Name and description of Is the method internal or Time taken to produce/use the method Cost of method
recruitment method used external?
Social media External Short amount of time. This method does not cost anything
Websites and applications that Likewise to above, it does not take a long time to as social media accounts are free to
allow users to share content and produce an advert for social media as it can be set up and post statuses. Wi-Fi and
communicate or participate in quick and easy. It is effective as it can be seen electricity is the only thing that will
social networking. from large audience. cost when using this method. It would
also cost the salary paid for someone
to do this as part of their job role.
Website External Medium amount of time. This method would not cost anything
A website such as Indeed that It would not take long once the company has it is their official website being used.
would list jobs available. established what they are looking for however However Wi-Fi would cost and the
this may take time to start with. salary paid for someone to do this as
part of their job role.
Email Internal & External Short amount of time. This method does not cost anything
This is where a message can be It would not take long to write up an email and it aside from Wi-Fi and the salary paid
sent to anyone. can be sent to a large audience quickly. for someone to do this as part of their
job role.
Local paper External Medium amount of time. This method is fairly cheap compared
A local paper will cater for It would not take a long time as it is quite straight to other methods as local newspapers
surrounding areas of a town and forward but the company needs to make the do not cost as much as a national
will have a section about job advertisement appealing. newspaper would.
vacancies.
Window Internal Short amount of time. This method would not cost anything
Advertisements can be printed It would not take long to write a job apart from the printing costs and the
out a posted in shop windows. advertisement and it is easy to put up inside the salary of the person who created it.
organisation.
Notice board Internal Short amount of time. This method would not cost anything
A board for displaying latest It does not take very long to write a job but the salary paid for the person
notices and information. description and a job specification and put it up whose job role it falls under.
in the workplace.
Colchester Institute
recruitment method used external?
Social media External Short amount of time. This method does not cost anything
Websites and applications that Likewise to above, it does not take a long time to as social media accounts are free to
allow users to share content and produce an advert for social media as it can be set up and post statuses. Wi-Fi and
communicate or participate in quick and easy. It is effective as it can be seen electricity is the only thing that will
social networking. from large audience. cost when using this method. It would
also cost the salary paid for someone
to do this as part of their job role.
Website External Medium amount of time. This method would not cost anything
A website such as Indeed that It would not take long once the company has it is their official website being used.
would list jobs available. established what they are looking for however However Wi-Fi would cost and the
this may take time to start with. salary paid for someone to do this as
part of their job role.
Email Internal & External Short amount of time. This method does not cost anything
This is where a message can be It would not take long to write up an email and it aside from Wi-Fi and the salary paid
sent to anyone. can be sent to a large audience quickly. for someone to do this as part of their
job role.
Local paper External Medium amount of time. This method is fairly cheap compared
A local paper will cater for It would not take a long time as it is quite straight to other methods as local newspapers
surrounding areas of a town and forward but the company needs to make the do not cost as much as a national
will have a section about job advertisement appealing. newspaper would.
vacancies.
Window Internal Short amount of time. This method would not cost anything
Advertisements can be printed It would not take long to write a job apart from the printing costs and the
out a posted in shop windows. advertisement and it is easy to put up inside the salary of the person who created it.
organisation.
Notice board Internal Short amount of time. This method would not cost anything
A board for displaying latest It does not take very long to write a job but the salary paid for the person
notices and information. description and a job specification and put it up whose job role it falls under.
in the workplace.
Colchester Institute
