Why you need an internal mobility strategy

Internal mobility is the “dynamic internal process for moving talent from role to role”. For many successful organisations it lies not only the centre of a well rounded recruitment strategy, but also at the heart of company culture itself.

Research has shown that a strong internal hiring strategy could have numerous advantages for your business. There is robust evidence which shows that retaining staff can have a positive effect on customer satisfaction, production, efficiency, sales, financial performance, error rates and absenteeism. Essentially if you want virtually any area of your business to be successful, an internal mobility strategy is crucial.

For the internal recruitment team, the benefits can be tremendous as well. Hiring internally can accelerate time to hire, reduce cost of hire, improve on-boarding time and enhance quality of hire. So, why don’t more organisations have an internal hiring strategy? And for those that do, what are the barriers to recruiting internally?

Company culture can be a huge barrier