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This work examines the differences of HR recruiting departments with reference to diverse recruiting methods for qualified employees in the IT sector on a crossnational level. The focus was set on external recruiting methods, which include passive and active forms of recruitment. The cost factor which has to be considered in recruiting decisions can - in combination with bad decisions - cause a fatal economic impact for an enterprise. However, due to today´s lack of qualified employees, entrepreneurs increasingly need to ask themselves if their recruiting departments are well-equipped for a change in recruiting methods. The shortage of suitable candidates can be counteracted with a strategic recruiting approach of HR.

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Suzana Bozovic, born 1989, lives with her husband and child in Vienna. She works as HR Generalist in the IT sector and attends to Human Resource topics in her free time as well.

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