HRM Recruitment: Internal, External, Advantages & Disadvantages

This report examines recruitment methods in Human Resource Management (HRM), emphasizing both internal and external approaches. It begins by highlighting the importance of recruiting skilled professionals and references the recruitment strategy of Zappos. The report then delves into internal recruitment methods, such as promotions and internal advertisements, discussing their advantages (e.g., existing employee knowledge) and disadvantages (e.g., potential discrimination, lack of innovation). Following this, the report explores external recruitment methods, including advertising and casual callers, and their benefits (e.g., new opportunities, innovative ideas) and drawbacks (e.g., time and cost). The report concludes by providing a comprehensive analysis of each method, offering valuable insights into effective recruitment practices. References are provided to support the findings.

RECRUITMENT METHODS IN HRM, FOCUS ON INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL, PRO
AND CONS
RECRUITMENT METHODS IN HRM
For human resource management one of the most
important aspect is to recruit new and skilled professional
for the company. Different entities have different
recruitment methods. For example: Zappos entity has
strategy of showing online videos where employees are
giving reasons about their experience in company and
what they like most about it. There are generally two
sources in recruitment method which include internal and
external sources.
Internal recruitment:
This is the method which involve recruitment of
candidates internally where employees which are currently
working in organisation will get promoted either in other
department or in higher position. Employees are given chance
to occupy the higher level from their current position.
Its methods are as follows-
Promotion:
This is the method where hiring manager will use for
promoting its existing employees. It is use because they are
already known with the work of employees and their capabilities
in order to particular work.
Internal advertisement:
In this method, for recruiting internally hiring manager
will promote the position within the business only where they will
hang notices through bulletin boards or with memo to employees.
Advantages of internal recruitment:
 Main benefit of this method is that employees will hire from
existing employee which helps manager to develop
understandability of business operations easily.
 This is also beneficial because higher authorities have the
existing relationship with employees by which they did not
have to guide employees regarding work culture and day to
day tasks.
Disadvantages of this method:
 Main demerits of this method is that there are generally high
chances of discrimination with respect to caste, language,
religion in terms of promotion.
 There will be lack in innovative and creativity.
I n t e r n a l r e c r u itm e n t:
Promotion
Internal
advertisement
External recruitment:
The methods have been used by human resource
officer in order to recruit candidates from external
environment in order to get better performance and
innovation. External employee will always have that
excitement where with proper creativity and innovative
work gets completed. Its methods are as follows-
Advertising:
It is the most common and popular method which is used
by human resource officers in order to fill the job vacancy which
has been announced through different print and electronic media.
Casual callers:
This is the method which mainly concern with calling
previously applied candidates for source of recruitment. In
employment office, applications are already available where
officer hired them through calling.
Advertising
Casual callers

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Its advantages are as follows-
 This will create new opportunities for job seekers and for
employees
 This will help in increasing business strategy where new and
innovative ideas get developed for specific projects.
 It also helps in generating high productivity.
Its disadvantages are as follows-
 This is method which require more time for getting skilled
professionals.
 The method also require high cost in recruiting process.