There can be two kinds of sources of recruitment for organizations - Internal and External.

☛ Internal recruitment - It means getting the candidate from within the organization to fulfil a vacancy. Internal recruitment can be done by:

► Transfer - transferring an employee from one location/ department to other.

► Promotion - Taking the employee higher up in the hierarchy

► Ex-employees - These could be the retired or retrenched employees

► Demotion - Lowering the position of an employee in the hierarchy for various reasons

☛ External recruitment - It means getting the absolutely new candidate to the company. The sources of these employees could be many:

► Job notifications in the print/ online media

► College campuses

► Placement agents

► Unsolicited applicants

► Employee referral program

► Employment exchange

► Labour contractors