HRM301 - Staffing

Description:
This course examines all aspects of getting employees into organizations. Recruitment and selection are the foci. This course covers scientific and legal issues from a managerial perspective and examines the usefulness of various methods used in job analysis, testing and measurement, and internal and external market analysis. Legislation regarding EEO and affirmative action programs are discussed.

Outcomes:

• Apply existing regulations and laws that govern staffing
• Analyze organizational strategic plans to forecast staffing needs given budget considerations, in-force collective bargaining agreements, and current labor market trends
• Use appropriate recruiting strategies depending on position, location, and availability of potential applicants
• Apply selection methods, recruitment tools, and assessment devices aimed at predicting performance of candidates
• Create an effective interviewing process that managers can use to conduct appropriate interviews that yield a successful candidate to job match

Required Text(s):

• Heneman III, H. G., Judge, T. A., & Kammeyer-Mueller, J. (2019). Staffing organizations. (9th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
• Nkomo, S., Fottler, M., & McAfee, R. (2011). Human resource management applications: Cases, exercises, incidents, and skill builders. Cengage/South-Western Educational Publishing.
• Kammeyer-Mueller, J. (2018). Tanglewood casebook (9th ed.). Pangloss Industries, Inc. [Free download]