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Most hiring processes don't filter for performance. They filter for interview skill. In this episode, Josh Matthews breaks down the five silent killers that cause companies to reject their best candidates before an offer is ever made, joined by co-host Scott Stafford.

What you'll learn:
• Why unstructured interviews predict job performance only 20% of the time
• How interviewers form snap judgments in 10 seconds and spend the rest confirming them
• The real cost of giving veto power to untrained interviewers
• Why long-tenured candidates get hurt by interview anxiety while job-hoppers sail through
• How vague winner criteria and moving goalposts eliminate great people
• A specific script candidates can use to disarm interviewer bias mid-conversation
• What conscientiousness actually looks like before the interview even starts

Drawing on Google hiring research, University of Toledo studies, and years of frontline recruiting experience, this episode makes the case that most companies aren't just making bad hires. They're systematically rejecting their best ones.

The Hiring Edge is for hiring managers, talent leaders, and professionals who want to build better teams and advance their careers.

Hosted by Josh Matthews, President of Salesforce Staffing, LLC and ranked the #1 Salesforce Recruiter, globally.

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