> ## Documentation Index
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# First Job in Country

> A company posted its first role in a new country.

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  <Card title="Signal key" icon="code">
    `first_job_in_country`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Category" icon="category">
    Growth
  </Card>

  <Card title="Source" icon="world">
    Company Professional Network jobs, evaluated against 12-month posting history by country.
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A company posted its first role in a new country.

## When it fires

<Card title="Trigger condition" icon="bolt">
  A posting appears in a country with no postings in the previous 12 months.
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## Stored fields

This signal persists the following metadata you can read downstream:

| Field              | Description                                  |
| ------------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| `meta.country_new` | The country that just saw its first posting. |

## Magnitude

High-signal, geographic firsts are deliberate strategic moves.

<Note>
  For the full bucket definitions used across percentage-based signals, see [Magnitude buckets](/buying-signals/concepts/magnitude-buckets).
</Note>

## Why it matters

That's geographic expansion in real time. A company hiring in a new country is establishing local presence, which brings local compliance, local tooling, and local vendor needs. It also feeds the composite expansion\_signal.

## How to read it

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  <Card title="Market entry">
    First hire in a country signals genuine expansion, not a one-off remote role.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Local needs">
    New geographies bring data residency, compliance, and localization requirements.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Territory routing">
    Critical for region-based teams, route the account to the right local rep.
  </Card>
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## Outreach playbook

<Tip>
  Route to the territory owner for that country. Pair with country\_expansion for confirmation.
</Tip>

## Related signals

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  <Card title="First Job in City" href="/buying-signals/signals/growth/first-job-in-city">
    A company posted its first role in a new city.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Country Expansion" href="/buying-signals/signals/location/country-expansion">
    A company opened its first location in a new country.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Location Added" href="/buying-signals/signals/location/location-added">
    A new office location appeared.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Expansion Signal" href="/buying-signals/signals/composite/expansion-signal">
    A company is expanding into new markets while growing.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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