Recruitment Methods

02/09/2012

HRM/240

Alice Okoth-Ogwal

Recruitment Methods

There are many different ways that a company could recruit for a job. There are many different ways for conducting the recruitment process. Any of them could be adopted for the best results. The internal way would be through in house recruitment. These process employees from within the organization are interviewed and screened for the job opening. There are many different way to do external recruitment. Some of them are made through advertising, looking for candidates online and holding an open house.

Unfortunately, internal recruitment is limited because there may not be any employees capable of fulfilling the position. External recruitment by means of applications and resumes may increase the chances of hiring an individual who does not perform well at the job. However, when employees contact a company on their own, there is an increased chance that the employee will perform better than an employee who has been recruited by college placement services or newspaper ads.

Recruiting from inside through message board s can encourage current employees to continue outstanding performances. The employee knows firsthand through past and current performance if they are qualified for the position. I believe that conflict could arise between employees based on not being promoted to a position to which they feel are qualified for.

Private employment and temporary agencies charge client fees to cater to their client and provide quality employees to fill open positions. Also, the cost of conducting employment through temporary agencies is often lower than those of permanent employees; if they are laid off, temps can be dismissed without the possibility of collecting unemployment.

Advertising has the benefit of accomplishing a greater audience of potential applicants. Advertisement unlike the internet is known to be time-consuming and requires creating a design and message that are well written and stress...