RECRUITMENT 1) Internal sources of recruitment 2) External sources of recruitment Its merits and demerits

1. Business

2. Internal
Sources
of
Recruitment

3. Internal sources
Sources of
recruitment are
from within the
organization .
The employees can
be informed of

4. Types of internal sources
Promotions
Transfers

5. It involves shifting of people from one job to
another without any change in their responsibility
and status .
It is a good source of filling the
vacancies with employees from over
staffed departments .
Transfers are said to be a horizontal process in
which employees transferred are not given any
high positions.

6. • Promotions refer to shifting of persons
to positions carrying better prestige,
higher responsibilities and more pay.
The higher positions falling vacant may
be filled up from within the
organization.
• It is a vertical process in which the
employees who are promoted are given
greater responsibilities.

7. Internal sources of Recruitment
Internal
sources Transfers
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8. MOTIVATION
LOW COST
NO REQUIREMENT FOR TRAINING
REDUCES SHORTAGE OF STAFF

9. 1.Motivation
Filling job vacancies through
internal sources of recruitment
particularly promotion motivates
the existing employees of the
organization and encourages them
to improve their efficiency and
capabilities . the employees will
work hard in order to get higher
positions with good salary .

10. 2)Low cost
Filling job vacancies through internal sources of recruitment is
effective in terms of both time and cost, as the candidates are
already known to the organization .The cost involved in the whole
recruitment and selection process are reduces to a large extent and
the process is completed faster .
3) No requirement for training
As the employees who are promoted or transferred are familiar
with the working pattern of the organization as they are recruited
from within the organization.
4. Reduces shortage of staff
Transfer has the benefit of shifting employees from one
department to other where there is shortage of staff.

11. NOT AVAILABLE IN NEW ORGANIZATIONS
FREQUENT TRANSFFERS
ABSENCE OF COMPETITION
LETHARGIC EMPLOYEES
RESTRICTS NEW TALENT
LIMITATIONS

12. 1. Restricts new talent
As the employees are selected within the organization, the scope of
infusing new and fresh talent gets restricted.
It prevents new blood from entering the organization. New blood brings
innovative ideas, fresh thinking and dynamism into the organization.
2. Lethargic employees
As the employees know that they will be promoted, they may become lethargic
and their efficiency may decrease.
3. Absence of competition
Recruitment through internal sources restricts new talent and thereby
discourages competition among the existing employees.
4. Frequent transfers
In this source of recruitment employees are frequently transferred. This
doesn’t allow them an opportunity to become efficient in any single job.
Consequently, the productivity in the organization gets lowered.
5. Not available in new organization
Recruitment through internal source is only possible in the previously
established organizations. No organization can fill all its vacancies from internal
sources.