98. Discuss the relative merit of internal versus external recruiting. 99. In the next six months, your company needs to hire 35 external new hires for production assembly and machine shop...

98. Discuss the relative merit of internal versus external recruiting.

99. In the next six months, your company needs to hire 35 external new hires for production assembly and machine shop positions. In the past, your company has had difficulty in meeting its affirmative action goals in terms of percentage of minorities among new hires. For each of the following recruitment sources, state whether you would use the source in your recruitment program and explain why or why not: (1) referrals from current employees, (2) public employment agencies, and (3) executive search firms.

100. Compare and contrast the following recruiting sources—executive search firms, employee referrals, newspaper advertising, and colleges/universities—in terms of efficiency (cost per hire) and quality (yield ratio).