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 ### Creating a new position
-Every new position being created goes through this process before interviewing, accepting applicants, or extending offers.
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+Use this process to create a new position before interviewing, recruiting, or extending offers.
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+Any position created this way is considered a position on the core team, which means it is filled by a [fleetie, not a consultant](https://fleetdm.com/handbook/business-operations#who-isnt-a-consultant).
 
 > If you think this job posting may need to stay temporarily classified (¶¶) and not shared company-wide or publicly yet, for any reason, then stop here and send a Slack DM with your proposal to the CEO instead of modifying "🧑‍🚀 Fleeties" (which is visible company-wide) or submitting a draft pull request to "Open positions" (which is public).