Staffing Organizations

Internal Recruitment

Chapter 6 Notes

Internal/external begins with recruiting plan.

· In an ideal world with unlimited resources, the best (internal/external) recruiting strategy would be targeted system.

· Job postings = higher user satisfaction when efficient = matching employees and original market.

· Good job description, good job notification, procedures, good treatment during interview.

· Skills inventories require a user-friendly database.

Mobility paths

· Traditional = vertical

· Alternative = creative paths

ü parallel = lateral

ü universal/matrix = move in any direction

Make work more meaningful:

· Reward system alternatives

· Alternate employment agents

· Job counseling

Closed Internal Recruiting:

· Not costly to implement

· Limited employees who know

· Very efficient

Internal Recruitment Messages

· Traditional messages work internally; vertical mobility paths make it easy.

· Use job requirements and rewards matrices.

· Internal recruiting messages requires the same effort as external message; same record keeping