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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e
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Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, 5/e

by Gary Dessler
January 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
480 pages
32h 52m
English
Pearson
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Outside Sources of Candidates

Learning Objective 5

  1. List and discuss the main sources of outside candidates.

Employers can’t always get all the employees they need from their current staff, and sometimes they just don’t want to. If so, they turn to outside candidates. There are many ways to do this.

Informal Recruiting and the Hidden Job Market

Many (or most) job openings aren’t publicized at all; jobs are created and become available when employers serendipitously come across the right candidates. The author of Unlock the Hidden Job Market estimates that perhaps half of all positions are filled informally (without formal recruiting). 44 Similarly, one survey found that 28% of those surveyed found their most recent job through word-of-mouth. ...

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ISBN: 9780134740218