Chad Sowash
@chadsowash.bsky.social
Husband, father, military veteran, and co-host The Chad & Cheese Podcast.
Would you invest $10k to hire someone that could kick $1.2m into profits for your company?
David Weinstock got words - full ep www.chadcheese.com/post/5-must-...
David Weinstock got words - full ep www.chadcheese.com/post/5-must-...
5 Must-Have AI Agents w/ David Weinstock
Recorded LIVE onstage at Recfest US in Nashville! David Weinstock is a Talent Acquisition leader who isn’t just talking about the “future of work” — he’s actually building it. Think less “post another...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Would you invest $10k to hire someone that could kick $1.2m into profits for your company?
David Weinstock got words - full ep www.chadcheese.com/post/5-must-...
David Weinstock got words - full ep www.chadcheese.com/post/5-must-...
Thoughts and Prayers | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This week’s show:
⁉️ The Amazon-ification of the candidate journey?
⁉️ Can Workday Paradox and/or SAP SmartRecruiters go FULL Amazon?
⁉️ Who wins the LinkedIn vs Indeed AI arms race?
⁉️ Will Handshake’s Mercor-like pivot work?
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-sa...
⁉️ The Amazon-ification of the candidate journey?
⁉️ Can Workday Paradox and/or SAP SmartRecruiters go FULL Amazon?
⁉️ Who wins the LinkedIn vs Indeed AI arms race?
⁉️ Will Handshake’s Mercor-like pivot work?
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-sa...
Will SAP and Workday Go Amazon?
AI isn’t hype anymore. Should platforms race toward Amazon-style, automated hiring, conversion, and candidate engagement at scale.
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November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This week’s show:
⁉️ The Amazon-ification of the candidate journey?
⁉️ Can Workday Paradox and/or SAP SmartRecruiters go FULL Amazon?
⁉️ Who wins the LinkedIn vs Indeed AI arms race?
⁉️ Will Handshake’s Mercor-like pivot work?
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-sa...
⁉️ The Amazon-ification of the candidate journey?
⁉️ Can Workday Paradox and/or SAP SmartRecruiters go FULL Amazon?
⁉️ Who wins the LinkedIn vs Indeed AI arms race?
⁉️ Will Handshake’s Mercor-like pivot work?
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-sa...
Reposted by Chad Sowash
Remember during Covid when the stimulus checks went out? We were all amazed that the government could be so supportive and compassionate in a time of need.
Now, five years later, the government is refusing to fund SNAP, and we're all amazed that it can be so heartless and cruel. 😢
Now, five years later, the government is refusing to fund SNAP, and we're all amazed that it can be so heartless and cruel. 😢
November 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Remember during Covid when the stimulus checks went out? We were all amazed that the government could be so supportive and compassionate in a time of need.
Now, five years later, the government is refusing to fund SNAP, and we're all amazed that it can be so heartless and cruel. 😢
Now, five years later, the government is refusing to fund SNAP, and we're all amazed that it can be so heartless and cruel. 😢
The Halloween Show
💀 Amazon, UPS, Target, and General Motors are slashing jobs faster than you can say “AI efficiency.”
💀 iCIMS is AWAKE!
💀 Mercor pivots
💀 FairNow quietly vanishes
💀 BOLD resurrects Monster & CB
🇨🇦 Canada’s Revenge
👉 ENJOY! www.chadcheese.com/post/icims-a...
💀 Amazon, UPS, Target, and General Motors are slashing jobs faster than you can say “AI efficiency.”
💀 iCIMS is AWAKE!
💀 Mercor pivots
💀 FairNow quietly vanishes
💀 BOLD resurrects Monster & CB
🇨🇦 Canada’s Revenge
👉 ENJOY! www.chadcheese.com/post/icims-a...
iCIMS Awakes, Amazon Axes, and Monster Shambles On
Halloween chaos on The Chad & Cheese Podcast: layoffs, AI audits, Monster’s zombie comeback & Canada poaching U.S. nurses.
www.chadcheese.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The Halloween Show
💀 Amazon, UPS, Target, and General Motors are slashing jobs faster than you can say “AI efficiency.”
💀 iCIMS is AWAKE!
💀 Mercor pivots
💀 FairNow quietly vanishes
💀 BOLD resurrects Monster & CB
🇨🇦 Canada’s Revenge
👉 ENJOY! www.chadcheese.com/post/icims-a...
💀 Amazon, UPS, Target, and General Motors are slashing jobs faster than you can say “AI efficiency.”
💀 iCIMS is AWAKE!
