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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