Define the staffing process and the various steps involved in it.

Explanation

Staffing is a managerial function of filling and keeping filled, the positions in an organisation structure. This process needs crucial analysis of manpower.
Process of staffing Following are the step in the staffing process :
(i) Estimating the manpower requirements it involves forcasting and determining the number oragnisation in future. It involves workload alanysis and workforce analysis .
A comparsion of the two helps to know the actual requirement of manpower.
(ii) Recuirement It may be defined as the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation. The objective of recruitment is to crete a pool of prospective candidates , from which the best candidate can be selected.
(iii) Selection In this step, right candidate is chosen for the right job from the poll of candidates obtained through recuirments.
(iv) Placement and orientation Placement means occupying the post or position for which the implies introducing the selected empolyee to other employees and familiarising him with rules and policies of the familiarising him with rules and policies of the organisation, by giving him a brief presentation about the company, his superiors, subordinates and colleagues.
(v) Trainning and development The involve improving job knowledge, skill and attitudes of employees on a regular basis so that they may perform their job efficiently.
(vi) Performance appraisal It means evaluating an employee's current or past performance against the pre-determined standards.
(vii) Promotion and career planning it becomes necessary for all organisations to address career ralated issues and promotional avenus for their employees. This will prove to be beneficial for both an employee and the organisation , as it will result in inreased employee satisfaction and productivity.
(viii) Compensation It means all forms of pay or rewards given to an employee. It may be in the form of direct financial payments like wages, salaries, incentives, commissions, etc. or indirect payments such as insurance , free housing, vacations, etc.