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    Staffing is the process of hiring and placing the right employees in the right jobs. It involves recruiting candidates with the needed skills and experience, evaluating them, and offering them suitable roles. Staffing is a core management function, as having the proper personnel in place allows an organization to achieve its goals efficiently. It is important for staffing to place each person in a role that matches their abilities so they can contribute fully to the organization's success.

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    Staffing is the process of hiring and placing the right employees in the right jobs. It involves recruiting candidates with the needed skills and experience, evaluating them, and offering them suitable roles. Staffing is a core management function, as having the proper personnel in place allows an organization to achieve its goals efficiently. It is important for staffing to place each person in a role that matches their abilities so they can contribute fully to the organization's success.

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    TOPIC- 3

    MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS
    (STAFFING)
    Staffing is the process of hiring eligible candidates in the organization or company for
    specific positions. In management, the meaning of staffing is an operation of recruiting the
    employees by evaluating their skills, knowledge and then offering them specific job roles
    accordingly.
    Staffing is one of the most important functions of management. It involves the process of
    filling the vacant position of the right personnel at the right job, at right time. Hence,
    everything will occur in the right manner.
    Therefore it is very important that each and every person should get right position in the
    organization so as to get the right job, according to their ability, talent, aptitude, and
    specializations so that it will help the organization to achieve the pre-set goals in the
    proper way by the 100% contribution of manpower. Thus it can be said that staffing is an
    essential function of every business organization.
    Characteristics of Staffing
    People-Centered
    Staffing can broadly view as people-centered function and therefore it is relevant for all types
    of organization. It is concerned with categories of personnel from top to bottom of the
    organization.
     Blue collar workers (i.e., those working on the machines and engaged in loading,
    unloading etc.) and white collar workers (i.e., clerical employees).
     Managerial and Non Managerial personal.
     Professionals (eg.- Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary)

    Responsibility of Manager
    Staffing is the basic function of management which involves that the manager is
    continuously engaged in performing the staffing function. They are actively associated with
    the recruitment, selection, training, and appraisal of his subordinates. Therefore the
    activities are performed by the chief executive, departmental managers and foremen in
    relation to their subordinates.
    Characteristics of Staffing Cont…
    Human Skills
    Staffing function is mainly concerned with different types of training and
    development of human resource and therefore the managers should use
    human relation skill in providing guidance and training to the subordinates. If
    the staffing function is performed properly, then the human relations in the
    organization will be cordial and mutually performed in an organized manner.

    Continuous Function
    Staffing function is to be performed continuously which is equally important for
    a new and well-established organization. Since in a newly established
    organization, there has to be recruitment, selection, and training of personnel.
    As we compare that, the organization which is already a running organization,
    then at that place every manager is engaged in various staffing activities.
    Therefore, he is responsible for managing all the workers in order to get work
    done for the accomplishment of the overall objectives of an organization.
    Functions of Staffing

    1. Selection Of Qualified Personnel: The first and foremost function of staffing


    is to obtain qualified personnel for different jobs position in the
    organization.

    2. Maximum Productivity: In staffing, the right person is recruited for the


    right job, therefore it leads to maximum productivity and higher
    performance.

    3. Adequate use of Human Resources: It helps in promoting the optimum


    utilization of human resource through various aspects.

    4. Job Satisfaction and morale of Employees: Job satisfaction and morale of


    the workers increases through the recruitment of the right person.

    5. Ensures Growth and Continuity of Company: It ensures the continuity and 


    growth of the organization, through development managers.
    Importance of Staffing

    Efficient Performance of Other Functions


    For the efficient performance of other functions of management, staffing is its key. Since,  if
    an organization does not have the competent personnel, then it cannot perform the
    functions of management like planning, organizing and control functions properly.
    Effective Use of Technology and Other Resources
    What is staffing and technology’s connection? Well, it is the human factor that is
    instrumental in the effective utilization of the latest technology, capital, material, etc. the
    management can ensure the right kinds of personnel by performing the staffing function.
    Discover Qualified and Competent Personnel
    Staffing helps in the discovery of qualified and competent personnel for various jobs in the
    organisation.
    Development of Human Capital
    Another significance of staffing is concerned with human capital requirements. Since the
    management is required to determine in advance the manpower requirements. Therefore, it
    has also to train and develop the existing personnel for career advancement. This will meet
    the requirements of the company in the future.
    Importance of Staffing Cont…
    The Motivation of Human Resources
    In an organization, the behaviour of individuals is influenced by various factors which are
    involved such as education level, needs, socio-cultural factors, etc. Therefore, the human
    aspects of the organization have become very important and so that the workers can also
    be motivated by financial and non-financial incentives in order to perform their functions
    properly in achieving the objectives.

    Business Activities Are Not Disrupted


    Business activities are not disrupted at any time due to shortage of competent workers or
    excess of workers. Because it forecasts the correct staff requirements for the present and for
    the long-term.

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