Sources

External sources lie outside of an organisation. Here the organisation may have the services of: (a) worker working in other organisations; (b) Job aspirants registered with service exchanges; (c) Students from reputed educational institutions; (d) Candidates referred by friends, unions, relatives and present employees; (e) Candidates forwarded by discover firms and contractors; (f) Candidates responding to the advertisements which issued by the organisation; and (g) Unsolicited applications/walk-ins.

The merits and demerits of recruiting candidates from outside an organisation can be stated consequently:

               Box 1: Merits and Demerits of External Sources of Recruitment