Signal key
headcount_recoveryCategory
Growth
Source
Company Professional Network page, evaluated against 180-day signal history.
When it fires
Trigger condition
employee_growth fires AND at least one prior employee_decrease exists in the last 180 days for the same company.Magnitude
Bucketed on the recovery delta. A sharp rebound (hyper) is a stronger story than a slow crawl back. Buckets are assigned from the percentage change between snapshots:| Bucket | Condition |
|---|---|
low | 1% ≤ |delta_pct| < 5% |
moderate | 5% ≤ |delta_pct| < 15% |
high | 15% ≤ |delta_pct| < 30% |
hyper | |delta_pct| ≥ 30% |
Why it matters
A company clawing back from a dip is often re-investing, which makes for warm timing. Recovery follows restructuring, a pivot, or a tough quarter, and the rebuild phase brings fresh tooling decisions as the company resets its stack.How to read it
Turnaround
Signals a company exiting a difficult period and re-entering growth, often with new leadership.
Stack reset
Post-recovery rebuilds frequently re-evaluate vendors chosen during the lean period.
Context required
Always look at what caused the prior decrease, layoffs vs seasonal vs reorg change the pitch.
Outreach playbook
Related signals
Employee Growth
A company’s employee count increased by at least one between snapshots.
Employee Decrease
A company’s employee count dropped by at least one.
Restructuring Signal
A company is undergoing major restructuring.
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