Question

Ryan is a human resource manager at Remfur Inc. The top management of the firm instructs him to recruit employees for the newly formed regional division of the company. The management gives Ryan substantial financial resources for this task and tells him that the employees should bring new perspectives to the company. In this case, Ryan should:

A. transfer a few current employees to the new division
B. post advertisements for the vacant positions in newspapers
C. interview the most experienced employees in the firm's existing regional divisions
D. promote efficient executive employees to the vacant positions

Answer 1

Answer: Option B

Explanation: In the given case, Remfur inc. specifically wanted their HR Ryan to recruit such employees for the new division that may bought new ideas and perspectives in the company, thus, external source of recruitment should be used by Ryan instead of internal sources like transfer or promotion etc.

Hence, Option B, posting advertisement in the newspaper is the right answer, as the new employees from outside the entity will bring new ideas since the current employees will be used to working in the existing operational structure.