KAAF

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
FACULTY OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

DATE: 27TH JANUARY 2021

COURSE:INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT .

NAME:RUTH AGYEMANG

INDEX NUMBER:11103717

SECTION A

QUESTION 1

A. what are the advantages and disadvantages of recruiting expertise staff externally?

ADVANTAGES

1.INCREASE CONVERSION RATE:

External recruitment attacks a variety of candidates with different capabilities and skills
sets,thereby increaseing your chances of landing maximum suitable candidates.

2. BETTER QUALITY CANDIDATES:

A creative external recruitment campaign enables the recruiter to top automated with an
applicant tracking system, the external recruitment process expands your reach ,attracts the
right candidates,keeps them engaged and make it much easier to bring them on board.

3. ATTRACTS NEW SKILLS AND INPUT:

External recruitment greatly increases the possibility of identifying and attracting fresh talent.
This talent comes on board with new skills and business ldeas that have the ability to take
your business to the next level .

4. BRINGS NEW BUSINESS INSIGHTS AND IDEAS TO THE TABLE :

External recruitment attacks a variety of application from candidated with varying work
experience. This gives you easy access to candidates who've gained knowledge from working
for different companies.

DISADVANTAGES

1.HIGHER RISK:

The external recruitment process can attract candidates who are not revelent or worthy of
the open position. Since maximum candidates are total strangers to the recruiter,the risk of
bringing a misfit on board cannot be ruled put completely.

2.GREATER COST:

The external recruitment process involves posting jobs on different platforms,coming up with
compelling JDs,conducting interviews and coming up with an irresistible offer.All of these
aspects of the recruitment process are time-consuming, tedious ,complicated,and costly.

3.TIME CONSUMING:

The biggest downside of an external recruitment drive is the taken to fill open
positions.Recruitment receives hundreds of resumes for every open position and screening
them takes up a lot oand f time.

4.POSSIBILITY OF MALADJUSTMENT:

It is possible that your new hires may not be able to adapt to their new working environment
and break the ice with their new team members. When recruiters fail to hire a culture fit,new
hires often leave the job and need to be replaced,requiring recruiters to hunt for new
candidates.

QUESTION 2

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of involving the spous families of expatriates in
the selection process.
QUESTION 3

Discuss the strategic positioning why Brunt Hotels situated their hotels in downtown
location.

QUESTION 4

What are the important factors in the selection decision of expatriates?

SECTION B