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Evaluate the effectiveness of seniority, assessment centers, and job knowledge as substantive internal selection procedures.

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Seniority

Seniority is never an effective choice in an internal hiring process. Why? The employee who has been with the company the longest is not always the best employee for the promotion or the new position. The employee might feel he or she is owed the position, but, in reality, the company must hire the person whose skills and education will take the position to where it needs to be. An employee with seniority ...

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