Sequencing, timing and filling rates of recruitment channels

Authors: Gorter C.; Ommeren J.V.

Source: Applied Economics, Volume 31, Number 10, 1 October 1999 , pp. 1149-1160(12)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This paper analyses the recruitment process by which employers adjust their search strategies. The focus is, in particular, on the sequence and timing of recruitment channels. Two search strategies are identified. One strategy is to advertise a vacancy, and to form a pool of candidates by activating subsequent recruitment channels such that candidates are added to the pool. An alternative strategy used by employers is to start searching via informal channels, consider applicants at arrival and continue their search along a new recruitment channel if no suitable candidates show up. Results suggest that when informal personal contacts are available to the employer, this 'switching of channel' strategy is preferred. Moreover, the results of this paper are consistent with the view that informal search methods are potentially more efficient than using an advertisement and forming a pool of applicants, in particular when vital positions in firms have to be filled.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 1999-10-01

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