Disadvantages such as creating an environment that lacks diversity, that increases office politics and could limit creative ideals (p.75). This information is not saying that it is a guarantee that this will be the outcome for all internal recruiting. However, any good manager would see that it would be important to be aware of how this type of recruiting could affect the work culture. Having that understand would possibly insure that there is a healthy balance between internal recruiting and then external recruiting. After examining some of the advantages and disadvantages of internal recruiting. External recruiting could have some advantages and disadvantages as well.
According to Martins and Lima (2006), external recruiting has a way of obtaining a fresh pool of talent who are enthusiastic and ready to bring new energy to an organization. There is an increase in diversity and decrease of office politics (p.911). As a manager it could prove to be important to ensure that the work culture that is created includes having outside talent bring their untainted optimism to the organization. Perhaps having this unbiased pool of talent could help the organization find new approaches toward improve their brand. Because they are