Which of the following is an advantage of internal recruitment?

• A. Larger pool of applicants
• B. Cheaper, no adverts placed
• C. New insights, skills and abilities brought into organisation
• D. New approach to work

Answer: (B)

Internal recruitment is cheaper because there’s no need to advertise the vacancy or pay external recruitment costs, so the process is quicker and less expensive when you fill a role from current staff. This is the main advantage you gain from promoting or transferring existing employees.

The other ideas describe benefits more associated with bringing in new people from outside or changing the workforce composition. A larger pool of applicants comes from external hiring, not from internal recruitment. Bringing in new insights, skills, and abilities or a new approach to work is more likely when you hire external candidates who bring fresh perspectives, rather than relying on staff already within the organisation.