How do you deal with internal transfer/job interviews within your company? I feel like it’s easy to exaggerate or get away with certain lies when you interview with a different company but within your current company it becomes difficult. Now of course you have to explain your accomplishments and value but you can’t lay it on as thick. Thoughts?

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The advantage of an internal transfer is that you often know the nuances of how the company works, who the stakeholders are, what moves the needle, etc… in a smaller company, you’ll already have rapport with the stakeholders and may already know people on the “new” team. In a larger company, you may not have that connection but understanding how the company works is a huge asset that you shouldn’t underplay. You also will likely have access to documentation and sometimes data around the new role that outside candidates won’t have, which should allow you to be far more prepared than an external candidate.

Notice that none of what I said has anything to do with what you’ve already done. You should be honest about your accomplishments and what you’ve already done bring to the table, but take advantage of the access to information and the familiarity with the ecosystem that you would have above the “average” external candidate.

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Thanks for sharing!

I have a career story that looks pretty good without the need to embellish or massage the narrative. Also, with internal moves the references tend to be stronger.

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