Can employers restrict job openings to internal applicants only?

Question

If a job opening exists or is created, must employers make the posting and consideration process available to both internal and external applicants?

Answer 1

Employeers can place restrictions on any job, including only allowing internal applicants to apply. As long as the hiring process does not violate other laws such as non-discrimination, internal-only is allowed.

Answer 2

This is not a yes or no answer, because companies are free to post open positions ayway they like. There is no federal or state mandates for how companies make their open positions known either externally or internally.



Some companies have internal rules for this that say "you must post the opening internally for two weeks, without HR approval." I work for such a company but when I need to hire fast I dont have time to wait for an internal candidate.

Answer 3

Yes, an employer can restrict it to only internal applicants. They are not obligated, by law, to open up jobs to outside candidates. A number of large companies do not post their job openings to outside.

Answer 4

they can but they shouldn't because they should offer growth within their company...so you should consider looking for a new position while you are there and that way maybe the new company will let you move up within their group...

Good Luck

Answer 5

There is usually more than one way to do something.

I hate to be cryptic,but yes they can.Whether it is legal or not, is another matter.