Meaning:
Staffing basically involves matching jobs and individuals. This may require functions like manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training, development, performance appraisal, transfers, promotions etc.
Nature of Staffing:
Staffing has the following important features:
1. Staffing is a basic function of management.
2. It is concerned with human resources management in the organization.
3. Staffing function is performed continuously. Every manager has to guide and train employees and also evaluate their performance on a continuous basis.
4. The main purpose of this function is to make optimum utilization of human resources and also to provide proper satisfaction to employees.
5. Staffing is performed by all managers. In big concerns there is a separate personnel department to deal with this function, but even here this department advises line managers regarding different aspect of human resources.
6. Since staffing deals with human beings who have their own needs, emotions and aspirations this function is different from other managerial functions.
Process of Staffing
The purpose of staffing is to employ most suitable and competent persons as per the requirements of the organization. With this aim in view- the following staff process is followed:
1. Estimating Man power Need: The first thing in staffing process is to estimate manpower needs. These needs are influenced by the type and size of the organization. Total manpower requirements are properly assessed. It is also ascertained at what time different persons are needed.
2. Recruitment and Selection of Staff: Recruitment is the process of searching prospective employees and pursuading them to apply in the organization. Selection is the procedure of spotting most suitable candidates out of those who are interested to get employment in the enterprise. The purpose of recruitment and selection is to employing right man for the right job. There are internal as well as external sources of