HR Certification and the Staffing Process

There are several stages in selection and staffing.the effectiveness of HR practices. Measuring is the
This is a continual cycle with employees findingactivity of tracking, collecting data, calculating
positions, working a job, leaving for newstatistics, and developing useful information to help
opportunities, and repeating the process. Throughoutinform future business decisions.
the cycle, HR professionals play a role in severalStrategic reporting analyzes results and demonstrates
important steps. Human resources certification, or HRstrategic effectiveness by assessing data in the
certification, can help HR professionals navigate theircontext of the organization's business. We measure
roles in the process.because we need accurate data to make informed
We can break down the staffing process into steps:decisions, and we report strategically because this is
1. Employee performs a jobthe way to quantify the contribution of the staffing
2. Employee leaves the organization they work forfunction of HR.
3. A need is identified (to replace the individual)How do we know what to measure and report on?
4. The need is structured (define what theHuman resources can measure many factors,
organization needs)depending on the organization's business needs.
5. Find and identify individuals that may meet saidMeasure factors relevant to the organization's goals.
needResignations, turnover, number of open jobs, number
6. Interview those individualsof requisitions processed, and number of requisitions
7. Select the right candidatefilled can all be valuable reports. In addition to showing
8. Onboarding process for the new employeethe type of work HR does, these types of data
9. Employee performs a job... (process continues)support subsequent analysis that helps human
An effective HR professional should be able to notresources collaborate with senior management and
only implement strategies to retain their organization'sothers in making future business decisions.
valuable employees, but also to manage employeesPresentation is always important when you are
leaving and coping with a decreased work force. HRcreating and presenting reports. The report should
certification will help those professionals to create andorganize the information compiled as responses to
utilize reports that can measure the success (orthe questions asked. It should include charts, narrative
failure) of their organization's selection and staffingexplanations, and analyses. Creative and effective
program.uses of technology can help human resources
Two key aspects of HR that human resourcesprepare well-designed, user-friendly reports. Many
certification covers are reporting and effectiveness.HRIS systems today can automatically gather and
If your HR department is effective, you need togenerate the information and data to incorporate into
display this to management so that they will want toreports.
have a good partnership. Reporting can show yourIt is clear that the HR department is critical to the
successes and display the fact that the HRsuccess of a selection and staffing process. Through
department is an essential component of thereporting and measuring efficiency, which can be
company. HR certification gets into a variety oflearned in an HR certification course (human
reports and tools that you can use.resources certification course), we can develop the
You will also want to differentiate betweenskills necessary to report on the process as well as
measuring and reporting. It is through measurementmake critiques and improve our performance.
that HR can report not only the efficiency but also