210Acquisitions

Retention

What makes a hire last

Most early departures were predictable at the screening stage.

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People leave early for reasons that were usually visible before they started: the work was described differently, the commute was underestimated, the growth path was implied rather than real.

Screening that names the trade-offs out loud filters fewer people than employers fear. It filters the wrong ones.

The follow-through matters too. Check-ins in the first months surface small problems while they can still be solved, instead of showing up later as a resignation.

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