Other options can be: - HR requirement that all positions be advertised externally, even when there is an internal candidate who is suitable and people are hap

Other options can be: - HR requirement that all positions be advertised externally, even when there is an internal candidate who is suitable and people are happy with (similar rationale for the H1B policy but at a smaller scale and less likely to engender foamy-mouthed rantings) - hiring company is actually an agency who is fishing for CVs