Usually they provide data relating to executives and top level personnel for which service they charge consultation fees also known as recruitment process outsourcing.

One single employee managing to learn how to perform in more than one job on rotation is called job rotation. This familiarises the employees with all kind of jobs performed.

Organizations instead of training and developing their own employees hire employees of other competitive companies by paying them more both financial and non financial benefits. It is also called raiding.

Benefits of internal source of recruitment.
(i) Internal source will reduce the cost and expenses of recruitment.
(ii) It is very useful, by way of selecting from the existing and retiring employees.

(i) Promotion means the movement of an employee from his level to the top level.
(ii) Based on seniority and merits of the employees they are given opportunity to move up in the organisational hierarchy. This is known as promotion.

The recent methods of recruiting by organisations include the following methods:
(i) Outsourcing: There are outsourcing firms that help in the process of recruiting through screening of applications and finding the right person for the job for which job they are paid service charges.
(ii) Poaching: Organisations instead of training and developing their own employees, hire employees of other competitive companies by paying them more both financial and non-financial benefits. It is called raiding.

Recruitment process includes the following steps:
(i) Planning recruitment
(ii) Determining vacancies
(iii) Identifying the sources
(iv) Drafting information for advertisement
(v) Selecting the suitable mode of advertisement
(vi) Facilitating selection process
(vii) Evaluation and control

Features of internal source of recruitment are
(i) Transfer 
The simplest way by which an employee requirement can be filled is through transfer of employee from or apartment to another department where there is shortage of staff.
(ii) Upgrading
Performance appraisal helps in the process of moving employees from a lower position to a higher position.
(iii) Promotion
Based on seniority and merits of the employees they are given opportunity to move up in the organizational hierarchy.
(iv) Job rotation
One single employee managing to learn how to perform in more than one job on rotation
(v) Recommendation by existing Employees
A family member, relative or friend of an existing employee can be recruited and placed.

According to edwin B. Flippo, "It is a process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating and encouraging them to apply for jobs in an organisation''.

1. It increases chances new talents and skills.
2. It would create a healthy competition among the employees.
3. The new employees wotild be existing employee of some other organisation. It will be in ideas of other industries.
4. It would avoid the problem between the existing employees.
5. This increased chance provides better availability of skilled and qualified employee.
6. One common things they look for is a well experienced and qualified candidate.
7. The recruitment is done in a fair manner equally for all candidates where internal politics are avoided

(i) Employee referral: The existing employees of the organisation may recommend some of their relatives or known people who will be suitable for the existing vacancies.
(ii) Government/Public Employment Exchanges: These are exchanges established by Government which facilitates recruitment throughout the country.
(iii) Private Employment Agencies: These are similar to Public employment exchanges except that the ownership is the hands of private parties.
(iv) Employment consultancies: These types of firms facilitate recruitment on behalf of client companies at cost.
(v) Professional associations: Organisations seeking applicants of high calibre and repute with technical knowledge approach professional associations like Institute of chartered accountants, The Indian Medial association and All India Management Association etc.
(vi) Deputation: A person who is already an employee of an organisation can be deputed for a specific job for a specified period as a short term solutions.
(vii) Labour contractors: Organisations recruit unskilled and manual labourers through these contractors.

There are a number of factors that affect recruitment.
I. Internal factors:
(a) Size of the Organisation: Large organization gets less recruitment problematic than the smaller organization.
(b) Recruiting Policy
Some organizations are preferred through internal sourcing. Because own employees know the organization and they can well fit into it.
(c) Image of Job
Just as image of organization affects recruitment, due to better renumeration and working conditions, etc.
II. External factors:
(a) Demographic factors
It intimately related to human beings like age, sex, literacy, economic status, etc.
(b) Labour Market
Supply and demand of labour is of particular importance in affecting recruitment process.
(c) Labour laws
There are several labour laws and regulations passed by the central and State Government that govern different types of employment.