The Appli Blog
Hiring, done differently.
Short, useful reads on making better hiring decisions — how work trials reveal real performance, what resume screening and AI interviews can and can't tell you, and what a wrong hire really costs. No fluff, sources cited.
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Two reads to start with — one on the method, one on the math.
Hiring 101
What is a work trial? (and why it predicts performance)
A work trial is a short, realistic simulation of the actual job. Here's how it works, why it reads truer than a resume or an interview, and what a real sample of someone's work reveals about how they'll perform.
Read guide DataThe real cost of a bad hire (2026)
Replacement, lost output, and the drag on a team — the true bill for a wrong hire runs well past the salary. A clear-eyed breakdown of the research on how often hires fail and why.
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