Recruitment from outside

i.    Usually used more in highly specialised positions.
ii.    Also used when a firm is entering new areas of operation.
iii.    Also used when a firm is growing too much and internal supply is less than demand.
iv.    Also used when management wants to give the enterprise a new and vigorous approach.
v.    Used in firms which have stagnated due to tradition and custom i.e. whose managers have developed over time some traditional ways of dealing with issues.

In recruiting from outside most firms in Kenya use management consultants firms e.g. Price Waterhouse Coopers or Deloitte or Ernest & Young, Hawkins and Associates, Manpower etc.

Usually professional firms are used because:

    (a)   They provide confidentiality
    (b)   Have more time to do the search
    (c)   Selection is less biased than if it was done by the company
    (d)   Can often do a better search for the "right" person.

Not all firms use professional firms, others do recruit through advertisement in the mass media, or through personal contact or from colleges and universities or from people who may just apply looking for a job.