Matt,

Thank you for sharing your experience in this particular industry and the common practice. It makes me wonder about how the organizations make strategic HR decisions and what potential exposure they may have in how they promote, advance and compensate their employees. Whenever I am asked to fill a position within an organization, my first reference point is the job description. So my question to you is how is recruiting tackled when someone in a non-entry level position leaves the organization? Is someone promoted from within or do you hire externally? How does the organization know what it needs and how does it plan for the future? So many questions... this is just very intriguing.