💀 Mercor pivots
💀 FairNow quietly vanishes
💀 BOLD resurrects Monster & CB
🇨🇦 Canada’s Revenge
👉 ENJOY! www.chadcheese.com/post/icims-a...
PAY A LIVING WAGE
Walmart and McDonald's lead companies with workers receiving SNAP benefits, plus Amazon, Dollar General, Dollar Tree Stores, Kroger, & Target.
Approx 15.7m workers, or about 10% of workers received SNAP benefits, according to a 2022 analysis.
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/g...
Walmart and McDonald's lead companies with workers receiving SNAP benefits, plus Amazon, Dollar General, Dollar Tree Stores, Kroger, & Target.
Approx 15.7m workers, or about 10% of workers received SNAP benefits, according to a 2022 analysis.
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/g...
SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. States are now figuring out how to feed millions of people
As November looms, states are trying to sort what options they can offer beneficiaries to fill the gap in food assistance. Reporters from the NPR Network are covering the impact of this potential laps...
www.npr.org
October 29, 2025 at 12:22 PM
PAY A LIVING WAGE
Walmart and McDonald's lead companies with workers receiving SNAP benefits, plus Amazon, Dollar General, Dollar Tree Stores, Kroger, & Target.
Approx 15.7m workers, or about 10% of workers received SNAP benefits, according to a 2022 analysis.
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/g...
Walmart and McDonald's lead companies with workers receiving SNAP benefits, plus Amazon, Dollar General, Dollar Tree Stores, Kroger, & Target.
Approx 15.7m workers, or about 10% of workers received SNAP benefits, according to a 2022 analysis.
www.npr.org/2025/10/28/g...
Meta just resurrected Facebook Jobs like a zombie, while OpenAI launches AI smut.
Plus
- Appcast layoffs
- Handshake is slipping into LinkedIn Lite purgatory
- Adzuna reinvented job search by… making it worse
- Metaview's world’s dumbest billboard
www.chadcheese.com/post/faceboo...
Plus
- Appcast layoffs
- Handshake is slipping into LinkedIn Lite purgatory
- Adzuna reinvented job search by… making it worse
- Metaview's world’s dumbest billboard
www.chadcheese.com/post/faceboo...
Facebook Jobs Rises While OpenAI Gets Dirty
Facebook resurrects its zombie job board while OpenAI launches a browser and dives into AI-powered smut. Tech has lost its mind.
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October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Meta just resurrected Facebook Jobs like a zombie, while OpenAI launches AI smut.
Plus
- Appcast layoffs
- Handshake is slipping into LinkedIn Lite purgatory
- Adzuna reinvented job search by… making it worse
- Metaview's world’s dumbest billboard
www.chadcheese.com/post/faceboo...
Plus
- Appcast layoffs
- Handshake is slipping into LinkedIn Lite purgatory
- Adzuna reinvented job search by… making it worse
- Metaview's world’s dumbest billboard
www.chadcheese.com/post/faceboo...
Barry Wolfe says
Myers-Briggs = HR tarot cards
DISC profiles = Snake oil w/ better branding
AI + bad psychology = Just automated nonsense
We light a match and toss it into the psychology burner. Barry is a former F500 HR leader & author of It’s All In Your Head.
www.chadcheese.com/post/it-s-al...
Myers-Briggs = HR tarot cards
DISC profiles = Snake oil w/ better branding
AI + bad psychology = Just automated nonsense
We light a match and toss it into the psychology burner. Barry is a former F500 HR leader & author of It’s All In Your Head.
www.chadcheese.com/post/it-s-al...
It’s All In Your Head w/ Barry Wolfe
Barry Wolfe torching HR pseudoscience, killing Myers-Briggs, and demanding real results. Anti-bullshit leadership. Press play.
www.chadcheese.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Barry Wolfe says
Myers-Briggs = HR tarot cards
DISC profiles = Snake oil w/ better branding
AI + bad psychology = Just automated nonsense
We light a match and toss it into the psychology burner. Barry is a former F500 HR leader & author of It’s All In Your Head.
www.chadcheese.com/post/it-s-al...
Myers-Briggs = HR tarot cards
DISC profiles = Snake oil w/ better branding
AI + bad psychology = Just automated nonsense
We light a match and toss it into the psychology burner. Barry is a former F500 HR leader & author of It’s All In Your Head.
www.chadcheese.com/post/it-s-al...
Reposted by Chad Sowash
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
October 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
The 100 lowest-paying US corporations spent $644B on stock buybacks from 2019 to 2024.
