The Invisible Cost of Internal Job Postings

Career Coaching with Fexingo: Professional Coaches, Career Counselors, and Guidance for Workers · Sep 1, 2026 · 11m · transcript

Internal mobility is often sold as the ultimate employee benefit, but data from September two thousand twenty-six suggests it may be costing companies more than they realize. We examine a specific case study involving a mid-sized technology firm that replaced its external hiring pipeline with an internal-only posting system for six months. The results were counterintuitive: retention didn't improve, and productivity dropped because employees spent significant time managing the optics of applying to their own colleagues. Lucas and Luna break down the hidden transaction costs of internal…