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Why Hiring for Potential Beats Hiring for Experience
In this episode of Hiring & Firing, Lucas and Luna explore why focusing on a candidate's potential rather than their past experience can lead to better long-term hires. They discuss a 2024 study from the National Bureau of Economic Research that found employees hired for potential—measured by cognitive ability, curiosity, and learning agility—outperform those hired for direct industry experience by 18% after two years. The hosts unpack why traditional resume screening overweights years of experience, and they share practical ways to assess potential in interviews, such as asking about…
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