Describe a time you pushed a hiring manager to broaden a pipeline they considered finished — referrals-only sourcing, a homogeneous slate, a single feeder company. What data or argument moved them, and what did the final slate look like?

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Establish the stakeholder map first — who needed convincing. Show the move that shifted the room, not the slide deck. End on what changed in their decision, not yours.

Describe a time you pushed a hiring manager to broaden a pipeline they considered finished — referrals-only sourcing, a homogeneous slate, a single feeder company. What data or argument moved them, and what did the final slate look like?

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