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GCSE Business · key term
Filling a vacancy with someone from outside the business.
Used by AQA, Edexcel and OCR
Paper 1
Revise: Recruitment and SelectionExternal recruitment fills a vacancy with someone who does not already work for the business. Methods include advertising on the business’s website, recruitment websites, social media, newspapers or specialist trade publications. Employment agencies can advertise and help assess candidates, while careers fairs allow businesses to meet potential applicants.
Specification 2.5.2 · Paper 2
Filling a vacancy by appointing someone from outside the business.
Revise: Effective RecruitmentExternal recruitment appoints someone who does not already work for the business. Employers can advertise on job websites, social media or local community platforms. They can also use a recruitment agency, which finds candidates on their behalf.
Paper 1
Revise: Recruitment MethodsExternal recruitment means appointing someone from outside the business. It gives access to a wider pool of candidates and can bring in skills, ideas and experience that current employees do not have.
Classify recruitment by who is appointed, not who recommends them. An existing employee recommending someone from outside the business is external recruitment.
Classify recruitment by where the candidate comes from, not where the advert appears. An existing employee recommending someone from outside the business is external recruitment.
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