The Chad & Cheese Podcast
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The Shred is a weekly roundup of what’s making headlines in the world of employment. The Shred is brought to you today by Jobcase.
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Dude, it turns out that Winston Smart Recruiter's first AI hiring sidekick is taking all the grunt work out of Recruiter's Day. Things like candidate screening, scheduling, all the admin garbage no one actually wants to touch. Winston can do it all.
Man, you know I'm a fan of using new tech that takes the boring repetitive crap out of a Recruiter's Day and allows them to have more time to connect with hiring managers and candidates.
Yep, Winston is doing the heavy lifting while recruiters kick back and do the actual hiring stuff. You know, like talking to people.
I really dig that Smart Recruiters is evolving out of the legacy ATS model and embracing cleaner processes using AI. With most ATS providers, it's like, hey, 2003 called and it wants its 30-minute application process back.
No doubt. It sounds like Rebecca and the team are using Winston to push Smart Recruiters into the future while the ATS vendors are basically on an AOL dial-up modem with a dashboard.
With Smart Recruiters, Winston does the grind and the recruiters get the glory.
For more information on superhuman hiring with Winston, visit smartrecruiters.com. That's smartrecruiters.com.
Start using Winston today, or I guess you can stick with...
Now we return you to our regular scheduled program in progress. Hide your kids, lock the doors. You're listening to HR's most dangerous podcast. Chad Soash and Joel Cheeseman.
Hi kids, it's Cole Cheeseman and I'm bringing you The Shred for the fourth week of June 2025. The Shred is a weekly roundup of what's making headlines in the world of employment. The Shred is brought to you today by Jobcase, the online community where workers of all kinds, like hourly employees, tradespeople, and healthcare technicians, access jobs, make connections, and support each other in every aspect of their work life. Jobcase has over 100 million workers on their platform, so if you need to hire, you probably need to talk to Jobcase today. Learn more by going to jobcase.com/hire. Again, that's jobcase.com/hire.
And now to the news in no particular order. CareerBuilder Plus Monster, a combined job board company backed by Apollo Global Management and Randstad, is reportedly working with advisors on a possible Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Warn notices have been sent to most US employees as the company explores restructuring, a potential sale, and closure.
Another one.
Grapevine, Texas-based Newberry Partners acquired Boston-based staffing consulting firm Sixcel to strengthen technology and AI solutions for the staffing industry. Sixcel will integrate under the Newberry brand. The acquisition, announced June 17th, follows Newberry's 2024 merger with Leap Consulting and expands its bullhorn-focused services.
Paris-based Teleperformance, a global outsourcing firm, acquired Vancouver-based Agents Only, which provides online workers for AI data annotation and customer service. The acquisition aims to enhance Teleperformance's AI data services and scalability. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Lebanon, New Hampshire-based Appcast has launched Appcast Brand Ads, a recruiting industry-first brand marketing solution that tracks performance to the hire. Designed to engage talent on social media, the pragmatic platform enables data-driven optimization and ROI measurement across the entire recruitment process.
Traxlo, a Lithuanian-based startup transforming physical work into outcome-priced tasks, raised 1.6 million euro to expand its AI-driven labor platform across Europe. This brings total funding to 2.82 million euro. Traxlo enables task-based work verified by AI and computer vision, allowing businesses and workers to connect flexibly while addressing local labor shortages.
San Francisco-based Udemy acquired Lumi, an AI-driven design tool provider to help instructors enhance courses with AI-generated illustrations and visual content. This supports Udemy's broader strategy of using AI to make its learning platform more interactive, engaging, and skills-focused for both individual learners and enterprises.
Keith O'Brien, who previously admitted to spying on Rippling for rival deal, claims unknown men have followed him, causing distress to him and his family. An Irish judge granted a restraining order, though no clear link to deal has been proven.
Paraform, a San Francisco-based marketplace for elite recruiters, raised $20 million in Series A funding led by Felices. This brings total funding to $25 million. The company will use the capital to scale its platform, enhance AI-powered tools, and expand its global community to support hiring at companies like Palantir and other enterprises.
Brentford Football Club has partnered with Indeed to feature its branding on training kits and provide career support for players and local job seekers. The deal also includes advertising, content creation, and community programs focused on skill-building and employment, starting the 2025-2026 season.
UK HR tech firm Metaview raised $35 million in a Series B fund led by GV to enhance hiring decisions. Its AI analyzes interview conversations, providing consistent, data-driven insights that reduce bias and improve accountability, helping organizations align hiring criteria with candidate responses.
Be sure to tune in to the weekly show for this and more news and commentary from the world of recruiting. Big thanks to Jobcase for supporting the shred. No matter the size of your company, you can quickly find great workers in the Jobcase community. Whether you need one employee around the corner or want to hire hundreds across the country, Jobcase helps you find the right people fast. Hit up jobcase.com/hire to learn more. Again, that's jobcase.com/hire. Cheeseman out.
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