Question

sarah, a human resource executive at opexa inc., is assigned the task of recruiting employees to fill the vacant positions in the company. she is given a limited budget for this job. therefore, she does not want to incur high costs of recruitment and training. she also wants to use this as an opportunity to increase the morale of current employees. in this scenario, sarah should: a. post advertisements in newspapers. b. promote employees from other positions within the company. c. contact trade associations for potential employees. d. consider referrals from current employees.

Explanation:

Promoting employees internally (option b) has several advantages. It incurs lower recruitment and training costs as the promoted employees are already familiar with the company's culture, processes, and operations. Also, it can boost the morale of current employees as they see a clear path for career advancement within the organization.

• Option a (posting advertisements in newspapers) is likely to be costly in terms of advertising fees and may not directly impact current - employee morale.
• Option c (contacting trade associations) may not be as cost - effective as internal promotion and also may not have a positive impact on current - employee morale.
• Option d (considering referrals from current employees) can be a good method but may not be as effective as internal promotion in terms of morale - building for all current employees (as only those who refer may get a small incentive, while promotion is a more visible and widespread morale - booster).

Answer:

B. promote employees from other positions within the company.