External recruitment methods used in succession planning
Examine Chapter 12, "Integrating Recruitment with Succession Planning," of the course text Effective Succession Planning to identify the common external recruitment methods used in today's organizations. Evaluate external recruitment methods used in succession planning.
o Consider you are an HR professional in an organization, and select one of the following external recruitment methods you would implement: mergers and acquisitions, professional or trade associations, online and newspaper job postings, job fairs, walk-ins, employment exchanges, employee referrals, contractors, consultants, headhunters, competitors, and radio/television/Internet.
- Briefly identify and describe the external method you have chosen.
- Support your response by describing how your chosen method could or could not positively impact the succession planning process.
- How might this external recruitment method help and/or hinder an organization's succession planning process?
Rothwell, W. J. (2016). Effective succession planning. (5th ed.). New York, NY: Amacom.
o Chapter 11, "Assessing Alternatives to Internal Development"
Chapter 12, "Integrating Recruitment with Succession Planning".