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How a One-Question Screener Cut Bad Hires by 40 Percent
In this episode of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna dive into a surprisingly effective hiring tactic: the one-question screener. They unpack a case study from a mid-size SaaS company that added a single, job-specific question to their application process and saw a 40 percent drop in early-stage mis-hires. Lucas explains why traditional screening filters — years of experience, degree requirements, cover letters — often miss the mark, and how a targeted question about a candidate's actual approach to the work can reveal more in 30 seconds than a resume ever does. They also talk…
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