Explain briefly any six external sources of recruitment of workers.

Following are the external sources of recruitment:

(i) Direct Recruitment: Sometimes information about the vacant posts is pasted on boards placed at important places by the organisations. Such information is usually displayed at the Workshop, Office or the Factory Gate. People who are interested in these jobs apply for them. This method of recruitment is meant only for the recruitment of unskilled workers.

(ii) Campus Recruitment: It refers to recruitment from educational institutions. Some big organisations remain in touch with the educational institutions with the purpose of recruiting young talented people. These persons come from colleges, universities, management institutes, technical institutes, etc. These institutions have a placement cell each with the purpose of helping their young students to find suitable jobs. The human resource managers of various companies get in touch with these placement cells and obtain the suitable persons for appointment.

(iii) Recommendations: With a view to establishing good employer-employee relations, sometimes managers recruit people on the recommendation of their existing employees. In this way, present employees feel encouraged and there is a complete control over new employees. This source is mostly used for appointing lower level employees.

(iv) Labour Contractors: They are the link between labourers and managers. They remain in contact with both the labourers and the managers. As and when managers put up demand for labourers, these contractors make available their supply in no time. This system of labour recruitment is very much popular in road construction, building construction and plantation industry.

(v) Telecasting: These days some big organisations give precedence to telecasting their job requirements. During the course of telecasting information about vacant posts, required qualifications and experience, possible remuneration and the special characteristics of the company are displayed.

(vi) Web Publishing: These days internet has become an important medium for recruitment. Special websites have been created for the purpose of recruitment through internet. The applicants get information through them about the vacant posts and required qualifications. People having the required qualifications can get in touch with the company needing their services. Some of the very popular websites are www.naukri.com,www.Jobstreet.com, and www.clickjobs.com, etc.