Recruitment and Selection: Strategies for Workforce Planning & Assessment

The workforce is changing and talent management is more important than ever. Recruitment and Selection: Strategies for Workforce Planning & Assessment unpacks best practices for designing, implementing, and evaluating strategies for hiring the right people. Using a proven job analysis framework, author Carrie A. Picardi uses her academic and industry experience to teach students how to assess candidates in an accurate, legal, and ethical manner. With clarity and relevance, this book truly bridges theory and concept with practice in an engaging manner and will benefit students who need to hit the ground running to successfully manage workforce needs and activities in a myriad professional settings.

"If you are searching for a textbook that has the perfect balance of breadth and depth of the topics covered in staffing―then please consider adopting Picardi’s textbook. Additionally, and more importantly, it is also perfect blend of theory and practice as every chapter ends with thought provoking application based material such as case analysis etc. in addition to the ancillary materials provided by the author for both students and faculty." Author: Veena P. Prabhu

"Picardi provides an easy-to-read and follow text that covers all the major elements of the recruitment and selection process while providing practical applications and opportunities." Author: Matthew A. Fuss

"The strength of this text is the emphasis on the importance of the job analysis and how it flows throughout the staffing process." Author: Carl J. Blencke

"Written by a seasoned practitioner, this book is full of real-world insight into staffing and recruiting. The text is accessible to the student or new HR practitioner working to understand the strategic and aspects of recruiting, along with the necessary compliance considerations and great how-to tools throughout." Author: Laura L. Sankovich

"The book is very informative on staffing with relevant examples from several organizations." Author: Pramila Rao

"An excellent "how to" approach for recruitment and selection.  This textbook develops skills that transfer learning to the work environment, which translates to saving time, money and resources for the individual and organization." Author: Joanne W. Hix