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Staffing is concerned with the recruitment, selection, placement, classification, evaluation, and promotion of individuals in an organization. Staffing has its roots in the fact that individuals differ from one another. Thus, staffing programs in an organization are concerned with recruiting, selecting and promoting persons based on those individual differences which are deemed valuable for successful job performance . Staffing begins with recruitment of individuals for a position. This involves attracting a number of qualified individuals to apply for the job. Recruitment can be within or outside the organization. Some methods often used to recruit individuals for a position include postings within the organization ( see job posting ), advertisement (e.g., newspapers, television, radio), employment agency referrals, and employee referrals. Another aspect of staffing is personnel selection . Selection is concerned with hiring those individuals who are best qualified for the position. This involves selecting individuals on the basis of knowledge, skills, and abilities ( see ksaos ) which are judged necessary for successful job performance. Once persons are hired, organizations often must decide in which of two or more jobs they should be placed. This is accomplished either by the use of a single criterion scale ( see placement ) or by the use of many criteria ( see classification ... log in or subscribe to read full text