STAFFING

McFarland has defined staffing as follow:

staffing is a function by which mangers build an organization through the recruitment, selection and development of individuals capable employees

Staffing
Require staffing process to become

strategically focused. Recruitment and selection activities offer organization numerous choice to find and select new employees. Staffing decision need to ensure that employee fit the organization culture.

RECRUITING
Process of locating, identifying,

and attracting capable candidates

Can be for current or future

needs Critical activity for some corporations. What sources do we use for recruitment

Internal Searches

School Placement

Employee Referrals

Employee Leasing

Recruitment Sources

Temp Services

Employment Agencies

Advertisements

INTERNAL SOURCES
Advantages:
o Performance data

available o Motivational o Less training and socialization time o Less expensive

Disadvantages:
o Possibility of politics
o looser effect o promotion chains

External sources
Disadvantage:
Unknown entities
Training and socializations time Time consuming Expensive

Advantages:
Fresh

ideas and view

points
Expand knowledge base

Recruiting Pyramid
10 15

Accept job offer

Receive job offer

30
45 50 150

Attend second interview

Invited to second interview Invited first interview Applicant apply

The Effectiveness of Interviews

Prior knowledge about an applicant Attitude of the interviewer The order of the interview Negative information The first five minutes The content of the interview The validity of the interview Structured versus unstructured

interviews

Types of psychometric tests

Ability
Personality Attitudes

Interest
motivation

Advantages:
More valid judgments Economical Easy to administer

Reference Checks
Potential employer seeks to verify

information Important to have well-constructed questions Can you Outsource This? How far can you dig?