There is wide gap oma in relation between industry sectors and organisations survey (n t employee resourcing practices For a 2005 matters 169) found and EQCs were more active than SoEs recruiting relating to staffing activities, especially the use of modern methods, such as internet advertising or professional search firms (Thang and Quang, 2005). Consequently, such enterprises might be in a better position than SOEs to attract candidates. In pri vate companies (PCs) the above popular recruitment channels were comparatively less utilised than in SOEs. In particu! r, employee referrals remained the most preferred method, being used in about 80 per cent of companies, while only about 10 per cent had internet advertising, the least used method. On the whole, personal relation- ships still remain an important staffing source in most companies. People are naturally inclined to recommend only those whom they know well. Nevertheless, hiring people who are bound by such rela tionships may be prone to such negative tendencies as covering each other's back, bias, groupthink', favouritism and agreeableness.