A. Direct i. Advertisements – The employer can advertise in dailies, journals, magazines etc. about the vacancies in the organisation specifying the nature of work, nature of vacancy, qualification and experience required, salary offered, mode of applying and the time limit within which the candidate has to apply.
ii. Unsolicited applicants – These are the applications of job seekers who voluntarily apply for the vacancies not yet notified by the organisations. iii. Walkins– Walk-in applicants with suitable qualification and requirement can be another source of requirement.
iv. Campus Recruitment – The organisations visit the educational institutions to identify and recruit suitable candidates. v. Recruitment at Factory gate – Usually casual or temporary unskilled employees are recruited by this way.
They are recruited at factory gate and paid on hourly or daily basis. vi. Rival firms – This is also called poaching where the efficient employees of rival companies are drawn to the organisations by higher pay and benefits. For example Salesmen, Chartered Accountants, Management professionals etc.
vii. e-Recruitment – The organisations which carry out recruitment online methods is said to follow e recruitment. The advancement in technology and communication has made it possible to reach out prospective applicants globally online. It has become inevitable external source of recruitment.