Job Postings, Transfers, and Promotions

A Job Postings, Transfers, and Promotions policy explains how your organization posts open roles, evaluates internal candidates for transfers or promotions, and manages eligibility, selection, and transition timelines in a fair, consistent, and compliant way.

How to Write a Job Postings, Transfers, and Promotions Policy

• Start with "why" and introduce the concept.
• Explain your organization's general approach to posting open roles internally, including how internal and external recruiting may run in parallel.
• State the baseline eligibility expectations for internal moves (tenure, qualifications, and performance or conduct standing).
• Describe the employee's responsibility to communicate their interest in an internal role through your usual channels.
• Outline how you'll review internal applications and decide who moves forward to interviews.
• Explain how you'll confirm selections and handle the transfer or promotion transition process.

For advice on writing a Job Postings, Transfers, and Promotions policy in a specific jurisdiction, see below.