In managing the recruitment process, an HR manager should identify a pool of qualified applicants by: selecting a consistent recruitment strategy for all open positions at the company, and hiring only external candidates. evaluating internal candidates only-this will help retain employees because they have an opportunity to be promoted. reaching out to top universities and professional organizations and create a list of top candidates from only those sources. evaluating and selecting both internal and external candidates based on job specifications which are the result of an analysis of the job/position.