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Top 2024 Topics & Expert Insights

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ehold! A holiday spectacle so dazzling, so insightful, it’ll practically guarantee you a promotion (results may vary, void where prohibited, don’t quit your day job). We’ve wrangled all our favorite (and some we just tolerated) guests from 2024 to deliver scorching hot takes on the burning dumpster fire that is talent, tech, and recruitment. Think less “fireside chat” and more “dumpster fire cha

t.”From AI’s inevitable robot overlord takeover of recruiting (will they finally fix the ATS? Don’t hold your breath) to the thrilling return of the office (aka mandatory fun times!), we’ve got the scoop you need to maybe survive

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Cringeworthy Mistakes: with Tim Sackett

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roadcasting live from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Tim Sackett—dropped some truth bombs with Joel Cheesman about the cringe-worthy mistakes corporations make in their talent acquisition hust

le.Oh, and guess what? Sackett’s cooking up another book, creatively titled Talent Fix Volume 2—because one wasn’t enough. Expect fresh content, hot takes, and, presumably, a few digs at HR’s favorite

buzzwords.Sackett didn’t hold back on the AI hype train, either. Turns out, he’s underwhelmed by the industry’s cutting-edge “meh” when it comes to applying AI in TA. Meanwhile, corporate America is flailing with performance management as everyone adjusts to the post-pandemic

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2024 Naughty and Nice Special

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elcome to the Chat and Cheese Podcast’s holiday extravaganza, where HR gossip meets holiday cheer — and no one is safe. It’s like your company holiday party, but with more alcohol and fewer awkward dance moves (

maybe).Holiday Coal Recipients: The Master of Deception The Corporate Grinch The Kings of “Almost There” Holiday Heroes: The Billion-Dollar Badass The Pop Powerhouse The Viral Appetizer

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hought:Whether you’re running from accountability or running the world, Chad & Joel see you. In a year filled with corporate antics, unlikely successes, and viral cheese pulls, they’ve made their holiday list — an

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Using Internal Comms to Shape Employer Brands

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ive from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Chad & Cheese corner Audra Knight, the employer branding wizard at Foundation Medicine, to spill the tea on how companies can stop being boring and actually build a brand people care about. Audra preaches the gospel of internal communications, because apparently, it’s not enough to just have a logo and a “We’re Hiring!” po

st on LinkedIn.She dishes on the art of getting your employees to share their stories without bribing them (much), making your company seem like a place where people want to work—not just survive. Audra also marvels at the

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Using Internal Comms to Shape Employer Brands

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ive from the Shaker Green Room at RecFest USA, Chad & Cheese corner Audra Knight, the employer branding wizard at Foundation Medicine, to spill the tea on how companies can stop being boring and actually build a brand people care about. Audra preaches the gospel of internal communications, because apparently, it’s not enough to just have a logo and a “We’re Hiring!” po

st on LinkedIn.She dishes on the art of getting your employees to share their stories without bribing them (much), making your company seem like a place where people want to work—not just survive. Audra also marvels at the

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