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As the post states, It has come to the attention that someone has been recruited in my small office for a new post which has not been advertised internally. There are 3 of us and we have heard on the grapevine that they are bringing in a manager to replace a junior who has just left. Can a company do this without asking the 3 staff if they are intere in the position?

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That link is to a site in ROI.

 

However, there is no legal requirement for a company to advertise internally first. Some companies do have a policy of internal first so as to offer opportunities to existing employees for development but they do not have to.

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In a public company and Universities sometimes the law or policy is to advertise internally.

In private companies, well they are private and can do whatever they want.

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In my large public sector employer it has been the policy that many lower grade new posts have been advertised by the HR department rather than the department concerned. this prevents nepotism whereby existing workers can't get their mates or family to apply. We have no idea when the advert goes out or for how long.

 

However there are some specialist roles which are advertised internally because they wish to provide career development to an existing staff member while getting someone who already has extensive knowledge of the organisation.

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Personally, I think that it is bad form, not to advertise internally even if the management are aware that there is no one that is currently suitable.

 

It is good for staff morale and also gives management the opportunity to seek out potential future prospects and plan training etc. Cynically, it also gives management the opportunity to feed BS to the less likely candidates, in order to boost their confidence and productivity.

 

In my experience, internal promotions are often practically cut and dried prior to the internal advertisement in any case.

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