How a Trial Project Beat the Traditional Interview

Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions · Aug 27, 2026 · 10m · transcript

Many companies still hire based on the classic interview, but a growing number are replacing it with something more concrete: a paid trial project. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at how one mid-sized software firm slashed its bad-hire rate by a third after switching to a structured work sample. They break down what the trial actually looked like, why it cut through résumé inflation, and where the approach falls short — from the risk of bias in the assignment design to the cost of evaluating dozens of candidates. They also touch on the legal and fairness questions that come up when you…