All in all, each of the existing applicant pools and investing in recruitment efforts have pros and cons. Having a pool of existing applicants can save a company time and money while investing in recruitment efforts, which can be more expensive yet provide today's skills and more candidates to select. The investment in recruitment can also pay off in the long term by maximizing the recruitment with a long-term and high-quality employee that in the long term can save the company significant money with a solid employee with outstanding performance and the need to recruit for the same position in the short run. To maximize staffing needs, a company needs to decide what strategy works best to meet its goals and needs