To every hiring Manager, HR and recruiter.

Apr 16 16 Comments

If you are hiring for X role, and you have an external candidate with 5 years of experience vs an internal candidate with 8 years of experience and certifications relevant to the role. Both live in the same state, both have the same availability, etc.

Why you hire the external one and pay them MORE BASE salary than why the internal one is getting paid for doing the same role?

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TOP 16 Comments
  • Because the internal one is probably carrying responsibilities way beyond their actual scope and would probably require 1.5 heads to backfill.
    Apr 16 5
    • Walmart
      vFnm76

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      vFnm76
      Thanks BI. Doesnโ€™t come through over text. :)

      MS - agree. Just sharing my perspective as a hiring manager. I always perfect internal over external all else being equal. Also much quicker joining time for internal candidates.
      Apr 16
    • New
      IdUr63

      New

      IdUr63
      @BI some ppl use โ€œ/sโ€ to indicate they are through with their sarcasm
      Apr 16
  • New
    BQFQ27

    New

    BQFQ27
    Also bear in mind: if you are already in the company, chances are that management wants you exactly where you are, doing exactly what you are doing, and they just don't want to move you because they want to know that base is covered.
    If you stick around too long in a company, you become like a piece of furniture to them. You are useful, you are part of the company, but nobody thinks much about you.
    Apr 16 2
  • External candidates can bring in fresh perspectives from the outside. This is something I have seen - new hires from external are excited to join. Excited to be here. Excited to work. Itโ€™s fresh and new. They appreciate everything. The internal ones, despite joining a new team, not all are like that because they come in still complaining about not enough vacation, no wlb, etc etc. They come in with this mindset of this is/was how itโ€™s been done. Sometimes a team (or manager) needs people that are truly excited.
    Apr 16 3
    • This is any corporation. New comers will make more. I donโ€™t think it is realistic for anyone to feel loyal to their company because they will not be loyal to you. So if one is not happy that new people are making more no one is stopping you from leaving. If you donโ€™t want to leave that is ok too but should also stop comparing. That will only bring you unhappiness. You canโ€™t control what Microsoft will pay you but you can control how you want to approach that.
      Apr 16
    • OP
      And thatโ€™s why people boomerang and get paid more?
      Itโ€™s impossible to ask not to compare if thatโ€™s what organizations do, compre services, compare benefits,compare work loads, compare KPIs, compre YoY, etc.
      We even compare the difference how external and internal employees work and what they bring.

      I do think organizations should evaluate their pay based on market also I encourage people to not be loyal as loyalty doesnโ€™t pay in the corporate world.

      Just a thought about this

      Thanks for your opinion.
      Apr 16
  • Tesla
    ๐Ÿ‰โ›ˆ

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    ๐Ÿ‰โ›ˆ
    cuz u probably wonโ€™t leave lol
    Apr 16 0
  • VMware
    oldgit

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    oldgit
    Probably because the external one was a better candidate for the role base on the interview..
    Apr 16 1