Task 1- Recruitments methods used by two organisations – Colchester Instiute
Name and description of Is the method internal or Time taken to produce/use the method Cost of method
recruitment method external?
used
Recruitment Agency External Long amount of time. This method will cost a lot more than the
This is a website that It would take a long time as the company others because you will need to pay a fee
matches employers to will need to write up the application, towards the recruitment agency. It will
employees. establish what they need and it relies on also cost to keep the advertisement up.
communication between both parties.
Local Paper External Medium amount of time. This method is fairly cheap compared to
A local paper will cater It would not take a long time to produce or other methods as local papers do not
for surrounding areas of use this method, but it may take a while to cost as much as national newspapers
a town and will have a find a suitable newspaper and for it to be would.
selection about job authorised.
vacancies.
Website External Medium amount of time. This method would not cost as it would
An website such as It would not take a long time as it is quite be advertised on their official website.
Indeed that would list straight forward however the company However, it would cost to use electricity
jobs available. needs to establish what they are looking for and Wi-Fi. It would also cost the salary
and make it appealing to the public. paid for someone to do this as part of
their job role.
Intranet Internal Short amount of time. This method would not cost as it is
This is an internal It would not take long to write up an advert posted on their own internal website so
website that staff use. and it can be quickly posted and accessed they would not have to pay any fees
by all staff. however it would to run the Wi-Fi.
Email Internal & External Short amount of time. This method will normally not cost
This is where a message An email can be set up easily and quickly anything as it is free to send emails
can be sent to anyone and can then be sent a large audience. however will cost the salary paid for
whether it staff or not. someone to do this as part of their job
role.
Name and description of Is the method internal or Time taken to produce/use the method Cost of method
recruitment method external?
used
Recruitment Agency External Long amount of time. This method will cost a lot more than the
This is a website that It would take a long time as the company others because you will need to pay a fee
matches employers to will need to write up the application, towards the recruitment agency. It will
employees. establish what they need and it relies on also cost to keep the advertisement up.
communication between both parties.
Local Paper External Medium amount of time. This method is fairly cheap compared to
A local paper will cater It would not take a long time to produce or other methods as local papers do not
for surrounding areas of use this method, but it may take a while to cost as much as national newspapers
a town and will have a find a suitable newspaper and for it to be would.
selection about job authorised.
vacancies.
Website External Medium amount of time. This method would not cost as it would
An website such as It would not take a long time as it is quite be advertised on their official website.
Indeed that would list straight forward however the company However, it would cost to use electricity
jobs available. needs to establish what they are looking for and Wi-Fi. It would also cost the salary
and make it appealing to the public. paid for someone to do this as part of
their job role.
Intranet Internal Short amount of time. This method would not cost as it is
This is an internal It would not take long to write up an advert posted on their own internal website so
website that staff use. and it can be quickly posted and accessed they would not have to pay any fees
by all staff. however it would to run the Wi-Fi.
Email Internal & External Short amount of time. This method will normally not cost
This is where a message An email can be set up easily and quickly anything as it is free to send emails
can be sent to anyone and can then be sent a large audience. however will cost the salary paid for
whether it staff or not. someone to do this as part of their job
role.
