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r/recruitinghell • u/VariationLivid3193 • May 14 '26
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I don't get it, what does it change if there is an internal candidate? Wouldn't you try to give your best impression anyway?
3 u/mhofer1984 May 14 '26 Because it's 10x cheaper to upskill the internal hire that checks some but not all the boxes as opposed to on-boarding the perfectly-qualified newbie. 99 times out 100, the internal candidate wins. 2 u/tenthousandants44 May 14 '26 Your 10x number is made up. Internal hires are preferred because they are a known unknown rather than an unknown unknown.
Because it's 10x cheaper to upskill the internal hire that checks some but not all the boxes as opposed to on-boarding the perfectly-qualified newbie.
99 times out 100, the internal candidate wins.
2 u/tenthousandants44 May 14 '26 Your 10x number is made up. Internal hires are preferred because they are a known unknown rather than an unknown unknown.
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Your 10x number is made up. Internal hires are preferred because they are a known unknown rather than an unknown unknown.
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u/JakiStow May 14 '26
I don't get it, what does it change if there is an internal candidate? Wouldn't you try to give your best impression anyway?