“Internal job applicants who face rejection are nearly twice as likely to leave their organizations than those who were either hired for an internal job or had not applied for a new job at all.”
The study covers more than 9,000 rejections at one Fortune 100 company. Employees apply internally to find out if they have a future there. A rejection without an interview answers the question. Candidates who got an interview before the no were half as likely to leave. A thirty-minute conversation is cheaper than a replacement hire.