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How to Spot a Candidate Who Overpromises
Episode 119 of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo. Lucas and Luna dive into a specific red flag that recruiters miss: the 'hero narrative' in interviews. Using the real-world example of a startup that hired a sales VP who claimed to have single-handedly turned around a struggling division, they dissect why candidates who frame past successes as solo efforts often underdeliver. Lucas shares a framework called the 'team-to-credit ratio' — a simple mental math exercise that reveals whether a candidate is overstating their impact. They discuss how to ask the right follow-up…
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