Consider the following statements about recruitment from external sources:
(A) Recruitment from external sources takes a long time.
(B) Under external recruitment, existing employees may feel that their chances of promotion are increased.
(C) Under external recruitment, the business has to notify the vacancies and wait for applications to initiate the selection process.
(D) Under external recruitment, the spirit of competition among the existing employees is hampered.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A) and (C) only
(A) Recruitment from external sources takes a long time. — Correct. This is the limitation of a lengthy process.
(B) Under external recruitment, existing employees may feel that their chances of promotion are increased. — Incorrect. The feature is reversed. Existing employees may feel that their chances of promotion are reduced, which leads to dissatisfaction.
(C) Under external recruitment, the business has to notify the vacancies and wait for applications to initiate the selection process. — Correct. The business has to notify the vacancies and wait for applications before selection can start. This is why the process takes long.
(D) Under external recruitment, the spirit of competition among the existing employees is hampered. — Incorrect. A hampered spirit of competition is a limitation of internal sources. Under external recruitment, the existing staff have to compete with outsiders.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Limitations of Internal Sources … (iv) The spirit of competition among the employees may be hampered; and” “Limitations of External Sources 1. Dissatisfaction among existing staff: External recruitment may lead to dissatisfaction and frustration among existing employees. They may feel that their chances of promotion are reduced. |