'Water, water everywhere, but not a single drop to drink', What does this statement indicates staffing?
The statement indicates that staffing aims at recruiting the right person for the right job.
(i) It caters to the human resource requirements of a business by determining the number and types of employees needed to perform various tasks designed in business as per their job profile.
(ii) It analyses the existing number of employed personnel to verify whether they are overburdened or under-burdened with work.
(iii) It compares within departments to establish excess of the workforce for dismissal or deposing or transferring employees elsewhere as overstaffing is undesirable.