Why should I hire you from the outside when I could promote someone from within?

Promoting to existing employees is a good and positive approach, but the combination of old branches and new leaves always make a better tree. So it will be always better for an organization if a fresh new attitude/thought mixed with an experience thought.

SNO	HR Interview Question and Answers
01	Tell me about yourself
02	Why should I hire you?
03	What are your strengths and weaknesses?
04	Why do you want to work at our company?
05	What motivates you to do a good job?
06	What is the difference between confidence and over confidence?
07	Are you willing to relocate or travel?
08	Can you work under pressure?
09	How do you feel about working nights and weekends?
10	What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
11	What are your goals?
12	Do you have any questions for me?
13	On a scale of one to ten, rate me as an interviewer
14	What makes you angry?
15	Where do you see yourself five years from now?
16	How much salary do you expect?
17	Tell me something about our company
18	Who has inspired you in your life and why?
19	Would you lie for the company?
20	What was the toughest decision you ever had to make?
21	How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
22	Have you considered starting your own business?
23	How do you define success and how do you measure up to your own definition?

Why should I hire you from the outside when I could promote someone from within?

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Yes, of course, you can, and that is a good and positive idea but you should also give chance to outside new talents. Not to just making work done but also to remain competitive in this market. And a new person will also bring a new innovative idea in your organization, he may have different other ways of doing some tasks, which also explores your organization and its employees.

This will give the company to work with dynamic ways rather than working in one form. People from different areas with different innovative ideas and skills coming at a commonplace working together will, of course, lead better for organizational goals and development.