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Buybacks artificially boost share prices and inflate CEO pay.
The typical worker at these companies earned $35k last year.
Meanwhile, the average CEO was paid $17.2M
See the problem?
Economic chaos, luckily we have bourbon...
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-li...
💥 LinkedIn lawyers up
💥 Moody's Analytics' & the “cataclysmic” economy
💥 $AI clones & fractional hustle
😬 Gen X meltdown
It’s bourbon, bad news, and brutal honesty — aka business as usual.
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-li...
💥 LinkedIn lawyers up
💥 Moody's Analytics' & the “cataclysmic” economy
💥 $AI clones & fractional hustle
😬 Gen X meltdown
It’s bourbon, bad news, and brutal honesty — aka business as usual.
Will LinkedIn Burn Filament
AI clones, LinkedIn lawsuits, and Gen X meltdowns — bourbon-fueled chaos on HR’s Most Dangerous Podcast.
www.chadcheese.com
October 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Economic chaos, luckily we have bourbon...
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-li...
💥 LinkedIn lawyers up
💥 Moody's Analytics' & the “cataclysmic” economy
💥 $AI clones & fractional hustle
😬 Gen X meltdown
It’s bourbon, bad news, and brutal honesty — aka business as usual.
www.chadcheese.com/post/will-li...
💥 LinkedIn lawyers up
💥 Moody's Analytics' & the “cataclysmic” economy
💥 $AI clones & fractional hustle
😬 Gen X meltdown
It’s bourbon, bad news, and brutal honesty — aka business as usual.
Sooo bad, but freaking hilarious.
Okay, Ethan loves vibecoding and YES, Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor and I will be sparring onstage next week RecFest USA in Nashville.
Next Thursday, Talent Disruption Through the Ages at 11:55 on the DISRUPT STAGE!
also check out Ethan's #AI Labs workshop.
Okay, Ethan loves vibecoding and YES, Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor and I will be sparring onstage next week RecFest USA in Nashville.
Next Thursday, Talent Disruption Through the Ages at 11:55 on the DISRUPT STAGE!
also check out Ethan's #AI Labs workshop.
October 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Sooo bad, but freaking hilarious.
Okay, Ethan loves vibecoding and YES, Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor and I will be sparring onstage next week RecFest USA in Nashville.
Next Thursday, Talent Disruption Through the Ages at 11:55 on the DISRUPT STAGE!
also check out Ethan's #AI Labs workshop.
Okay, Ethan loves vibecoding and YES, Monster.com founder Jeff Taylor and I will be sparring onstage next week RecFest USA in Nashville.
Next Thursday, Talent Disruption Through the Ages at 11:55 on the DISRUPT STAGE!
also check out Ethan's #AI Labs workshop.
Thanks LinkedIn... 😂
October 7, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Thanks LinkedIn... 😂
Juicebox just splashed $30M into the recruiting world. Meanwhile, Google is gushing AI into Chrome.
👉 Agents everywhere.
👉 Vendors sweating.
👉 next hire will be sourced by a browser extension.
www.chadcheese.com/post/juicebo...
👉 Agents everywhere.
👉 Vendors sweating.
👉 next hire will be sourced by a browser extension.
www.chadcheese.com/post/juicebo...
Juicebox Squirts & Google Gushes
Juicebox squirts $36M, Google gushes AI into Chrome, and Chad’s back salty as ever. Buckle up—it’s HR chaos time! 🎙️
www.chadcheese.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Juicebox just splashed $30M into the recruiting world. Meanwhile, Google is gushing AI into Chrome.
👉 Agents everywhere.
👉 Vendors sweating.
👉 next hire will be sourced by a browser extension.
www.chadcheese.com/post/juicebo...
👉 Agents everywhere.
👉 Vendors sweating.
👉 next hire will be sourced by a browser extension.
www.chadcheese.com/post/juicebo...
The Chad & Cheese Podcast are coming to LOUSIVILLE. Join us for industry discussions & drinks at Chicken Cock Whiskey's Speakeasy on Mon Oct. 13th from 5-7
If you're in or around LOUISVILLE register here and we'll see you there
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September 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Chad & Cheese Podcast are coming to LOUSIVILLE. Join us for industry discussions & drinks at Chicken Cock Whiskey's Speakeasy on Mon Oct. 13th from 5-7
If you're in or around LOUISVILLE register here and we'll see you there
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If you're in or around LOUISVILLE register here and we'll see you there
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RecFest USA is almost here and the following speakers will be showcased on the Disrupt Stage with The Chad & Cheese Podcast.
