Rejected internal job applicants are twice as likely to quit
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Rejected internal job applicants are twice as likely to quit
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Re: Rejected internal job applicants are twice as likely to quit
#2In other news: Pope confirms he is Catholic.
But seriously, if a person confirms they aren’t valued at a company, of course they’re going to leave.
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#3Not a particularly shocking conclusion, but good to have the data. Telling an employee they have no opportunity for vertical growth in an org typically results in negative consequences.
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#4well, yeah. My understanding has always been that if you apply for an internal bump and get rejected, you're being shown the door with a little politeness.
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#5In other news: Pope confirms he is Catholic. But seriously, if a person confirms they aren’t valued at a company, of course they’re going to leave.
Beyond the headline the article offers some additional guidance:
> First, internal candidates who were rejected after interviewing with the hiring manager were half as likely to exit as those rejected earlier in the process.
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#6That's probably an intentional outcome in some cases.
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#7Sometimes I wonder how many people are running experiments on HN users to see what percentage of initial comments tend to be reflexively about the headline as opposed to the actual conclusions drawn in the article.
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#8Yeah presumably people who are applying for an internal transfer/promotion are looking for a change in their role. If they get rejected then they are likely to look around outside the company for a similar opportunity.
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#9Well that's amazing captain obvious.
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#10This just happened with me, applied for a few internal positions I was told I was qualified for, then later found out they had changed their minds. No other opportunity for growth internally otherwise, so my only option is to look outside of the company.