In external and internal sourcing, employees are recruited from outside or inside the company, respectively. In third-party sourcing, employees are found through recruitment agencies and headhunters. The main selection techniques used are application reviewing, interviews, and tests. To ensure organizational “fit” of an employee, his or her knowledge of the company’s culture can be determined during an interview, by proposing scenarios and inviting the employee to respond to them.
The two main issues that may arise are miscommunication and failure to protect the confidentiality of information. In order to ensure these mistakes do not happen, the HR usually provides a new employee with a set of instructions and rules aimed at maintaining the company’s work culture. Alternatively, if HR has been outsourced, the employer may ensure organizational fit by recruiting employees who have worked at companies with similar cultures before.