Internal Recruitment | Meaning & Definition | Akrivia HCM

Internal recruitment is fulfilling job vacancies that are open within the organization. It involves recruiting, interviewing and selecting candidates for the vacant positions. Internal hiring helps ensure no gap in skills and experience between current and recruited employees. Existing employees are a great source of internal knowledge and experience about the company and projects. They can do most of the work without hiring new employees because they already have internal knowledge, making it easier to scale up or down quickly. It reduces the time and cost of hiring new employees by freeing up the need. Organizations use their employees’ prior experience to help them with ongoing projects.

Types of Internal Recruitment

• Internal employee promotions
• Employee Referrals
• Transfer of employees between teams
• Re-employment of formal employees
• Shifting trainees to full-time employees

Advantages of Internal Recruitment

• Reduces the hiring time and cost required to fill a position.
• Eliminates the need for onboarding and orientation efforts
• Reduce employee turnover by providing employees with a better work environment.
• Increases employee satisfaction
• Reduce the hiring process

Disadvantages of Internal Recruitment

• The organization needs more fresh talent and new faces.
• Lack of fresh ideas.
• Internal jealousy among team members may occur when someone is promoted.
• The employee who receives a transfer will not provide a backup.