Question

In comparing internal selection with external selection, an advantage of internal selection is that

internal selection requires few procedures to locate and screen viable job candidates

internal selection presents fewer dangers of incurring legal liability than external selection

information about internal candidates tends to be more verifiable than information about external candidates

there is less need to use multiple predictors in assessing internal candidates than with external candidates

Answer 1

Internal recruitment is the process by which a company will use internal recruitment sources to fill a vacancy with an existing employee of the company. This type of hiring is generally used for promotions.

Advantages

• Cheaper and quicker to recruit
• Provides opportunity for promotion within the business- can be motivating

Disadvantages

• Limits the number of potential candidates
• Creates another vacancy which needs to be filled

External recruitment is the process in which a company will seek new candidates outside the company to occupy a new position. This can be done using the company's human resources department, hiring headhunters or announcing vacancy on an external job board.

Advantages

• Outside people bring in new ideas
• Larger pool of candidates from which to find the best

Disadvantages

• Longer process
• More expensive process due to advertising and interviews required

By analysing both advantages and disadvantages, we can conclude that the answer to the above question is (c)

(c) information about internal candidates tends to be more verifiable than information about external candidates