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Why You Should Interview the Person Who Almost Got the Job
Most companies hire one candidate and ghost the rest. But a growing body of research shows that second-place finalists — people who came within a single interview of an offer — represent one of the highest-quality talent pools available. In this episode, Lucas and Luna examine a 2025 study from the Society for Human Resource Management that tracked 1,200 finalists across 40 companies. The study found that second-place candidates hired for subsequent roles within the same firm had a 92% one-year retention rate — higher than first-choice hires — and outperformed their peers on performance…
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