ILRHR 6680 - Staffing Organizations

Spring. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Prerequisite: ILRHR 2600/ILRHR 5600, one statistics course, or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: graduate students.

B. Livingston, J. Hausknecht.

Seminar providing an overview of the processes by which organizations staff positions with both internal and external applicants. Because staffing is one of the primary human resource activities, it is critical for HR professionals to understand how theory, research, and legal foundations can inform staffing decisions. Therefore, this course focuses on theories, research, policies, and practices concerning job recruitment and selection. Topics include staffing strategy and context, measurement of staffing effectiveness, job/competency analysis, HR planning, recruitment and job choice, employment branding, external selection practices, succession planning and internal selection, and employer retention.