why are companies so keen on recruiting externally instead of promoting from within?

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Every company I’ve worked at seems to have a bias towards hiring externally rather than internally.

I’ve worked with some exceptional performers but the company still preferred to hire externally.

Is there reason for this that is kept quiet?

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There is the concept of promoting to failure. Basically you promote the best person in the subordinate job they may or may not be suited to the new job. People move up the corporate ladder until they hit the point they can no longer excel in their job. You end up people hitting their point of incompetence remaining in jobs when they would have input more to the business remaining at the lower level.

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