<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9"
        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
        xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9
          http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd">

  <!-- ══ HOME ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ══ JOBS ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/jobs</loc>
    <changefreq>hourly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ══ SERVICES ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/services</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ══ FREELANCERS ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/freelancers</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.9</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ══ FIND WORK / FIND TALENT ═══════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/find-work</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/find-talent</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.8</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ══ INFORMATIONAL PAGES ════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/about</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/contact</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/why-hire242</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/how-to-hire</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/enterprise</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/pricing</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/trust-safety</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/help</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.6</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/project-catalog</loc>
    <changefreq>daily</changefreq>
    <priority>0.7</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/direct-contracts</loc>
    <changefreq>monthly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/resources</loc>
    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
  </url>

  <!-- ══ LEGAL PAGES ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ -->
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/terms</loc>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>
  <url>
    <loc>https://www.hire242.com/privacy</loc>
    <changefreq>yearly</changefreq>
    <priority>0.3</priority>
  </url>

  <!--
    ══ DYNAMIC PAGES (Jobs, Services, Freelancer Profiles) ═══════════════════
    NOTE: These should be generated server-side and appended here at build time,
    or served via a dynamic sitemap endpoint at /api/sitemap.xml.

    Example entries (replace with real data):

    <url>
      <loc>https://www.hire242.com/job/42-build-react-dashboard</loc>
      <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
      <priority>0.8</priority>
    </url>

    <url>
      <loc>https://www.hire242.com/freelancers/johndoe</loc>
      <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
      <priority>0.7</priority>
    </url>

    <url>
      <loc>https://www.hire242.com/service/15-logo-design</loc>
      <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
      <priority>0.7</priority>
    </url>
  -->

</urlset>
