Define internal and external recruiting, and give the advantages and disadvantages of each. Internal recruiting means making people already employed by the organization aware of job openings, often through job postings on bulletin boards, in newsletters, and on the organization's intranet.
What will be an ideal response?
Advantages: Greater motivation, loyalty, and morale for existing employees, who see opportunities for promotion; lower costs; fewer risks as candidates are already known and familiar with firm
Disadvantages: Limits the pool of available talent and fresh viewpoints; may cause employees to become complacent and assume that longevity and seniority will automatically result in promotion; filling a job from inside merely shifts where a vacancy exists
External recruiting means attracting job applications from outside the organization, often through recruiting firms, college-placement offices, word of mouth, and social media (such as LinkedIn).
Advantages: Potentially greater ability to obtain specialized knowledge and experience; fresh viewpoints
Disadvantages: More expensive and takes longer; higher risk because candidates from outside are less well known
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A. structure. B. people. C. technology. D. culture. E. strategy.
The worksheet has a debit and credit column for all of the following except the
A) trial balance. B) adjusted trial balance. C) statement of cash flows. D) income statement.
Explain what human resource management is, state its purpose, and list the five steps in the strategic human resource management process.
What will be an ideal response?
To take advantage of investment in human capital a firm should
A. establish practices that will enhance employee retention. B. rotate workers through functions in the company as quickly as possible. C. refrain from training individual employees. D. None of the choices are correct.