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		mitchdoogle on Feb 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Bill to require job postings to include salaries p... Perhaps, but you won't know their productivity before you hire them

sokoloff on Feb 28, 2022 [–]

Why spend all that time interviewing and reference checking then?

frumper on Feb 28, 2022 | [–]

That's a great question and the answer is probably why a lot of companies don't spend a huge amount of time interviewing and reference checking.

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