Got the FOMO and wanna go? Here's a discount code IHEARTRECFEST to use at recfest.com, no excuses :)
See you there!
Got the FOMO and wanna go? Here's a discount code IHEARTRECFEST to use at recfest.com, no excuses :)
See you there!
September 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
RecFest USA is almost here and the following speakers will be showcased on the Disrupt Stage with The Chad & Cheese Podcast.
Got the FOMO and wanna go? Here's a discount code IHEARTRECFEST to use at recfest.com, no excuses :)
See you there!
Got the FOMO and wanna go? Here's a discount code IHEARTRECFEST to use at recfest.com, no excuses :)
See you there!
The real RED FLAG...
Any Founder and/or CEO who wants you to work yourself to death for them.
fortune.com/article/link...
Any Founder and/or CEO who wants you to work yourself to death for them.
fortune.com/article/link...
LinkedIn's cofounder Reid Hoffman says seeking work-life balance is a red flag that you're 'not committed to winning’ | Fortune
Reid Hoffman, the visionary behind LinkedIn, says he even expects employees at startups to constantly be working—with the exception of taking time out for dinner
fortune.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The real RED FLAG...
Any Founder and/or CEO who wants you to work yourself to death for them.
fortune.com/article/link...
Any Founder and/or CEO who wants you to work yourself to death for them.
fortune.com/article/link...
When the Indeed says “pay up”, do employers and agencies have a choice?
Indeed just rolled out its latest commission-slashing, API-pushing, agency-castrating scheme.
We’ve seen this movie before Monster, CareerBuilder… now it’s Indeed’s turn to play the bully.
www.chadcheese.com/post/indeed-...
Indeed just rolled out its latest commission-slashing, API-pushing, agency-castrating scheme.
We’ve seen this movie before Monster, CareerBuilder… now it’s Indeed’s turn to play the bully.
www.chadcheese.com/post/indeed-...
Indeed Strips Agency Cash
Indeed slashes commissions, agencies bleed out, Randstad wins awards, Trump taxes visas & IBM does the boomerang.
www.chadcheese.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:07 AM
When the Indeed says “pay up”, do employers and agencies have a choice?
Indeed just rolled out its latest commission-slashing, API-pushing, agency-castrating scheme.
We’ve seen this movie before Monster, CareerBuilder… now it’s Indeed’s turn to play the bully.
www.chadcheese.com/post/indeed-...
Indeed just rolled out its latest commission-slashing, API-pushing, agency-castrating scheme.
We’ve seen this movie before Monster, CareerBuilder… now it’s Indeed’s turn to play the bully.
www.chadcheese.com/post/indeed-...
The Chad & Cheese Podcast are coming to LOUISVILLE, so if you're in HR or TA register for a few hours of shop talk and whiskey - thanks to our friends over at Havas People... fromage.lpages.co/louisville-e...
Add Stephen McGrath and it's a party...
Add Stephen McGrath and it's a party...
September 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The Chad & Cheese Podcast are coming to LOUISVILLE, so if you're in HR or TA register for a few hours of shop talk and whiskey - thanks to our friends over at Havas People... fromage.lpages.co/louisville-e...
Add Stephen McGrath and it's a party...
Add Stephen McGrath and it's a party...
Reposted by Chad Sowash
Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
September 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Newsom: "I fear that we will not have an election in 2028 -- I really mean that in the core of my soul -- unless we wake up to the code red, what's happening in this country, and we wake up soberly to how serious this moment is."
Workday’s shopping spree. 🛒 $1.1B here, $500M there… Meanwhile, it feels like iCIMS just made a panic buy.
👉 Are these big bets brilliant moves… or just carts full of expensive bots that may never play nice together?
www.chadcheese.com/post/workday...
👉 Are these big bets brilliant moves… or just carts full of expensive bots that may never play nice together?
www.chadcheese.com/post/workday...
Workday Shopping Spree & iCIMS' Panic Buy
AI shopping sprees, layoffs, Meta glasses, and revenge quitting—HR’s most dangerous podcast is back.
www.chadcheese.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Workday’s shopping spree. 🛒 $1.1B here, $500M there… Meanwhile, it feels like iCIMS just made a panic buy.
👉 Are these big bets brilliant moves… or just carts full of expensive bots that may never play nice together?
www.chadcheese.com/post/workday...
👉 Are these big bets brilliant moves… or just carts full of expensive bots that may never play nice together?
www.chadcheese.com/post/workday...
ROCK THE RIVIERA is happening after day 1 of RecFest USA on Oct 15th...
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September 17, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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