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2025 didn’t just rattle HR. Nope, it ripped the curtain down and set it on fire. Job boards hoarded hiring data, HR tech rivals flirted with espionage, PE bled legacy platforms dry, and founders played chess while workers paid. Add AI ghosting resumes, Slack DMs as evidence, LinkedIn as a minefield, and recruiters stuck in the blast zone. Pass the popcorn. 🍿

The Chad & Cheese Holiday Show is a greatest-hits remix of 2025’s smartest, spiciest hiring conversations. AI hype, fake applicants, job boards losing power, smarter recruiting, and leaders who actually tell the truth. One episode. All the chaos. Press play and start 2026 smarter.

Chad, Cheese, and Mo drop their 2025 Naughty & Nice lists. Praising leaders who owned their messes and roasting companies that face-planted hard. From Amazon’s brutal layoffs and SHRM’s courtroom fail to HR tech espionage, ColdplayGate, bourbon giveaways, and dad jokes HR would ban this episode pulls zero punches.

On this episode of The Chad & Cheese Podcast, Joel & Chad sit down with Ora Marketing co-founder Alexis Meschi to torch bad AI buying habits, lazy LinkedIn “thought leadership,” and tools that kill workflow instead of revenue. A sharp checklist for recruiters who want results—not AI sugar highs.

LinkedIn verifies 100M profiles, Findem straps 800 niche job boards to an AI rocket, and Walmart proves paying people actually works. Meanwhile, UKG and CultureAmp drop holiday layoffs, JT declares job boards dead, Chad compares TA to NFL QB chaos, and Joel brings back the Three Wise Cocks bourbon giveaway. Hide your kids—Chad & Cheese is back.

Charlene Li joins Chad & Cheese to roast why 95% of AI pilots fail, why CEOs treat AI like a shiny toy, and how HR can finally grab a real seat at the table. From “shadow AI” to “speed is the new moat,” this episode packs insights, chaos, and Taco Bell–level danger. Tune in or get left behind.

VONQ drops a Hollywood-style launch, Indeed builds even higher walls, Instagram forces RTO, and Australia boots kids off social media. Plus unions and staffing unite against AI, Home Depot protest caroling, and peak holiday chaos. Buckle up — Chad, JT, and Lieven are on fire this week.

The Chad & Cheese dive into the rising storm of I-9 compliance with OutSolve’s Desiree Throckmorton. With ICE’s $170B budget surge and 15,000 inspections coming in 2026, sloppy I-9s can mean fines up to $27K per violation. Remote checks, wrong docs, missing fields—everything’s fair game. Add skyrocketing H-1B fees and recent raids, and Desiree warns: audit now, centralize records, and get ICE-ready or get burned.

Chad & Cheese return with the annual Jive Turkey extravaganza—roasting industry clowns, SHRM’s ivory tower, ZipRecruiter’s ghost podcast, dystopian AI layoffs, PE vultures, Messi mayhem, Google’s Gemini flex, and the €6K Dublin spy who nuked his career. Plus guest turkeys from JT, Mo, Julie, Allyn, and Michelle. Grab a drink and gobble up the chaos.

Julia Levy joins Chad & Cheese to unpack TA chaos, vendor BS, and why today’s tech feels like 2015 with a chatbot glued on. She breaks down how students can actually land internships, why AI is now talking to AI, and what inspired her new book “From Hi to Hired.” Plus: Euro-Chad, Super Bock, shrinkage jokes, and plenty of hard-won TA wisdom.

AI isn’t hype anymore. Should platforms race toward Amazon-style, automated hiring, conversion, and candidate engagement at scale.

High-volume hiring is a knife fight. Fraud is up, screening is crushing teams, and Covey + operators show how AI actually fixes it.

Halloween chaos on The Chad & Cheese Podcast: layoffs, AI audits, Monster’s zombie comeback & Canada poaching U.S. nurses.

A Scotsman, two clowns & bourbon-fueled TA pros talk tech, branding & the future of recruiting—live from Louisville!

AI clones, LinkedIn lawsuits, and Gen X meltdowns — bourbon-fueled chaos on HR’s Most Dangerous Podcast.

Coldplay caught the affair, Tiffany Anton unpacks the fallout. Affairs, HR hookups & VR porn—HR just got spicier.

Indeed slashes commissions, agencies bleed out, Randstad wins awards, Trump taxes visas & IBM does the boomerang.

Flexible schedules frying your brain? Elizabeth Grace Saunders tells Chad & Cheese how not to burn out like cheap coffee.

AI shopping sprees, layoffs, Meta glasses, and revenge quitting—HR’s most dangerous podcast is back.

AI Sessions S3 is here: SmartRecruiters, AI pivots, Kraken jokes, and why scheduling still sucks.

Here’s the 125-character version: HR in 2025: Layoffs, AI takeover, RTO mutiny & ICE raids—Sarah Needleman explains why Coldplay tickets won’t fix it.

BOLD.com ghosts Monster EU 🌍, Job.com screws workers 💩, AI eats jobs 🤖, and Gwyneth Goops a scandal. Burn it all.

Marriott’s Meghan Rhatigan drops truth bombs on job boards, Indeed, chatbots, DEI, and the future of hiring. Live from UNLEASH 2025!

HR scandal goes viral, Ashby prints cash, Monster dies (again), and Joel makes it weird. Mo’s back—chaos officially resumed.