You have now established the criteria for recruiting the kind of person you are looking for; the next step is to find someone who meets these criteria. Obviously, you must make it known to people that a vacancy exists. Before placing an expensive advertisement in a newspaper or professional journal you should consider alternatives. There are a variety of methods of publicising recruitment in addition to the traditional media advertisement (see Box 2).
Box 2: Sources of recruits
· Internal advertisements
· Advertising in a range of newspapers and professional and specialist publications
· Employment agencies and job centres
· Selection consultants who advertise on your behalf and may screen applicants
· Executive search consultants (headhunters) who will try to track down suitable candidates for your post
· Introductions by existing staff, word of mouth. To prevent discrimination this should be accompanied by more formal mechanisms
· Previous applicants
· Unsolicited applications
· The Internet
· School or university contacts
· Planned promotions from formal assessment schemes
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