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A company is manufacturing paper plates and bowls. It produces 1,00,000 plates and bowls each day. Due to local festival, it got an urgent order of extra 50,000 plates and bowls. Explain the method of recruitment that the company should adopt in the given circumstances to meet the order.
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Solution
To adopt the circumstances two type of things can be done-
• The existing employees should be asked to work overtime.
• Recruit some skilled people on contract basis.
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