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How Hiring Managers Inflate Job Requirements and Block Candidates
Lucas and Luna drill into a specific problem that costs companies millions in wasted recruiting budget: hiring managers who pad job descriptions with 'nice-to-have' requirements that have nothing to do with actual on-the-job performance. Drawing on a 2025 study of 20,000 job postings from the National Bureau of Economic Research, they break down why requiring five years of experience for a role that could be learned in six months is more than frustrating — it's economically irrational. They walk through how one mid-size SaaS company, VeroCloud, cut time-to-hire by 40 percent…
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