ILRHR 6680 Staffing Organizations
Spring. 4 credits. Prerequisites: ILRHR 2600/5600, one statistics course, or permission of instructor. C. Collins and 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 human resource 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, human resource planning, recruitment and job choice, and internal and external selection practices.