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I applied for a job within my company but they are also interviewing outside as well. Training me would be a lot easier since I already know the business and the computer system. So if they hire someone outside is that a reflection on me? It would make me feel that way. I can’t move up and need to work under a new person who has to be completely trained.
I applied for a job within my company but they are also interviewing outside as well. Training me would be a lot easier since I already know the business and the computer system. So if they hire someone outside is that a reflection on me? It would make me feel that way. I can’t move up and need to work under a new person who has to be completely trained.
It depends. Sometimes companies know who they want to hire from within the company but because of laws, the posted position has to be open to everyone, both inside and outside the company.
Unless you were in the interview you have no way of knowing those things. Maybe they interviewed better? You never know. I would t take it as a slap in the face by any means. It can be kind of demoralizing, for sure, but it doesn’t mean your doomed. Just keep applying. I know I’m speaking from the opposite side, as I just accepted a position as an outsider in a big organization, but I also applied for a total of 11 positions for the last nine months and interviewed four times before getting the job. You just never know.
I don't know, but based on the OP's past threads, it might just be the OP (coworkers getting positions over her, her defense of Trump at work, coworkers who take too much sick time, etc.)
Training me would be a lot easier since I already know the business and the computer system
It might be much easier to teach a business and computer system to someone who is an awesome worker than it would be to train you to be an awesome worker.
What I am trying to say is training a new system to someone isn't that difficult. However adding years of experience and specific skills wouldn't be so easy. Not to mention a different/better work ethic, personality and so on.
I say you have to go through the interview process just like everyone, insider or outsider. After you go through the interview, and if you are not selected, then is time to move on.
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We have the option of keeping it inside or going public. I have at times kept it inside, but only when I knew someone who would be interested and that I knew was well qualified for the position. The problem with inside only is that the number of candidates is very limited, maybe 2-3 people to choose from. Going outside you still get those 2-3 people plus another 20-30 so have a better chance of finding someone ideal for the position. I have seen lazy hiring managers stay inside just to avoid the on-boarding and training, but it's ended up biting them in the end.
Politics, regulatory requirements to post jobs to the public, your manager doesn't want to let you go, etc.
There are plenty of reasons why this may be happening.
If you've tried, you've done all that you can. If you notice after some time that you aren't progressing as you wish, you always have the option to seek employment elsewhere. After several failed attempts internally, that is now where my focus lies in my situation.
I applied for a job within my company but they are also interviewing outside as well. Training me would be a lot easier since I already know the business and the computer system. So if they hire someone outside is that a reflection on me? It would make me feel that way. I can’t move up and need to work under a new person who has to be completely trained.
Just because you know the company and business, doesn't mean you'd make a good supervisor.
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