Advantages of internal recruitment

Question 1

Advantages of internal recruitment

Answer 1

The organisation saves money on external advertisement costs
Employees will be more motivated as they know there is a chance of promotion
Employees are known to the organisation and can be trusted to do a good job
The vacancy can be filled quickly

Question 2

Disadvantages of internal recruitment

Answer 2

Applicants drawn from a very limited pool
Promoting one employee will create a vacancy in their old post
No fresh new ideas and skills added to the organisation
Employees can resist as fellow colleague being promoted over them

Question 3

Advantages of external recruitment

Answer 3

Fresh, new ideas and skills are brought into the organisation
Wider pool of candidates to choose from
Avoids creating a further vacancy in the organisation
Avoids jealousy and resistance being created by one employee being promoted over others

Question 4

Disadvantages of external recruitment

Answer 4

Candidates don’t know the organisation so induction training will have to be carried out which takes up production time and can be costly
Such a large, vast pool of candidates will take a lot of time to choose from
The organisation don’t know the candidate which carries a risk that they may not be suited for the job, or worse are untrustworthy
Staff will be de-motivated as there is no internal promotion