Recruitment, selection and training

Recruitment is the process of identifying that the organisation needs to employ someone up to the point at which application forms for the post have arrived at the organisation. Selection then consists of the processes involved in choosing from applicants a suitable candidate to fill a post. Training consists of a range of processes involved in making sure that job holders have the right skills, knowledge and attitudes required to help the organisation to achieve its objectives. Recruiting individuals to fill particular posts within a business can be done either internally by recruitment within the firm, or externally by recruiting people from outside.
The advantages of internal recruitment are that:
1. Considerable savings can be made. Individuals with inside knowledge of how a business operates will need shorter periods of training and time for 'fitting in'.
2. The organisation is unlikely to be greatly 'disrupted' by someone who is used to working with others in the organisation.
3. Internal promotion acts as an incentive to all staff to work harder within the organisation.
4. From the firm's point of view, the strengths and weaknesses of an insider will have been assessed. There is always a risk attached to employing an outsider who may only be a success 'on paper'.
The disadvantages of recruiting from within are that:
1. You will have to replace the person who has been promoted
2. An insider may be less likely to make the essential criticisms required to get the company working more effectively
3. Promotion of one person in a company may upset someone else.
External recruitment

External recruitment makes it possible to draw upon a wider range of talent, and provides the opportunity to bring new experience and ideas in to the business. Disadvantages are that it is more costly and the company may end up with