An Argument For Promoting From Within

So why hire from the outside at all? Why are talented people already inside the company often looked over? The “new kid in school” phenomenon (their words, not ours) contributes to a mystique that makes the external guy look better.

“A common argument for not hiring from within is that ‘we don’t have anybody with those skills,'” but, experts told HRE Online, “coaching and training existing staff can be a more cost-effective alternative.”

“I always like to ask a potential client: ‘Are there any internal candidates we can consider and, if not, why not?’ ” Kurt Weyerhauser, managing partner of Kensington Stone, an executive search firm based in Los Angeles, told HRE Online.