External Recruitment: External Recruitment means looking outside the company for candidates for vacancy. Advantages of External Recruitment : 1) Introduces new people with new ideas, can allow leaps forward in thinking, helps avoid getting stuck. 2) Wider range of candidates giving more choice. 3) Takes advantage of training provided by other companies, reduces costs & increase skills. There are a wide variety of methods firm can use to find suitable candidates the actual method or methods used will depend upon the type of vacancy & number of vacancies available. For skilled & professional workers it may be appropriate to use to find suitable candidates. The actual method or methods used will depend upon the type of vacancy & the number of vacancies. Headhunters can be used when senior management positions become vacant. Head hunters will use their knowledge of employment market to find suitable candidates. For semi skilled workers advertisements in local & nation newspaper may be appropriate. The job center can be used for clerical administrative & unskilled workers.
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