Workers with the most desirable traits are the first to be hired and are the most likely to hold on to their jobs in a downturn;
(Workers with the most desirable traits; are; the first to be hired) (the first; to be hired; ) (Workers with the most desirable traits; are; the most likely to hold on to their jobs in a downturn)
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the first to be hired
the most likely to hold on to their jobs in a downturn