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Internal recruitment is a process of recruiting people internally within the organization.





 



 

‡ Present permanent employees (based on programs of career development).

‡ Present temporary / casual employees.
‡ Retired employees.
‡ Dependents of deceased disabled, retired and present employees.


 





 

‡ Intranets.
‡ Staff notice boards.
‡ In-house magazines / newsletters.
‡ Internal notices.
‡ Meetings.
‡ Personal recommendation ± often referred to as µword of mouth¶.


 





 

‡ Cheaper and quicker to recruit.

‡ People already familiar with the business and how it operates.
‡ Provides opportunities for promotion with in the business ± can be motivating.
‡ Business already knows the strengths and weaknesses of candidates.


 





 

‡ Limits the number of potential applicants.

‡ No new ideas can be introduced from outside the business.
‡ External candidates might be better suited / qualified for the job.
‡ May cause resentment amongst candidates not appointed .
‡ Creates another vacancy which needs to be filled.
‡ Longer process.