Staffing In Management

What is Staffing?

Staffing involves finding the right person for the right place and allotting the right job at the right time. Staffing also includes training personnel to increase efficiency and avoid material and machinery waste.

It is a process of not only the movement of individuals into an organization but also their movement through (promotion, job rotation, transfer) and out (termination, retirement) of the organization.

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Importance of Staffing in Management

The followings are the importance of staffing in management:

• Helps in Finding Efficient Workers
  
• Helps in Increased Productivity
  
• Maintains Harmony
  
• Helps in Morale Boosting
  
• Helps in Optimum Utilization of Human Resources

Helps in Finding Efficient Workers

Staffing helps in discovering talented and competent workers and develops them to work more efficiently for the achievement of organizational goals.

Helps in Increased Productivity

Staffing ensures greater production by putting the right man at the right job. It helps in improved organizational productivity through proper selection according to the requirement.

Maintains Harmony

Staffing maintains harmony in the organization. Through proper staffing, individuals are not just recruited and selected but their performance is regularly appraised and promotions are done. This gives everyone an equal opportunity for getting better compensation which finally results in peace and harmony.

Helps in Morale Boosting

Job satisfaction keeps the morale high of the employees. Through training and development, programmers’ efficiency improves and they feel assured of their career advancement.

Helps in Optimum Utilization of Human Resources

Staffing helps in the proper utilization of the available personnel. Manpower forecasting provides a basis for the recruitment, transfer, and training of employees. Shortage or surplus of manpower will be revealed by proper manpower planning.

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Staffing Process in Management

The staffing process in management involves the following stages:

• Manpower Planning
  
• Recruitment
  
• Selection
  
• Placement
  
• Induction and Orientation
  
• Training and Development
  
• Performance Appraisal
  
• Promotion and Transfers
  
• Compensation

Manpower Planning

Evaluation of manpower requirements in the future is the first step in the staffing process. It is known as manpower or human resources planning. Its purpose is to make the right kind of personnel available so that there is no surplus or shortage of people in any department.

Recruitment

Once the requirement for manpower is known, the process of recruitment starts. It is the process of identifying the sources for prospective candidates and stimulating them to apply for the jobs. It is a positive process as it attracts suitable applicants to apply for available jobs.

Selection

The process of selection leads to the employment of persons who possess the ability and qualifications to perform the jobs which have fallen vacant in the organization. Selection is frequently described as a negative process as it eliminates all the candidates who do not match up to the requirements of the job offered.

Placement

The candidate selected for appointment are to be offered specific jobs. Personnel should be placed in a position where there is full use of their strength and capabilities. Proper placement reduces absenteeism and turnover.

Induction and Orientation

Induction is the process of familiarizing a new employee with the new workplace, surroundings, company rules, and regulations. The induction program is generally informal in the case of a small organization. But in large organizations, the orientation or induction is carried on formally so that the new employee develops a favorable attitude towards the company.

Training and Development

Training is an organized activity for increasing the knowledge and skills of employees for a definite purpose. Its purpose is to achieve a change in the behavior of the employees and to enable them to do their jobs better. And development emphasizes the growth of an individual. It’s a continuous process Development helps in the overall growth of the employee.

Performance Appraisal

Performance appraisal refers to all the formal procedures used in an organization to evaluate the employees and their contributions. It also reveals how efficiently the subordinate is performing his job and knows his aptitudes and other qualities necessary for performing the job assigned to him.

Promotion and Transfers

Promotion refers to being placed in a higher job position with more salary, job satisfaction, and responsibility. On the basis of feedback reports of employees’ performance, they are given promotions and other opportunities Transfer means shifting an employee from one job to another or one department to another.

Compensation

The compensation of employees for their services is an important factor in any organization. Every organization must offer good wages, pay, salary, and other rewards to attract and retain talented employees.

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