Staffing an Organization
Human Resource Management
Staffing the Organization
Bryant Cozart
University of Maryland University College
Table of Contents
Human Resource Management 3
Staffing 3
Job Analysis 3
Questionnaires 4
Interviews 4
Observation 4
Diary/Log 5
Recruitment 5
Internal Recruiting 6
External Recruiting 7
Web-based Recruiting 8
Selection 8
Interviewing 9
Human Resource Management
Staffing the Organization Human Resource Management is designing management systems to ensure that human talent is used effectively and efficiently to accomplish organizational goals (Mathis & Jackson, 2008). To that end, Human Resource Management activities include strategic human resource management, equal employment opportunity, staffing, talent management, total rewards, risk management and worker protection, employee and labor relations. This paper will discuss human resource management staffing activities as it relates to job analysis, recruiting, and selection. External environmental factors such as political, social, legal, economic, and technological requirement affect staffing within organizations. The aim of staffing is to provide a sufficient supply of qualified individuals to fill jobs in an organization (Mathis & Jackson, 2008). Human resource managers determine job requirements by conducting job analysis and then formulating plans to fill these positions. Organizations need to have the right person, with the right capabilities, at the right time, and in the right place to accomplish its organizational mission. Job analysis is the first step in this process. It involves a systematic review of the organization’s requirement for human capital. Job analysis refers to the process of collecting and analyzing information about the tasks, responsibilities, and the content of jobs (Marchington & Wilkinson, 2005). Human resource managers use varying
Staffing the Organization
Bryant Cozart
University of Maryland University College
Table of Contents
Human Resource Management 3
Staffing 3
Job Analysis 3
Questionnaires 4
Interviews 4
Observation 4
Diary/Log 5
Recruitment 5
Internal Recruiting 6
External Recruiting 7
Web-based Recruiting 8
Selection 8
Interviewing 9
Human Resource Management
Staffing the Organization Human Resource Management is designing management systems to ensure that human talent is used effectively and efficiently to accomplish organizational goals (Mathis & Jackson, 2008). To that end, Human Resource Management activities include strategic human resource management, equal employment opportunity, staffing, talent management, total rewards, risk management and worker protection, employee and labor relations. This paper will discuss human resource management staffing activities as it relates to job analysis, recruiting, and selection. External environmental factors such as political, social, legal, economic, and technological requirement affect staffing within organizations. The aim of staffing is to provide a sufficient supply of qualified individuals to fill jobs in an organization (Mathis & Jackson, 2008). Human resource managers determine job requirements by conducting job analysis and then formulating plans to fill these positions. Organizations need to have the right person, with the right capabilities, at the right time, and in the right place to accomplish its organizational mission. Job analysis is the first step in this process. It involves a systematic review of the organization’s requirement for human capital. Job analysis refers to the process of collecting and analyzing information about the tasks, responsibilities, and the content of jobs (Marchington & Wilkinson, 2005). Human resource managers use varying