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Why Hiring for Curiosity Beats Experience
Episode 68 of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo explores why traditional experience-based hiring fails and how one company cut mis-hires by 40% by screening for curiosity instead. Lucas and Luna drill into a specific case: a mid-size tech firm that replaced 'years of experience' requirements with a three-question curiosity assessment. They discuss the research behind curiosity as a predictor of adaptability and long-term performance, and share practical ways to identify curious candidates without extra testing. The episode offers a concrete alternative to the resume-first approach…
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