Timeline for I fear I'm about to be replaced. Is it okay to ask about a new position in my company?
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| Aug 3, 2016 at 12:27 | comment | added | FreeMan | Many (US) companies require that jobs be posted, at least internally, if not externally, before someone can be hired. I was brought in as contract-to-hire at my current and previous positions. In both cases, the job was posted, and I had to interview (with my current boss) for the position. We sat down for the interview, chit-chatted for a few minutes, then the boss pulled out the paperwork and said "I have to go through the formality..." | |
| Aug 3, 2016 at 7:12 | comment | added | user45590 | @NotMe, yes. It is very, very common to have requirements that jobs be advertised, even if a particular person is already lined up for the role. | |
| Aug 2, 2016 at 3:07 | comment | added | jpmc26 | @NotMe From what I understand, posting jobs as a formality to show you allowed others to apply is quite common in the US. | |
| Aug 1, 2016 at 22:13 | vote | accept | Henry A. | ||
| Aug 1, 2016 at 22:09 | comment | added | Xavier J | In this case, the employer might not know that the OP is considering full time work. That tiny (but important) fact must be shared to be of value to either side. To add - Strange things happen. I've heard of companies forcing all their employees to re-apply for the jobs they already have. Managers got demoted, subordinates got promoted! "Fluff" employees got the boot. | |
| Aug 1, 2016 at 22:05 | comment | added | ChrisLively | @codenoir: answer honestly: Have you ever actually heard of someone being told to post a job opening online for a position that they were actually being considered for? The only time I've ever heard of such a thing was if the employee was a foreign national working on a visa and the company was forced by law to post the position. In that case the person knew they had the job. | |
| Aug 1, 2016 at 21:58 | comment | added | Xavier J | "you definitely won't be offered the job" <-- speculation. They could be considering the OP, but also looking at other candidates. | |
| Aug 1, 2016 at 18:32 | history | answered | PeteCon | CC BY-SA 3.0 |