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How a Reference Check Saved One Million Dollars
In this episode of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna revisit a 2024 hiring disaster at a mid-market SaaS company that cost over $1 million in wasted salary, severance, and lost productivity. They break down exactly how a single reference check—one phone call to a former boss—could have prevented the hire of a charismatic but toxic VP of Sales. Lucas explains the 'three-layer reference protocol' his own firm now uses, including specific questions that surface red flags most managers miss. Luna pushes back on the idea that reference checks are a waste of time when…
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