Staffing the Contemporary Organization: a Guide to Planning, Recruiting, and Selecting for Human Resource Professionals, 3rd Edition: A Guide to Planning, Recruiting, and Selecting for Human Resource Professionals Third Edition

Few business functions are more important than putting people where they can do the most good. Get it right, and the business soars. Get it wrong, and the business pays dearly in reduced sales, profits, and productivity. Staffing the Contemporary Organization provides a comprehensive treatment of staffing procedures, policies, techniques, and problems. It includes a number of human resources topics not usually covered in one volume--HR planning, legal aspects of staffing, recruiting, selecting, performance appraisal, career development, and many others--in an integrated system. The method presented is a proven, useful tool that managers and HR people can employ to build stronger, more resilient organizations.This thoroughly revised edition provides a comprehensive treatment of staffing procedures, policies, techniques, and problems. It covers areas newly developed since the last edition, like recruiting via the Internet and new court decisions that clarify the scope and application of antidiscrimination laws in the workplace. Among other topics, it covers the following areas in detail: -Employment law -Job analysis -Recruiting and interviewing -Selecting and selection tests -Appraisals and employee development -Administration: Handling promotions, demotions, layoffs, terminations, etc. -Career planning -Measuring the effectiveness of the HR function. Staffing, the authors contend, must encompass the entire range of activities associated with planning for, obtaining, utilizing, and developing human resources. Suitable for business students as well as professionals, this is the first book to present a systems view of the staffing function--a view necessary to maximize the contribution of any company's most important asset: its people This is a useful guide to effectively recruit and keep productive, motivated, and loyal employees. Few business functions are more important than putting people where they can do the most good. Get it right, and the business soars. Get it wrong, and the business pays dearly in reduced sales, profits, and productivity. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of staffing procedures, policies, techniques, and problems. It includes a number of human resources topics not usually covered in one volume - HR planning, legal aspects of staffing, recruiting, selecting, performance appraisal, career development, and many others - in an integrated system. The method presented is a proven, useful tool that managers and HR people can use to build stronger, more resilient organizations. This thoroughly revised edition provides a comprehensive treatment of staffing procedures, policies, techniques, and problems. It covers areas newly developed since the last edition, like recruiting via the Internet and new court decisions that clarify the scope and application of antidiscrimination laws in the workplace. Among other topics, it covers the following areas in detail: employment law; job analysis; recruiting and interviewing; selecting and selection tests; appraisals and employee development; administration such as handling promotions, demotions, layoffs, terminations, etc; career planning; and measuring the effectiveness of the HR function. Staffing the authors contend, must encompass the entire range of activities associated with planning for, obtaining utilizing, and developing human resources. Suitable for business students as well as professionals, this is the first book to present a 'systems view' of the staffing function - a view necessary to maximize the contribution of any company's most important asset: its people "Few business functions are more important than putting people where they can do the most good. Get it right, and the business soars. Get it wrong, and the business pays dearly in reduced sales, profits, and productivity. Staffing the Contemporary Organization provides a comprehensive treatment of staffing procedures, policies, techniques, and problems. It includes a number of human resources topics not usually covered in one volume - HR planning, legal aspects of staffing, recruiting, selecting, performance appraisal, career development, and many others - in an integrated system. The method presented is a proven, useful tool that managers and HR people can employ to build stronger, more resilient organizations." "Staffing, the authors contend, must encompass the entire range of activities associated with planning for, obtaining, utilizing, and developing human resources. This thoroughly revised edition provides a comprehensive treatment of staffing procedures, policies, techniques, and problems. It covers areas newly developed since the last edition, like recruiting via the Internet and new court decisions that clarify the scope and application of antidiscrimination laws in the workplace." "Suitable for business students as well as professionals, this is the first book to present a "systems view" of the staffing function - a view necessary to maximizing the contribution of any company's most important asset: its people."--BOOK JACKET

Few business functions are more important than putting people where they can do the most good. Get it right, and the business soars. Get it wrong, and the business pays dearly in reduced sales, profits, and productivity. Staffing provides a comprehensive treatment of staffing procedures, policies, techniques, and problems. It includes a number of human resources topics not usually covered in one volume—HR planning, legal aspects of staffing, recruiting, selecting, performance appraisal, career development, and many others—in an integrated system. The method presented is a proven, useful tool that managers and HR people can use to build stronger, more resilient organizations.

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From job descriptions to staffing regulations and Federal court decisions, the authors, principals at Human Resource Management Systems in Rockwall, Texas, offer a comprehensive guide to meeting the increasingly complex human resource needs of today's organizations. They apply a systems approach, with staffing viewed as part of an ongoing career planning, development, and assessment functionfor employees as well as employers. Includes summary tables on major staffing legislation, significant Supreme Court and Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, and the legal cases discussed in the text. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

a Thoroughly Revised Edition Providing A Comprehensive Treatment Of Staffing Procedures, Policies, Techniques, And Problems For Human Resource Professionals And Students.

for Human Resources Professionals And Business Students, This Guide Explains Staffing Procedures, Policies, And Problems In All Types Of Organizations. Taking A Practical Approach, Caruth (management, Texas A&m/commerce) Et Al. Discuss Human Resources Planning, Legal Aspects, Recruiting, Selecting, Performance Appraisal, Career Development, Job

analysis, And Other Topics. This Edition Covers Subjects Such As Internet Recruiting; Court Decisions And Laws Relating To Affirmative Action, Antidiscrimination Laws, Reference-checking, And Minimum Wage; The Use Of Temporary Workers And Contractors; Technology; Outsourcing Of Personnel Functions; And The Impact Of The Current Economic Crisis.

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Contents......Page 8 Figures and Tables......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 1 Staffing: An Overview......Page 16 2 Staffing Legislation and Regulation......Page 34 3 Significant Federal Court Decisions......Page 60 4 EEOC Compliance and Affirmative Action Programs......Page 87 5 Job Analysis......Page 111 6 Human Resource Planning......Page 131 7 The Recruiting Process......Page 150 8 The Selecting Process......Page 174 9 Selection Tests......Page 200 10 Employment Interviewing......Page 219 11 Performance Appraisal......Page 244 12 Career Planning and Development......Page 275 13 Staffing System Administration......Page 294 14 Evaluating the Staffing Function......Page 321 Bibliography......Page 340 Table of Cases......Page 344 C......Page 346 E......Page 347 O......Page 348 S......Page 349 W......Page 350