Are you required to notify your manager if you planning to find another job within the company? I know if you apply via the HR site, it will notify your manager but how about contacting over teams/ email?
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Yes. I applied for a promotion which required two applications to two different roles. I only applied to one, but then my director asked me to apply to the 2nd one for reporting purposes later on.
My manager didn't know that I was applying to 2nd role, and thought that I was applying for a role outside of Dell. He messaged me within 10 minutes asking where I was applying to.
Absolutely your manager knows the second you hit send.
Well I apologize if I was creating misinformation. My impression was it doesn't notify your manager because I've applied internally before. I told my manager and it took him for surprise. I asked him if he got an automated email and he said he did not.
Perhaps he skipped over that email. Apologies everyone.
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your manager absolutely gets notified the second you push send. Dont pass along false information.
Source: I've seen the notification email myself in my inbox- nuff said.
@3hyt+1ipQxL53 can you write more?
Your 7 page write up isn't informative enough.
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This is incorrect, the moment you apply for another role on HR portal, your manager gets an automated email. Anyone who worked as a manager can confirm this,
Technically you don't have to but they will know very quickly. I would speak to your manager first. Let them know that you are interested in doing something else in the company. Depending on your relationship with your manager, they may take it either horribly or completely supportive. No, they won't get notified about you applying but the hiring manager WILL ask about you from your current manager if you interview with the hiring manager. Once that happens, the cat is out of the bag.
I had a buddy of mine trying to get another job internally. His manager quickly found out somehow even though the hiring manager didn't know his current manager at all. Managers talk to each other. So what happened was that the situation escalated to his VP and he had to force retention efforts. He managed to meet demands of higher salary and a promotion.
Just remember, you leaving your team means a few things: your current manager has to reevaluate their team's goals and projects, you may disqualify yourself from receiving a proper bonus and raise, and not communicating the situation properly may burn bridges. It's wise to give your manager a proper expectation.
I've applied internally myself before. My manager and I have a great relationship. At the beginning of the year, I gave him expectations up front. A few months later, I told him that applied elsewhere internally. He told me that he never even knew and that telling him was unnecessary and mentioned that he would have found out eventually because if the hiring manager chooses you for the job (even if the hiring manager kept it a secret), that's when the current manager gets notified: during the transfer process.
It's impossible for your manager to never know that you moved elsewhere.
YES and if you don't notify your manger you get fired with no peachy walking package.
Respect all DEll Managers or you may find yourself in the soup line.
This must be a joke!? WHy wasting your time to apply within Dell?
It’s always a courtesy to let your current manager know. Do realize that your current manager and the hiring manager will be talking at some point after you apply. If you talk about it first with your current manager, there is a chance that they might have the opportunity to make changes to keep you. Just applying for the new role without letting them know will likely set the wrong tone for the manager to manager talk that will likely happen later. Also, just because you apply for another internal role does not guarantee that you get that role. The talent acquisition person will require others to be interviewed as well before offer is sent to you.