RECRUITMENT

DEFINITIO
Process of searching the candidates for employment and
stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organization
(Edwin B. Flippo).
Development and maintenance of adequate manpower
resources. It involves the creation of a pool of available labor
upon whom the organization can draw when it needs
additional employees (Dale S. Beach).
 TWO TYPES OF
RECRUITMENT SOURCES

INTERNAL
SOURCES
Selecting and transferring existing employees is a simpler process.

CHARACTERISTIC
The managers are aware of the talents and abilities of already existing
employees.
Tool to boost the morale of employees as internal hiring creates job and

S OF INTERNAL
promotion opportunities for existing employees.
Promotes a feeling of loyalty amongst the employees.
Existing employees are already aware of the company’s working methods
and don’t take a long time to adjust to new positions.
ADVANTAGES OF
INTERNAL
DISADVANTAGES
OF INTERNAL
EXTERNAL
  Lead to a stagnation in the company’s workforce.
 No introduction of new employees or fresh ideas.
 Often employees who are not suitable for a higher
position are given promotions just because they have been
at the organization for a long time, not because of their
skills and qualifications.

Sources of External Recruitment Include:  Institutes like colleges and vocational

schools (e.g. campus selection)
 People joining an organization,
specifically through  Contractors
recommendations.  Hiring unskilled labor
 Employment agencies (e.g.   List of applications
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exchanges.  Temporary workers.

 Advertising
 Consist of employees who are already on the payroll of a firm.
 It also includes former employees who have returned to work
for the organization.
 Done to fill up vacancies through promotion, re-hiring and
transferring employees within the company.

 Quick process.
 Cheaper than the external recruitment process.
 Works as a tool of motivation for the staff.
 The company’s choice is limited to existing
employees of the company.
 Hiring fresh employees is a lost prospect.
INTERNAL
 Long and time-consuming process.
 It is an expensive process.
  When external people are given opportunities over them,
then existing workers lose morale
 Hiring new employees can lead to the introduction of new
blood and thus the introduction of a new set of skills and ideas.

CHARACTERISTIC
S OF external
ADVANTAGES OF
EXTERNAL
DISADVANTAGES
OF external
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 Encouraging existing employees to recommend suitable candidates
can thus lead to the hiring of the right individuals for the right jobs.
 Provides a wider collection of potential employees with the
necessary skill set.
 Proven to be a successful recruitment process when hiring for
managerial and technical positions. 

 Longer adjustment or orientation time.

 Lead to employees picking their close friends and family
members who are unfit for the jobs. 
 May cause morale problems for the internal.
 Recruitment process is expensive.