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The Skill Bankruptcy of Lateral Moves
Most career coaches warn that lateral internal transfers are a resume dead-end, but there is a hidden mechanism called skill bankruptcy that makes the opposite true. We look at how moving into a new department resets your value proposition by forcing you to shed obsolete expertise and acquire high-leverage skills that external hiring managers actually pay for. Using data on internal mobility retention rates and specific case studies from major tech firms in the third quarter of twenty twenty six, we break down why staying put can be more dangerous than jumping desks, and how to structure your…
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