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What a Three-Month Probation Actually Reveals About New Hires
Many companies treat probation as a passive waiting period, but a mid-sized logistics firm in Chicago redesigned theirs as an active three-month diagnostic. Lucas and Luna break down how they used structured check-ins, skill-based milestones, and a single 'go/no-go' decision metric to identify mismatches before they cost the company. The result: first-year attrition dropped by 34 percent and managers reported higher confidence in their hiring decisions. This episode walks through the exact framework, the weekly check-in template, and why the third month is the real tell for most new…
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