Recruitment Expert Interview Question:

Tell us what are the various internal and external sources of recruitment?

Submitted by: Muhammad

There can be two kinds of sources of recruitment for organizations - Internal and External.

☛ Internal recruitment - It means getting the candidate from within the organization to fulfil a vacancy. Internal recruitment can be done by:
► Transfer - transferring an employee from one location/ department to other.
► Promotion - Taking the employee higher up in the hierarchy
► Ex-employees - These could be the retired or retrenched employees
► Demotion - Lowering the position of an employee in the hierarchy for various reasons

☛ External recruitment - It means getting the absolutely new candidate to the company. The sources of these employees could be many:
► Job notifications in the print/ online media
► College campuses
► Placement agents
► Unsolicited applicants
► Employee referral program
► Employment exchange
► Labour contractors
Submitted by: Muhammad