vacancy advertising?

Sosotired

Does an employer have to advertise a vacancy, internally in the first instance, before filling it?

hcb42

no, this is not required.

Savvy_Sue

SOME employers may have a policy of doing this, but even if they do the policy can be ignored if there's enough justification.

LadyMissA

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

SOME employers may have a policy of doing this, but even if they do the policy can be ignored if there's enough justification.

true and some do not even promote from within

gettingready

And some do everything in their power NOT to promote from within.. sigh...

magenta22

Most companies advertise both internally and externally at the same time. I have only worked for one company where they advertised internally first, interviewed candidates and then when they were not suitable for the role advertised it externally. Personally I think that was the better way to do it because more often than not the role goes to an internal candidate.

Sambucus_Nigra

Sosotired wrote: »

Does an employer have to advertise a vacancy, internally in the first instance, before filling it?

No they do not have to.

magenta22 wrote: »

Most companies advertise both internally and externally at the same time.

But that's a company policy - the question was 'do they have to' and no - they do not have to.

Jarndyce

magenta22 wrote: »

Most companies advertise both internally and externally at the same time. I have only worked for one company where they advertised internally first, interviewed candidates and then when they were not suitable for the role advertised it externally. Personally I think that was the better way to do it because more often than not the role goes to an internal candidate.

If that is true, and I suspect it is based on your own limited experience rather than any hard evidence, then it is because they choose to, not because they have to.

magenta22

Jarndyce wrote: »

If that is true, and I suspect it is based on your own limited experience rather than any hard evidence, then it is because they choose to, not because they have to.

Which is why I said my personal opinion was that I think that it is better that they advertise internally first before advertising externally.

We all know that it is up to the company how they do it, but yes from PERSONAL LIMITED experience as you put it, is what I have found.

Jarndyce

magenta22 wrote: »

Which is why I said my personal opinion was that I think that it is better that they advertise internally first before advertising externally.

Er, no you didn't - you stated it as a fact without any qualification or suggestion that it was an opinion:

magenta22 wrote: »

Most companies advertise both internally and externally at the same time.

Sambucus_Nigra

magenta22 wrote: »

Which is why I said my personal opinion was that I think that it is better that they advertise internally first before advertising externally.

We all know that it is up to the company how they do it, but yes from PERSONAL LIMITED experience as you put it, is what I have found.

The question wasn't 'what's your opinion on this' - it was 'do they have to'. And no, they don't.