Arrange the following steps involved in staffing process in a logical sequence.

(A) Conducting aptitude test

(B) Inviting candidates to apply for the job

(C) Estimating the manpower requirement

(D) Familiarisation of an employee with the existing employee is done.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(C), (B), (A), (D)

The correct answer is option 2- (C), (B), (A), (D).

(C) Estimating the manpower requirement- While designing the organisational structure, we undertake an analysis of the decisions and the decision-making levels, activities as well as relationship among them with a view to evolving the horizontal and vertical dimensions of the structure. Thus, various job positions are created. Clearly, performance of each job necessitates the appointment of a person with a specific set of educational qualifications, skills, prior experience and so on.

(B) Inviting candidates to apply for the job- Recruitment may be defined as the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for jobs in the organisation. The information generated in the process of writing the job description and the candidate profile may be used for developing the ‘situations vacant’ advertisement. The advertisement may be displayed on the factory/ office gate or else it may be got published in print media or flashed in electronic media. This step involves locating the potential candidate or determining the sources of potential candidates. In fact, there are a large number of recruitment avenues available to a firm. The essential objective is to create a pool of the prospective job candidates.

(A) Conducting aptitude test- An employment test is a mechanism (either a paper and pencil test or an exercise) that attempts to measure certain characteristics of individuals. These characteristics range from aptitudes, such as manual dexterity, to intelligence to personality. Aptitude Test is a measure of individuals potential for learning new skills. It indicates the person’s capacity to develop. Such tests are good indices of a person’s future success score.

(D) Familiarisation of an employee with the existing employee is done- Joining a job marks the beginning of socialisation of the employee at the workplace. The employee is given a brief presentation about the company and is introduced to his superiors, subordinates and the colleagues. He is taken around the workplace and given the charge of the job for which he has been selected. This process of familiarisation is very crucial and may have a lasting impact on his decision to stay and on his job performance. Orientation is, thus, introducing the selected employee to other employees and familiarising him with the rules and policies of the organisation.