Name and describe the five traditional recruitment tools companies have used to identify and attract employees. What are the disadvantages of such tools in light of new online sites?

 

The five traditional recruitment tools that companies have used to identify and attract employees are: classified and print advertising, career expos, on-campus recruiting, private employment agencies, and internal referral programs. 

The disadvantages of these tools in light of the new online sites are 

• first, that print advertising usually includes a per-word charge that limits the number of detail employers will provide about a job opening and also limits the amount of time an ad will run. 

• Second, career expos do not allow for a prescreening process to weed out unsuitable candidates, and they are limited by the amount of time a recruiter can spend with each candidate.

•  Third, staffing firms charge high fees and they have a limited, usually local, pool of candidates.

•  Fourth, on-campus recruiting firms are also limited in the amount of time that can be spent per candidate as well as in how many candidates can be seen each visit, necessitating multiple visits to some campuses. 

• Fifth, internal referral programs can sometimes encourage employees to propose unqualified candidates so that they will qualify for the rewards and incentives offered.