How Pre-Hire Assessments Predict Performance Better Than Resumes

Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions · Jun 25, 2026 · 8m · transcript

Lucas and Luna explore why traditional resumes are poor predictors of job performance and how pre-hire assessments — like work samples and cognitive tests — are changing the hiring landscape. They dig into a case study from Google's Project Oxygen, where structured assessments reduced mis-hires by 24 percent, and discuss the surprising finding that a 10-minute work sample test predicts performance better than a 45-minute interview. The hosts also examine the risks of over-relying on assessments, including potential bias and the challenge of designing tests that actually reflect the job…