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Why 84 Percent of Internal Hires Fail Within 18 Months
In the premiere episode of The Internal Move Podcast, Lucas and Luna dissect a startling statistic from a 2025 CareerBuilder study: 84% of internal hires fail within 18 months. They explore why moving sideways or up within your own company often backfires, using the case of a senior marketing manager at Procter & Gamble who jumped from brand management to supply chain. The hosts unpack the three hidden pitfalls—unwritten cultural rules, undeclared performance thresholds, and invisible network debt—that trip up even stellar employees. Lucas cites research from Harvard Business Review showing…
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