Staffing Process

Staffing Process

1. Manpower planning: The first step in the process of staffing is concerned with determining the number and type of individuals required for the organisation.

Manpower planning necessitates work load as well as work force analysis. Work load analysis means assessing the number 0f employees required for performance whereas work force means finding the number and type available. Such an exercise would also reveal if the organization is understaffed, overstaffed or normally staffed.

2. Recruitment: This involves attracting and stimulating qualified candidates to apply for the job. This refers to the identification of the different sources of manpower availability (internal or external) and making efforts to secure applications for various job positions.

3. Selection: It is the process of choosing the best candidate to fill in the job positions. It is said to be the negative process as more no. of candidates are rejected at each stage than the no. of candidates selected.

4. Placement and Induction: placement involves pitting the selected candidates at the right job after considering his ability and aptitude.

After placing the candidates on their jobs, induction begins. It includes introducing or orienting the employees to the organisaton and to their fellow employees. They are also informed about their working hours, tea breaks, leave rules, medical and transport facilities etc.

5. Training: it refers to the process of education the selected employees so as to increase their skill of handling the job efficiently. Various methods of training are used to enhance their skills.

6. Performance appraisal: it is a systematic way of measuring the performance of employees so that their training and promotion etc. can be decided.

7. Career planning and promotion: Employees these days have a lot of aspirations about their career. The orgnisations must plan clear cut promotional policies so that employees are motivated. Employees who show better performance consistently should be promoted to higher positions.

8. Compensation: It is the remuneration paid to employees in cash and in kind in exchange of the services. wages are fixed according to their level, nature of work, degree of risk involved etc. workers should be suitably rewarded to sustain and attract competent personnel.