Internal and External Recruitment

Compare and contrast internal and external recruitment.

Internal recruitment is recruitment within the organisation i.e. promotions whereas external recruitment is recruitment outwith the organisation.

Internal recruitment will be less time consuming then external recruitment as employers don’t need to re-interview employees.

External can be more costly as the organisation has to advertise the vacancy.

Internal- people in the organisation may get annoyed as the may feel that they deserve the job more than the person that actually gets it.

External- there could be someone that is more skill full for the job out with the organisation

Internal- This could give the employees a chance to prove their skills, increase morale.

Internal recruitment - Gives existing employees greater opportunity to advance their careers in the business. May help to retain staff that might otherwise leave. Requires a short induction training period.

Internal recruitment is recruitment within the company, for example someone that works as a admin assistant could apply to be an administrative supervisor. Whereas external recruitment is recruitment from outside the company for example someone that was looking for a new job could apply for it.

External recruitment allows a wider range of people to apply who could bring new skills and ideas to a company whereas internal recruitment means current employees could get promoted who will not bring any new ideas or skills to the business.