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Your Internal Transfer References Are Wrong
When you apply for an internal move, your manager is usually the first person the hiring manager calls — which can tank your chances before you even interview. Ep 18 of The Internal Move Podcast digs into why the standard 'permission-based reference' model breaks down inside a single company. Lucas and Luna walk through a real case from a Fortune 500 tech firm where an employee lost a promotion because her current boss gave a lukewarm off-the-record review. They cover three alternative reference strategies — parallel references, project sponsors, and skip-level endorsements — and…
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