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Why One Hiring Metric Predicts Employee Retention Better Than Interviews
Lucas and Luna dive into the surprising finding that a single metric — the time between application and first live conversation — predicts whether a new hire stays past 12 months better than any interview question. Drawing on a 2025 study of 12,000 hires across five industries, they explore why speed signals respect, how slow hiring kills engagement before day one, and why one logistics company cut first-year turnover by 30 percent just by scheduling phone screens within 48 hours. They also discuss the counterintuitive risk of moving too fast and the one exception where a deliberate pause…
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