Atul-The Assistant Manager, Vikas-the Marketing Head and Leena-The Human Resource Manager of
‘Montac Enterprises Ltd.’ decided to leave the company.
The Chief Executive Officer of the company called the Human Resource Manager, Leena and requested her to
fill up the vacancies before leaving the organisation. Leena suggested that her subordinate Miss Rama Wadhwa
is very competent and trustworthy, if she could be moved up in the hierarchy, she would do the needful. The
Chief Executive Officer agreed for the same. Miss Rama Wadhwa contacted ‘Smith Recruiters’ who advertised
for the post of marketing head for ‘Montac Enterprises Ltd’. They were able to recruit a suitable candidate for
the company. Atul’s vacancy was filled up by screening the database of unsolicited applications lying in the
office.
i. Name the internal/external sources of recruitment used by ‘Montac Enter
prises Ltd.’ to fill up the above-
stated vacancies.
ii. Also state anyone merit of each of the above-identified source of recruitment.
Also state anyone merit of each of the above-identified source of recruitment.
Answers
Answer:
a Sources of recruitment used to fill up the vacancies are:
i Promotion
ii Placement Agencies and Management Consultants
iii Casual Callers
b Merit of each of the above identified source of recruitment:
Promotion:
i It helps to improve motivation loyalty and satisfaction level of employees.
ii It has a great psychological impact over the employees because a promotion at a higher level may lead to a chain of promotions at lower levels in the organisation.
iii It is a more reliable way of recruitment since the candidates are known to the organisation. iv It is a cheaper source of recruitment.
Placement Agencies and Management Consultants:
i They recommend suitable names to their clients.
ii It helps in enticing the needed top executives from other companies by making the right offers.
Casual Callers:
i It reduces the cost of recruiting workforce in comparison to other sources.
ii It saves time.