Internal Recruitment
An internal recruitment strategy is characterized by promoting employees from within an organization to fill upcoming positions. Many firms use such devices as job posting boards, email flashes, intranet posts and fliers to advise existing employees of positions they may vie for. This recruitment may be in the form of creating and shuffling temporary teams to fill certain tasks or may be permanent changes. Internal recruitment may be primarily horizontal or it may be for promotions in which the promoted employee's former position may not be filled.
External Recruitment
An external recruitment strategy is one which a human resources department will systematically search the employee pool outside its own employees to fill positions. Many firms will use advertisements in newspapers, job search websites, job fairs and referrals from current employees to fill positions. Some companies will utilize a temporary employee agency to fill positions that can be completed quickly and with less company-specific skill required to complete the desired task. Other firms will use headhunters or hiring consultants to seek, screen and deliver