Latest / Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions
Why Hiring for Potential Beats Hiring for Experience
Episode 33 of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into a growing body of research showing that candidates hired for their learning ability, curiosity, and adaptability consistently outperform those hired solely for past experience — especially in fast-changing roles. They examine a 2025 study by the Society for Human Resource Management that tracked 2,400 hires across 18 months: workers hired primarily for 'potential' had 12 percent higher retention and 8 percent faster time-to-competency than those hired for direct experience. The hosts unpack why traditional…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.