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How Senior Leaders Use the Two-Question Reference Check
Episode 90 of Executive Careers with Fexingo: Lucas and Luna unpack a specific tactic senior leaders use to turn reference checks into career leverage. Instead of handing out a generic list of names, they pre-brief each reference with two questions the caller is likely to ask—and the precise story they should tell in response. Lucas explains how this transforms a passive compliance step into an active narrative tool, citing research from a 2025 ExecuSearch survey showing that 62% of hiring managers downgrade candidates whose references sound rehearsed or vague. Luna pushes back on whether it…
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