• yesman@lemmy.world
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    Just want to point out that this is unfair to the internal candidate too. The boss is basically saying, I know you can do the job and have put in the time. But I still wanna check to see if I can get a better candidate, just in case, you understand.

    Never waste resentment on your rivals when your owners are right there.

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    12 hours ago

    You have it backwards. Companies always choose the unknown new person over the qualified internal candidate and give the new employee a much higher salary.

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      11 hours ago

      You’re both wrong. Neither gets hired so they can h1-b visa someone and hold their ability to be in the US hostage while underpaying them.

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      In my experience, it is truly usually the case that they have a specific internal person in mind for the role, but HR/legal policies require that the listing be opened to outside applicants.

      It’s an effort to combat nepotism and promote equal opportunity employment. But employers don’t often hire outside when an internal candidate is an option just because there is less onboarding to do before that employee can be made productive.