Business Essentials (12th Edition) (What's New in Intro to Business)
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ISBN: 9780134728391
Author: Ronald J. Ebert, Ricky W. Griffin
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10, Problem 10.1QR
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To explain: The pros and cons of internal and external recruiting and the appropriate situation for both.
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Internal recruiting:
Advantages:
- It builds morale and provides motivation to employees when peers see other peers get promoted.
- The process of teaching the culture of the business is not required.
Disadvantages:
- It may lead to new fewer ideas.
- It will create a new opening in the firm that requires recruitment process.
- It could create resentment among other employees because of the reason that other employees are being promoted.
External recruiting:
Advantages:
- It brings new ideas and knowledge into the firm.
- It increases workforce diversity.
- It can give a new idea about the marketplace and the competition present.
Disadvantages:
- It will lead to training costs.
- Temporary efficiency loss.
- Loss of morale.
Internal recruiting will be more suited to a situation where there is very much to learn from outside as the firm itself has tremendous knowledge of the business. External recruiting will be more suited in a situation when the company needs new ideas and direction to make a considerable impact changes to its fortunes.
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