizza party fixes. Listen and subscribe!
Chad Sowash
Jun 19


Busting Drug Cartels w/ Jack McFarland Former DEA
High-stakes HR meets the DEA! 32-year veteran Jack McFarland talks about recruiting "Muppets" and mercenary informants, surviving 30-page typed applications, and his wild audition for The Traitors. Plus, a look at mandatory retirement at 57 and corporate ageism. It’s HR sprinkled with coke, crack, and grass. Listen now!
Chad Sowash
Jun 16


Indeed Goes For The Kill
This week on HR’s most dangerous podcast, Chad, Mo, and Lieven tackle Indeed’s sneaky play to squeeze out recruiting agencies , an age-bias lawsuit putting IBM in hot water , and the fraudulent "job slop" infiltrating ChatGPT’s new search tool. Plus, Meta forces staff to train the AI meant to replace them. Tune in for big tech drama, corporate dystopia, and an awful binary dad joke. Listen at chadcheese.com!
Chad Sowash
Jun 12


Marriott Hiring: 2 Weeks to 3 Days w/ Meghan Rhatigan
Chad & Joel grill Marriott’s Meghan Rhatigan on hiring 200k global workers. Trapped with a "fat funnel" and hiring managers taking 2 weeks to schedule interviews, Meghan snuck Paradox past legal by calling it "automation" instead of AI. Process dropped to 3 days! Plus, she’s weaponized a 5M candidate CRM and shaded peers stuck crying, "But we have Workday..." We out.
Chad Sowash
Jun 9


Job Slop by Google & OpenAI
The Chad & Cheese Show Notes: Joel-Free June! Chad holds down the fort with Emi Beredugo & JT O'Donnell. This week: Stepstone boots its CEO, JobGet buys Ripple Match, & George Larocque warns that standalone point solutions are dead. Plus, Julie exposes the Job.com grift, Zuck docks his superyacht post-layoffs, OpenAI Job Slop & an AI accent fail. Catch us at Recfest! Free swag at chadandcheese.com/free. We out!
Chad Sowash
Jun 5


7-Eleven: 24-7 AI Hiring
How do you hire 110k people a year without losing your mind? Rachel Allen, TA Director at 7-Eleven, automated 95% of the grind. Time-to-hire dropped from 10 days to under 3! Hear Chad & Joel talk AI chatbots named "Rita", hijacking corporate marketing shipments, and the myth of robots taking over. Grab a Slurpee and tune in!
Chad Sowash
Jun 2
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