Recruitment Sources

    

The recruitment process in the organization consider as a key element in the Human Resource management. The purpose of recruitment is attract a sufficient number of applicants that meet the job requirements (Muscalu, 2015). The Employer can choose the effective and Suitable candidate for particular job. And also identifying sources of recruitment is important in the recruitment process (Muscalu, 2015).

Sources of recruitment is an important step in the recruitment process. Recruitment sources are internal and external, but both sources are used in recruitment process. By using both sources are increase high volume of attracting applicants (Muscalu, 2015).   

Figure 1 – Recruitment Sources 

                                 Source: (Mukherjee, 2012)

Internal Sources of Recruitment

Internal sources of recruitment relate to hiring workers within the association internally. In other words, aspirants seeking for the different positions are those who are presently employed with the same association (Hamza, et al., 2021). At the time recruitment of workers, the original consideration should be given to those workers who are presently working within the association. This is an important source of recruitment, which provides the openings for the development and application of the being resources within the association (Torrington, et al., 2005).

Internal sources of recruitment are the most known and the easiest way of opting resources as performance of their work is formerly known to the association (Torrington, et al., 2005).

According to Hamza, et al (2021)  some of the INTERNAL RECRUITMENT SOURCES are listed below,

PROMOTIONS
Promote Employees as per their Performance

TRANSFER EMPLOYEES
Transfer Employees to different departments as per their skills and knowledge
 
RECRUITING FORMER EMPLOYEES
Recall former Talented Employees for vacant positions
 
EMPLOYEE REFERRALS
 Present employees suggest their known people to vacant position
 
INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENTS
Posting open job offer inside the Organization.
 
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS
Hiring applicants who short-listed earlier

According to Jayant Mukherjee (2012) some of the EXTERNAL RECRUITMENT SOURCES are listed below,

ADVERTISEMENTS
Advertising can be in electronic media, Television channels, Print media and social media, this is most common and famous source of Recruitment system. This source can reach high volume of people, But at the same time cost also little higher (Mukherjee, 2012).

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

Employment agencies deal with the organizations who need new employees for their vacant positions. Agencies provide skilled and unskilled employees as per organization needs (Mukherjee, 2012).

WEBSITES
Every Organization have their own website for recruitment. At the same time there are more job sites available for recruitment process which provide free sites and paid sites, paid sites engage with job seekers higher than free sites (Mukherjee, 2012).

CAMPUS RECRUITMENT

Some colleges and Universities offer opportunities to hire graduates for new positions. Campus recruitment is a convenient and cost effective source of recruitment (Mukherjee, 2012).

References

Hamza, P. A. et al., 2021. Recruitment and Selection: The Relationship between Recruitment and Selection with Organizational Performance. International Journal of Engineering, Business and Management , 5(3), p. 4.

Mukherjee, J., 2012. Designing Human Resource Management Systems. 1st ed. Delhi: SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd.

Muscalu, E., 2015. Sources of Human Resources Recruitment Organization. 3rd ed. Sibiu: University of Sibiu.

Torrington, D., Hall, L. & Taylor, S., 2005. Human Resource Management. 6th ed. London: Pearson Education Limited.