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Building a Hiring Plan That Survives Budget Cuts

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Building a Hiring Plan That Survives Budget Cuts

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Rank roles by dependency, not by seniority

Separate "growth hires" from "backfill hires" explicitly

Build a tiered pause plan before you need one

Keep candidate pipelines warm even during a freeze

Model the plan against a downside scenario, not just the base case

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