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I have seen them be genuine, yes. Even if the preferred candidate is the preferred candidate, I tell hiring managers that they should interview any other internal candidates because they don't really know those other candidates' full history and may find someone even better.
That said, there's no point in doing internal interviews if you're just planning to promote someone else. Promotions should not be stymied by bogus internal postings.
It is very likely even HR professionals would answer this in the negative. However, years ago, there was a very large institution in my city that would put an "*" next to all of their postings where there was an identified internal candidate. What an honest, transparent approach. Externals could still apply but that asterisk let them know, up front, they had major(possibly insurmountable) competition.
No. Decided but must interview as protocol.
Personnel should always have priority!
I don't think it's any type of way to get around that bias, especially if the HR team feels the candidate deserving
I have seen this happen and people do notice. It affects trust when outcomes feel decided early. I think transparency is key if that is the case.