Staffing

Staffing

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCE PLANNING STAFF ING NATURE OF STAFF ING FUNCTIONS RECRUITMENT SELECT ION TRA IN ING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS PROMOTION TRANSFER DEMOTION

Outline

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

As the function of planning for human resource needs and recruitment, selection, development, compensation.

Evaluation of performance to fill those needs. The management of various activities that are

designed to enhance the effectiveness of the manpower in an organization in the achievement of organizational goals.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS DIAGRAM

HUMAN RESOURCES PLANNING

STAFFING

TRAINING AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

PROMOTION

TRANSFER

RECRUITMENT

SELECTION

DEMOTION

Human resource planning

It is the process of determining future human resource needs relative to an organization's strategic plan and devising the steps necessary to meet those needs.

Human resource planning involves-

Human resource planningJob analysis

Forecasting the demand & supply of labor

Staffing

Refers to the managerial function of employing and developing human resources for carrying out the various managerial and non-managerial activities in an organization.

Staffing (contd.)

Involves determining the manpower requirement, and the methods of recruiting, Selecting, training and developing the people for various positions created in the organization.

Staffing process helps an organization put the right people in the right positions.

According to Theo Haimann, “Staffing pertains to recruitment, selection, development and compensation of subordinates.”

Nature of staffing function

Staffing is an important managerial function Staffing is a pervasive activity Staffing is a continuous activity The basis of staffing function is efficient

management of personnel’s Staffing helps in placing right men at the

right job Staffing is performed by all managers

Recruitment

It is the process of attracting qualified persons to apply for the jobs that are open.

It is the Process of discovering potential candidates.

Internal recruiting

It is Considering present employees as candidates for openings

INTERNALSOURCES

Promotions

Transfers

Job Posting & Bidding

Former Employees

External recruiting

Attracting persons outside the organization to apply for jobs

Educational Institutions

Advertising

Voluntary Applicants

Employment Agencies

EXTERNALSOURCES

Selection

The selection process is to gather from applicants information that will predict their job

success and then to hire the candidates likely to be most successful.

Selection (contd.)

Steps of selection: Application blanks Tests Interviews Assessment centers Other techniques

Training

Training has specific goals of improving one’s capability, capacity, productivity & performance.

Training refers to teaching operational or technical employees how to do the job for which they were hired.

Training influences the staffing process at all stages from hiring to firing.

Employees who perform different staffing tasks will benefit from training, gradually developing their skills

and improving their performance.

Types of Training

Physical Training Job Training and Development Religion and SpiritualityParochial Schools Artificial-Intelligence Feedback

Training process

Assess to training needs

Set training objectives

Plan training evaluation

Develop training program

Conduct training

Evaluate training

Modify training program based on evaluation

Management development programs

Management development is any attempt to improve managerial performance by imparting knowledge, changing attitudes, or increasing skills.

The Management Development Program (MDP) is a program designed for managers at all organizational levels who want to develop and/or enhance their understanding and practice of fundamental management principles in the context of today's challenging environment.

Management development programs (contd.)

“Its primary focus is on growth and employee development. It emphasizes developing individual potential and skills” (Elwood, olton and Trott 1996).

There are two methods of management development programs-

On-the-job method Off-the-job method

On-the-job method

Employees learn the job in actual working site in real life situation and not in simulated environment.

Employee learns while working in this method.

On-the-job method (contd.)

It includes- Job rotation The coaching/understudy approach Job instruction Committee assignmentsApprenticeship Internship Action learning

Off-the-job method

Off-the-job training methods are conducted in separate from the job environment, study material is supplied.

There is full concentration on learning rather than performing, and there is freedom of expression.

Off-the-job method (contd.)

Important methods include-  Lectures and Conferences  Audio-VisualVestibule TrainingSimulation ExercisesSensitivity Training Role PlayingTransactional Training

Promotion

Promotions can provide opportunities to reward exceptional performance, and to fill open positions with tested and loyal employees.

Process of promotion-• Seniority or Competence the Rule• Measurement of Competence• Formal or Informal• Vertical, Horizontal, or Other

Transfer

Transfer is a move from one job to another, usually with no change in salary or grade.

Transfers are a way to give displaced employees

a chance for another assignment or, perhaps, some personal growth.

Demotion

Demotion means to reduce in grade, rank, or status.

Demotion is a compulsory reduction in an employee‘s rank  or job title within

the organizational hierarchy  of a company, public service department, or other body.

Demotion (contd.)

Demotion may also lead to the loss of other privileges associated with a more senior rank and/or a reduction in salary or benefits.

An employee may be demoted for violating the rules of the organization by a behavior such as excessive lateness, misconduct, or negligence.

Conclusion

Staffing is the most vital asset with an organization, without which it cannot move ahead in the competitive world. It can be equated with HR management . Staffing is an open system approach. It is carried out within the enterprise but is also linked to external environment.

References

Human Resource Management by Gary Dessler

Management, 10th edition, Houghton Mifflin, USA, by Griffin, R.W.

Wikipedia.org