Chapter 5

Establish a basic ground of what staffing.

Identify and appreciate the basic process
of staffing and its benefits.
Develop staffing techniques in order to
be an efficient engineer manager.
Address company issues with an
effective staffing management
application.

Staffing is the process of acquiring,

deploying, and retaining a workforce of
sufficient quantity and quality to create
positive impacts on the organizations
effectiveness.
(Heneman and Judge, 2005)

Is to match people with jobs so that the

realization of the organizations
objectives will be facilitated.

One must be concerned with

putting the right persons in
various positions within his area
of concern.

There is great responsibility in assuring

that the right persons are assigned
to positions that fit their qualifications.

The 8 steps in staffing process

Human
resource
planning

Recruitme
nt

Training
and
developme
nt

Performanc
e appraisal

Selection

Employmen
t decision

Induction
and
Orientatio
n

Separations

 Human

resource planning is first

step in staffing and is defined as
the on-going process of
systematic planning to achieve
optimum use of an organization's
most valuable asset - its human
resources.
The objective of human
resource planning is to ensure
the best fit between employees
and jobs, while avoiding
manpower shortages or
surpluses.

1.

Forecasting is an assessment
of future human resource needs in
relation to the current capabilities
of the organization.

Programming - which means

translating the forecasted human
resource needs to personnel
objectives and goals.
3. Evaluation and control which
refers to monitoring human
resource action plans and
evaluating their success.
2.

Recruitment refers to attracting

qualified persons to apply for vacant
positions in the company so that
those who are best suited to serve
the company may be selected.
Source of applicants:
Organizations current employees
Referrals from employees
Recruitment firms

Source of applicants:
Newspaper advertisement
Schools
Competitors
Internet

Selection - refers to the act of choosing

from those that are available the
individuals most likely to succeed on the
job.
The purpose of selection is to evaluate
each candidate and to pick the most
suited
for
the
position
available.

 If

the management picks the wrong

person and the subsequent effect to the
organization is negligible, then the
selection process is made simple.
Subsequently, when the position under
consideration involves special skills, a
more elaborate selection process is
undertaken.

1.

Application blanks. The application

blanks provides information about the
persons characteristics such as age,
marital status, address, education,
background, experience, and special
interest. After reading the application
blank, the evaluator will have some basis
on whether or not to proceed further in
evaluating the applicant.

2.

References. References are

those written by previous
employees, co-workers,
teachers, club officers, etc.
there statement may provide
some vital information on the
character of the applicant.

3. Interviews. Information may

be gathered in an interview
by asking a series of relevant
questions to the job
candidate.

4. Testing. This involves an evaluation of

the future behaviour or performance of

an individual.
TYPES OF TEST
Psychological test Is an objective, standard measure of a
sample behaviour it is classified into: aptitude test, performance
test, personality test, interest test.
Physical examination - a type of test given to assess the
physical healthy of an applicant.

Induction new employee is provided with

necessary information about the
company.
Orientation new employee is introduced to
immediate working environment
and co-workers

Training refers to the learning that is

provided in order to improve
performance on the present job.
2 General types of training
Training Programs for non-managers
Training and educational programs
for executive.

Build up confidence
Improves morale of
employees
Build trust of the employee

Is

the act of evaluating the employee.

8 Ways of Appraising the

Employee:
1)Rating scale method
2)Essay method
3)Management by objective method
4)Assessment center method
5)Checklist method

6)
7)
8)

Work standard method

Ranking method
Critical-incident method

Monetary Reward this are

given to employees whose
performance is at par or
above standard
requirements.
Promotion this refers to a
movement by a person into a
position of higher pay and
greater responsibilities and
which is given to a reward for
competence and ambition.

 Transfer

this is the movement

of the person to a different job
at the same or similar level of
responsibility in the
organization.
Demotion this is a movement
from one position to another
which has less pay or
responsibility attached to it. This
is also a form of punishment.

 Voluntary

- it is the will of
the employee to resign and
he must notify the company
weeks before he resign.
Involuntary or termination
is the last option that the
manager exercises when
employees performance is
poor or when an employee
violates the rules and
regulation of the company.