Biddrell Incorporated is trying to increase its hiring of programmers and has hired you as a consultant to assist with recruitment planning for the year. They are facing an economic recession and new companies that have cropped up over the city. Biddrell is willing to invest millions of dollars because of concerns for how they are being viewed by the public due to several oil spills and safety accidents. What is your recommendation for how they should approach recruitment?

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What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

You were just hired by the HR department of your company. They are seeking new hires for management positions and are interested in new approaches to recruiting given that hiring leaders from outside the company is associated with high turnover--in other words, many managers hired from outside the company do not stay very long with the company. You are asked to spearhead the crafting of an internal recruitment strategy. Explain to the department what internal recruitment is and its benefits. Describe one method that you recommend the company use and provide rationales to the department for why this is the best approach.