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	<title>He Got Fired After 13 Years on Radio &#8211; Then Reinvented His Career</title>
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	<title>The Talent Pool Every Employer Is Ignoring (And Why They&#8217;re Better Employees)</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Everyone Says AI Will Replace Jobs. Mary Foote Says the Data Tells a Different Story</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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]]></description>
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	<title>The Job Search Advice Every College Student Needs to Hear (From Real Hiring Experts)</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, Job Recruiting Expert Michael Hayes sits down with Grand Canyon University students Kaitlyn Anderson and McKenna Martin to discuss what today's graduates are experiencing in the job market—and what employers actually want.
]]></description>
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	<title>From British Army to 150 Employees: The Leadership Rules That Built Air2O</title>
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]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, Michael Hayes sits down with Tom Sullivan, Co-Founder and COO of Air2O, to discuss leadership, hiring, manufacturing growth, company culture, and the lessons he brought from the British Army into business.]]></itunes:subtitle>
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]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>Dave Pratt: Why Radio Died, Podcasts Won, and Networking Beats Resumes</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, Michael Hayes sits down with media entrepreneur, broadcaster, and podcast pioneer Dave Pratt.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>The Art of Detecting Deception</title>
	<link>https://mtm2recruit.com/podcast/the-art-of-detecting-deception/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:54:18 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, Expert Recruiter Michael Hayes sits down with Alan Saquella — Professor, Director of Investigations, Consultant, and deception detection expert with more than 30 years of experience in investigations, workplace security, fraud prevention, and interviewing techniques.
]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, Expert Recruiter Michael Hayes sits down with Alan Saquella — Professor, Director of Investigations, Consultant, and deception detection expert with more than 30 years of experience in investigations, workplace]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, Expert Recruiter Michael Hayes sits down with Alan Saquella — Professor, Director of Investigations, Consultant, and deception detection expert with more than 30 years of experience in investigations, workplace security, fraud prevention, and interviewing techniques.
]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
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	<title>Why You’re NOT Getting Hired (From a Recruiter Who Sees Everything)</title>
	<link>https://mtm2recruit.com/podcast/why-youre-not-getting-hired-from-a-recruiter-who-sees-everything/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:52:57 +0000</pubDate>
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]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, recruiting expert Michael Hayes sits down with recruiter Michael Bassett to break down what actually happens behind the scenes in hiring—from resumes and interviews to AI, and why candidates get rejected withou]]></itunes:subtitle>
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]]></content:encoded>
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	<title>This Job Exists… and Most People Couldn’t Handle It</title>
	<link>https://mtm2recruit.com/podcast/this-job-exists-and-most-people-couldnt-handle-it/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
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