Staffing
Staffing
Siti Azizah
Staffing is about hiring, placing, training
and developing organization’s members.
Definition
a) Deciding what human resources are needed, ideally in
terms of knowledge, skills and abilities regarding
specified roles, jobs and tasks (ideally these roles are
determined on the basis of strategic planning and are
defined in terms of competencies and/or on job
descriptions)
b) Recruiting the necessary human resources (sourcing,
placing ads, etc.)
c) Considering outsourcing to hire outside expertise
d) Screening job candidates (interviewing, testing, etc.)
e) Selecting candidates (via job offers)
f) Equipping new hires (via orienting, training, facilities,
assignments, etc.)
What to do in staffing
1. HR planning
2. Hiring
3. Job description orientation
4. Training and development
5. Assessing performance
6. Rewarding
7. Career planning (reward and punishment)
Staffing Process
To plan:
Types and numbers of employees needed
Job specification for every employee
Activities involved in the firm planning
1. HR Planning
Recruitment : advertising, leasing (honorer),
employee referrals, hiring from educational
institutions, etc.
Selection: after recruiting there is a selection
procedures that need to do, e.g. preliminary
interview, personal data selection, testing, depth
interview, reference, medical test, personal
decision from interviewer, etc.
2. Hiring
Selection factors that should be addressed:
personal background, aptitude (skill) and interest,
attitudes and needs, analytical and technical skill.
To introduce and to adapt new employees to
organization
To give information about company policies, job
procedures, company history and characteristics,
and benefits for employees themselves
Good selection will result good orientation
5. Assessing Performance
Performance
Achievement
(agreed measument)
Must be based on Fairness Principle
There is no room for racism
Special compensations for special cases
6. Rewarding
Reward and punishment based on employees
performance
7. Career Planning
7. Career Planning
The function of management, which is concerned with selecting,
developing, maintaining and utilizing the manpower