Question

Distinguish between internal recruitment and external recruitment.

Answer 1

	Points of Difference	Internal recruitment	External recruitment
1.	Types	Promotion Transfer Re-employment	Advertisements Employment exchanges Educational institutions Recruitment agencies Casual callers Gate hiring Recommendations Labour contractors
2.	Advantages	Familiarity Economical Less time-consuming Motivational Better utilisation of existing talent	Wide choice Infusion of new blood Healthy competition
3.	Limitations	Restricted choice Inbreeding Lack of competition Conflicts among staff	Frustration amongst staff Time-consuming Expensive Uncertainty

Answer 2

1. Internal recruitment is recruitment from within the organisation whereas external recruitment is from outside the organisation.
2. Internal recruitment does not bring new employees into the organisation while external recruitment brings new employees into the organisation.