Advantage and Disadvantage of Internal and External Recruitment Sources:

Advantage and Disadvantage of Internal and External Sources:

Internal Sources of Recruitment
Advantages		Disadvantages
1	Morale of promote	Inbreeding
2	Better assessment of abilities	Possible morale problems of those not promoted
3	Lower cost for same jobs	Political infighting for promotions
4	Motivator for good performance	Need for management development program
5	Causes a succession of promotions
6	Have to hire only at entry level
External Sources of Recruitment
1	New blood brings news perspectives	May not select someone who will “fit” the job or organization
2	Cheaper and faster than training professionals	May cause morale problems for internal candidate not selected
3	No group of political support in organization already	Loner adjustment or orientation time
4	May bring new industry insight