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Research, product updates, and hard thinking on what it means to hire well.
Why 89% of hiring failures have nothing to do with skill
Leadership IQ tracked 20,000 hires over 3 years. The results reframe everything we think we know about screening candidates.
April 8, 2026
Introducing bidirectional scoring: how Chesky awards and penalizes
Most evaluation tools only add points. Chesky's scoring engine also deducts — because honest assessment means acknowledging gaps.
April 4, 2026
The $240K mistake: calculating the real cost of a bad senior hire
Robert Half's 2025 data shows bad senior hires cost 3–5× annual salary. Here's the full breakdown, and what to do about it.
March 28, 2026
Anti-AI detection: how Chesky verifies case study authenticity
Our detection engine reaches 94% confidence. Here's exactly how it works and why accuracy matters for defensible hiring.
March 21, 2026
Structured vs. unstructured interviews: what 25 years of research tells us
Schmidt & Hunter's 1998 meta-analysis remains the most replicated finding in industrial psychology. The implications are still being ignored.
March 15, 2026
Cultural fit is measurable: how Chesky scores it without bias
Cultural alignment is real and predictive. The problem is how it's usually assessed. Here's the structured approach we built.
March 10, 2026
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