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Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions

Hiring & Firing with Fexingo: Recruitment, Performance, and Workforce Decisions

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Most hiring advice is vague. This show is not. Lucas and Luna examine the actual mechanics of talent acquisition and workforce reduction: how to structure a behavioral interview, how to evaluate a candidate's long-term potential beyond the résumé, and how to manage a layoff with dignity and legal safety. They walk through real corporate cases — from Google's Project Oxygen to Amazon's 'Pivot' performance-improvement plans — and dissect the numbers behind hiring yields, employee churn, and the cost of a bad hire. Each episode focuses on a single decision point: writing a job description that attracts the right applicants, reading between the lines of a reference check, or deciding when to cut someone loose versus invest in coaching. Luna brings the HR-operations perspective (recruiting budgets, compliance risks, onboarding metrics), while Lucas challenges assumptions with economic data (labor-market tightness, wage-growth trends, productivity correlations). The listener here is a team lead, a founder, an HR professional, or anyone who has to hire or fire people and wants to do it with less guesswork. Expect no fluff — just the numbers, the cases, and the honest trade-offs. What does it actually cost to make a bad hire — and what would you pay to avoid it? #HiringAndFiring #Recruitment #PerformanceManagement #WorkforcePlanning #TalentAcquisition #Layoffs #BehavioralInterviewing #EmploymentLaw #HumanResources #LaborEconomics #EmployeeRetention #Onboarding #PerformanceReviews #HRStrategy #PersonnelDecisions #Business #FexingoBusiness #Careers Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How One Question Identifies Culture Add in an Interview

    How One Question Identifies Culture Add in an Interview
    Jun 29 2026
    In this episode of Hiring & Firing with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore why 'culture fit' is a flawed hiring lens and how a single question can reframe the search toward 'culture add.' They walk through the 2025 study from Harvard Business School and the University of Chicago that analyzed 50,000 interview transcripts. The question — 'What’s a project you started that didn’t exist before you got there?' — is not about past roles but about proactive contribution. The hosts break down why the question uncovers three key traits: initiative, ownership, and adaptability. They also discuss how companies like Pixar and Bridgewater have used similar framing to build more innovative teams. By shifting from assimilation to addition, hiring managers can avoid groupthink and boost retention by an estimated 28 percent according to the study. A practical, evidence-based episode for anyone who hires. #CultureAdd #CultureFit #Hiring #InterviewQuestions #HiringAndFiring #Business #Podcast #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #TalentAcquisition #Recruitment #HR #HarvardStudy #UniversityOfChicago #Pixar #Bridgewater #Innovation #Retention Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 mins
  • The One Question That Reveals a Candidate Coachability

    The One Question That Reveals a Candidate Coachability
    Jun 28 2026
    In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the single interview question that can predict how responsive a candidate will be to feedback and growth. Drawing on a 2025 study from the Journal of Applied Psychology that tracked 1,200 hires over 18 months, they discuss why 'Tell me about a time you changed your mind about something important at work' is more revealing than traditional behavioral questions. Lucas shares examples from a Fortune 500 tech firm that cut early attrition by 40 percent using this approach, and Luna pushes back on whether candidates can game the answer. The hosts also examine the counterintuitive finding that candidates who offer a specific, low-stakes change of mind often outperform those who cite dramatic, high-stakes shifts. No ads, just actionable insights. #HiringAndFiring #Recruitment #InterviewQuestions #Coachability #CandidateAssessment #FeedbackCulture #BehavioralInterviewing #GrowthMindset #HiringStrategy #TalentAcquisition #EmployeeRetention #PerformancePrediction #JournalOfAppliedPsychology #Fortune500 #TechHiring #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
  • The Silent Exit How Ghosting Candidates Destroys Your Brand

    The Silent Exit How Ghosting Candidates Destroys Your Brand
    Jun 28 2026
    In this episode of Hiring & Firing, Lucas and Luna dive into the growing problem of candidate ghosting — where companies simply stop responding to applicants after interviews. They discuss the psychological impact on candidates, the hidden costs to employer brand, and the surprising data showing that ghosted candidates are 40% less likely to buy from your company. Using examples from a large tech firm that tracked its ghosting rate and a startup that turned rejection into a competitive advantage, they offer practical strategies to maintain respect and reputation even when saying no. Specific advice includes: setting clear timelines, using automated but personalized rejection emails, and why a two-sentence 'we went another direction' is better than silence. A must-listen for any hiring manager or recruiter who wants to protect their company's long-term talent pipeline. #CandidateGhosting #EmployerBrand #Recruitment #Hiring #TalentAcquisition #JobSearch #InterviewProcess #CandidateExperience #HR #Recruiting #Ghosting #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #HiringAndFiring #WorkforceDecisions #Performance #RecruitmentStrategy Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    6 mins
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