Screening and selecting internal candidates

cf_internal_selection.ppt

INTERNAL SELECTION

Richard J. Wagner, PhD

Part-time faculty

Updated: February 18, 2016

WE PROMOTE EXCLUSIVELY FROM WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION

Good idea or bad?

Some positives

Motivate current employees

Reward good performers

Meet employee growth needs

Promote known quantities

Already ‘socialized’ and know the organization

Some negatives

One person is happy, others are unhappy

Is promotion based on objective standards—or whom one knows?

Disruptive to parts of organization

May promote less-qualified people

Promotes “same” thinking / lack of fresh ideas

OFTEN A PART OF STRATEGIC HR PLAN

Requires a strong HR department

A good performance evaluation system

Uses some type of job posting system

ELEMENTS OF AN EFFECTIVE JOB POSTING SYSTEM

Post ALL applicable jobs

Post for a stated time (longer than one week)

State specific job requirement (MBA + 2 years’ experience)

Respond to ALL who apply

Interview ALL who are qualified

Inform everyone of the decision

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