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  • why we really prefer internal candidates

    why we really prefer internal candidates

    original publish date: 16th November, 2011

    decades on …

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    transcript

    FTE #1: I'd prefer to recruit internally because I need someone who knows how things get done around here.

    FTE #2: Someone who knows, or someone who's already proven they're willing to pot up with it?

    FTE #1: I can't go through the "that's just how it is" speech again.

    Caption: Is it a preference for internal knowledge, or a subconscious avoidance of external criticism?