In most cases, internal job applicants who are rejected end up quitting: research indicates they are nearly two times as likely to leave their organizations compared to those who were either hired for an internal job or had not applied for a new job at all.

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Employee retenton for HBR Research: Why Rejected Internal Candidates End Up Quitting
Employee retenton for HBR Research: Why Rejected Internal Candidates End Up Quitting
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