DEI, Ghost Jobs & Bad Hiring: What Companies Get Wrong About Hiring | Katee Van Horn

What actually makes a great workplace—and why are companies making hiring so complicated?

In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, recruiting expert Michael Hayes sits down with Katee Van Horn of VH Included Consulting & Coaching to discuss workplace culture, DEI, recruiting, candidate experience, and the hiring practices that can cost companies great employees.

Katee shares insights from nearly 27 years in HR, including why inclusion is about more than buzzwords, how companies can create fairer hiring processes, and why performance should matter more than relationships or office politics.

Michael and Katee also discuss ghost jobs, slow hiring, excessive interviews, complicated job postings, AI in recruiting, and why human connection still matters when you're trying to hire great people.

In this episode:

• The problem with ghost job postings
• What actually creates a great workplace
• Why DEI has become so polarizing
• Building fair hiring and promotion processes
• Why recruiting is also about selling the job
• How slow hiring loses great candidates
• Why candidate experience matters
• How to become a better interviewer
• AI vs. human connection in recruiting
• Why companies need to simplify hiring

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🎙 Guest: Katee Van Horn - VH Included Consulting & Coaching

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🎙 Host: Michael Hayes - Job Recruiting Expert and Founder of Momentum Hiring Solutions
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhayes100200/
🏢 Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/momentum-hiring-solutions
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He Got Fired After 13 Years on Radio - Then Reinvented His Career | Mark Asher

Getting fired from the career you've built for years can feel like the end—but what if it becomes the opportunity to build something completely new?

In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, recruiting expert Michael Hayes sits down with Mark Asher, former sports-radio host and now a wealth management professional, to talk about what happens when you're suddenly forced to rethink your entire career.

Mark shares how he was let go from radio at 37 after spending years building a successful broadcasting career. Instead of going back to radio, he made the difficult decision to reinvent himself and enter wealth management—even though he initially knew very little about the industry.

The conversation explores career change, starting over, transferable skills, networking, resilience, AI and the future of work, hiring challenges, workplace relationships, and why your personal network can become one of your biggest career assets.

Mark also shares how he went from studying for multiple financial exams and starting from scratch to finishing top 10 in the country among first-year advisors.

Whether you're a recruiter, HR professional, business owner, hiring manager, professional facing a career transition, or someone who's recently lost a job, this episode offers a powerful reminder that losing your career doesn't mean you've lost your future.

In this episode:

🔄 How to reinvent your career after getting fired
📻 Mark's journey from sports radio to wealth management
💼 Why losing a “forever job” doesn't mean it's over
🎯 How transferable skills can help you start a new career
🤝 Why your network and relationships matter
📈 How Mark built a new career from scratch
🔥 The mindset required to keep going after a major setback
🤖 AI, jobs, and the future of the workplace
👥 Why human connection still matters in business
💡 What employers should look for beyond a resume
🏢 Building strong teams and long-term relationships
📞 Networking vs. traditional cold calling
💪 How to handle a career setback without giving up
🌟 Why there's still a light at the end of the tunnel

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🎙 Guest: Mark Asher - Financial Professional at Southwest Wealth Strategies
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-asher-703144b/
🏢 Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/southwest-wealth-strategies/

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🎙 Host: Michael Hayes - Job Recruiting Expert and Founder of Momentum Hiring Solutions
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhayes100200/
🏢 Company: https://www.linkedin.com/company/momentum-hiring-solutions
🌐 Website: https://mtm2recruit.com/

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If you've ever been fired, forced to change careers, or found yourself wondering “What do I do now?”—this episode is for you.

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Finding qualified employees has never been more challenging—but what if the solution has been overlooked all along?

In this episode of The Hiring Confessional, recruiting expert Michael Hayes sits down with Jeff Swanson, CEO of One Step Beyond, to discuss why employers should rethink where they search for talent.

Jeff shares how adults with intellectual disabilities are becoming dependable, hardworking employees across industries, why retention starts with hiring people who genuinely care, and what businesses often get wrong about recruiting today.

The conversation also explores nonprofit leadership, internships, AI in recruiting, hiring trends, candidate experience, workplace culture, and why employers need to move faster if they want to attract top talent.

Whether you're a recruiter, HR professional, business owner, hiring manager, nonprofit leader, or job seeker, this episode offers practical insights that can change the way you think about hiring.

In this episode:
👥 Why employers are overlooking an incredible talent pool
♿ Hiring people with intellectual disabilities
🔥 Recruiting for passion instead of perfect resumes
🔄 Why retention is more important than constant hiring
❌ The biggest mistakes companies make on Indeed
🎓 How internships create stronger employees
🤖 AI, hiring, and where technology falls short
🤝 Creating an inclusive workplace
🏆 How nonprofits compete for talent
🌟 What great employers do differently

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🎙 Guest: Jeff Swanson - CEO, One Step Beyond
🔗 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/jeff-swanson-284a016
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/one-step-beyond-inc/
📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onestepbeyondinc/
🌐 Website: One Step Beyond, Inc. ( https://osbi.org/ )

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