Which of the following pairs of an external source of recruitment and its merit is correctly matched?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Placement agencies – Useful where extensive screening of the candidates is required
Option (1) Casual callers – Applicants are likely to be good employees, as their background is sufficiently known — Incorrect. A sufficiently known background is the merit of recommendations of employees. The major merit of casual callers is that they reduce the cost of recruiting.
Option (2) Campus recruitment – Provides a nationwide service in matching personnel demand and supply — Incorrect. A nationwide matching service is given by placement agencies. Campus recruitment hires qualified people from educational institutions.
Option (3) Recommendations of employees – Reduces the cost of recruiting workforce in comparison to other sources — Incorrect. Reducing the cost of recruiting compared with other sources is the major merit of casual callers. Recommended applicants are valued because their background is known.
Option (4) Placement agencies – Useful where extensive screening of the candidates is required — Correct. Placement agencies compile bio-data of many candidates and charge a fee. So they are useful where extensive screening of candidates is required.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(ii) Casual Callers: Many reputed business organisations keep a database of unsolicited applicants in their offices. Such job-seekers can be a valuable source of manpower. A list of such job-seekers can be prepared and can be screened to fill the vacancies as they arise. The major merit of this source of recruitment is that it reduces the cost of recruiting workforce in comparison to other sources.” “(v) Placement Agencies and Management Consultants: In technical and professional areas, private agencies and professional bodies appear to be doing substantive work. Placement agencies provide a nationwide service in matching personnel demand and supply. These agencies compile bio-data of a large number of candidates and recommend suitable names to their clients. Such agencies charge fee for their services and they are useful where extensive screening is required. These professional recruiters can entice the needed top executives from other companies by making the right offers. …” “(vii) Recommendations of Employees: Applicants introduced by present employees, or their friends and relatives may prove to be a good source of recruitment. Such applicants are likely to be good employees because their background is sufficiently known. A type of preliminary screening takes place because the present employees know both the company and the candidates and they would try to satisfy both.” |