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🎯 Sourcing Tip Day 143: Use “Role-to-Role Transition Patterns” to Predict Your Next Hire

Instead of sourcing only candidates who already hold the exact job title, study the career transitions people commonly make before landing in your target role. 🚦

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✅ Example (IT Role): Hiring a DevOps Engineer

Common feeder roles:

System Administrator

Linux Administrator

Build & Release Engineer

Search strategy:🎯

Source candidates currently in these roles—they often transition into DevOps within 12–24 months after gaining automation exposure.

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➡️ Why this works:

High-potential candidates usually don’t have the exact title yet—but they have the capability and are only one transition away from your role.