Module 8: Staffing Decisions

Question 1

What are staffing decisions?

Answer 1

Decisions associated with recruiting, selecting, promoting, and separating employees.

Question 2

What information guides the selection process?

Answer 2

Organizations use a job or need analysis to identify the characteristics of individuals they would like to hire (or, in the layoff situation, those they would like to retain). This information guides the selection process.

Question 3

How is the candidate pool narrowed down?

Answer 3

The candidate pool is gradually narrowed through rejection decisions until a selection is made and an individual is placed in a position.