Key Takeaways

Emphasize a lean, relationship-driven approach — focus on building genuine relationships with a smaller pool of exceptional candidates.

Proactively build your talent pipeline — identify potential candidates, make contact and build rapport long before a role is open.

Refine your hiring machine — a hiring pause is the perfect time to take a step back and identify what’s working and what isn’t.

In 2024, the tech sector saw more than 152,922 employees lose their jobs, according to data compiled by Layoffs.fyi. While this trend has slowed slightly in 2025, it serves as a stark reminder of how quickly market conditions can shift and how vulnerable even the biggest names in business are to economic pressures.

When the purse strings tighten and headcount freezes, many business

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