Week 1 Discussion

Staffing Strategies

For an organization to be successful, humans must perform activities that can help the organization reach strategic goals. This requires staf�ng. The basic model of staf�ng requires people to be brought into the organization to perform those duties. However, it is more complex than that. Quality of staf�ng really drives success, and there are different strategies for achieving it. Sometimes, an organization will be concerned with simply matching a person with a job. Others will strive to reach further and match the person with the organization’s culture or make sure a candidate is a good “�t” for the organization. Strategic staf�ng is an ongoing process and indicates plans for current as well as future staf�ng needs on a continual basis.

The components of staf�ng are recruitment, selection, and employment, although there are many subcomponents within each. Recruitment involves identifying and attracting applicants. In selection, the candidates identi�ed are assessed and evaluated. Finally, the employment stage requires decision- making for a �nal selection. Staf�ng strategy must be based on the overall organizational strategy. When an organization is established, a mission or purpose statement is created that drives all that the organization does. This basic purpose statement will determine the goals of the organization. This will drive human resource (HR) strategy, as employees will need to �ll the jobs that will move the organization toward those goals.

Staf�ng and retention management involves monitoring core and support processes, ensuring that they maximize the quality and ef�ciency of the staf�ng process. Without this, an organization may experience too many poor hires or too much turnover, meaning it may not achieve its goals or be successful.

Additional Materials

From your course textbook, Staf�ng Organizations, read the following chapter:

Staf�ng Models and Strategy

From the Internet, read the following article:

U.S. Of�ce of Personnel Management. (n.d.). Strategic human resources management: Aligning with the mission. Retrieved from http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/opm/alignnet.pdf