The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

Department of Management Sciences

COURSE OUTLINE

Organization Staffing and Succession Planning

Instructor: Shakeel Sarwar Level: BBA (Hons)/ BBS

Class Days: As per schedule Class Time: As per schedule

Course Description
A High-quality workforce is essential to the success of businesses today. This course
provides the strategies, concepts and practices essential to the effective selection of
personnel to accomplish a business objective. Emphasis is placed on recruiting,
promoting, and retraining employees. The course also covers budget development, job
descriptions, interviewing techniques, assessment, testing, background investigations,
legal requirements, reporting of results to management, employee orientation,
outplacement and ethnic diversity issues.
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Designed by: Shakeel Sarwar

 The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Department of Management Sciences

The purpose of this course is to provide for participants an understanding of the various
aspects of the total employment process and how they critically interrelate. These aspects
include: the planning process, position descriptions, attracting suitable candidates,
screening methodology, interviewing, testing procedures, candidate evaluations, the
decision-making process, background investigations performance evaluations and
orientation programs. Covered throughout are the concepts of the legal frame work which
governs the field as well as the professional human resources thinking that permits the
essential function to be managed effectively. Upon completion of the course, participants
will be able to:
1. Understand the importance of employment process and where it fits in the overall
Human Resources function.
2. Plan for the various steps in the recruitment and selection process.
3. Understand the legal framework which governs the recruiting function.
4. Prepare a position description and specifications.
5. Understand the candidate evaluation process through interviewing, testing and
background investigations.
6. Design an effective new employee orientation program.
7. Monitor the overall function to maintain both the efficiency and productive activity to
achieve the best new hire results.
8. Develop a recruiting and staffing strategy.
Teaching Methodology
Assessment Criteria
Assessment Marks Percentage Format

Group Activity and 15% Individual & Group

Presentations (respectively)

Class Participation and 5% Individual

Attendance

Mid Term Exam 30% Individual

Final Term Exam 50% Individual

Recommended Books
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1. Hiring the Best, Martin Yate; Adams Media, 5th edition, an F+W Publishing
Company, 2006. ISBN:1-59337-403-8
2. Experiencing Recruitment and Selection, Jon Billsberry, Published in 2007 by
John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
3. Strategic Staffing: A Practical Toolkit for Workforce Planning, Thomas P. Bechet,
American Management Association.

Also recommended text or reference list of related articles and books will be given
according to each session.

Contents

Week 1 Introduction, Course Outline Discussion, BILL’S STORY: A TYPICAL

SELECTION PROCESS

Designed by: Shakeel Sarwar

 The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Department of Management Sciences

Week 2 Recruiting as a part of the HR function, overview, evaluating staffing

needs, developing recruiting plans, approval process, diversity &
affirmation action, FLSA determination.
Week 3 Position description and specifications, job analysis, BFOQ’s,
determining compensation levels, new-hire pay vs. pay of existing
employees.
Week 4 Internal recruiting methods, effective referral systems, hiring within
the law, negligent-hiring, good PR for applicants.

Week 5 External recruiting methods, executive search firms (retained vs.

contingency), agencies, internet, outplacement firms, ads, other
sources, fee negotiations, reporting.

Week 6 applications, correspondence, resume formats, forms,

implementation and management record keeping, defining the
interview process, types of interview (structured unstructured,
screening, telephone, behavioral, stress).
Week 7 Preparing for interviews, selecting questions and evaluation standards,
interviewing techniques, managing candidates, role plays.
Week 8 Applicant testing, validation issues, assessment centers, physical
examinations and drug testing, managing the complaint process.

Week 9 The hiring decision, extending offers and counter offers, reference
checks, employment contracts, at will employment
Recruiting strategy exercise, Performance evaluation Theory and
practice, 360 degree feedback, orientation training, I-9 forms, exit
Week 10
interviews, turnover costs, course in review
Week 11 Succession Planning, Process of Succession Planning, Importance
and Consequences.

Week 12 Strategic Staffing

Week 13 Recruiting and Selection in Global Organizations

Week 14 Project Presentations

Week 15 Project Presentations

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Attendance Required

80% per semester attendance is required.

Appointment with Instructor

Course instructor will be available after each session or in case of detail discussion
appointment can be decided on email.

Contact

shakeel.sarwar@iub.edu.pk

Shakeel Sarwar

Assistant Professor

Designed by: Shakeel Sarwar

 The Islamia University of Bahawalpur
Department of Management Sciences

Department of Management Sciences

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur

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Designed by: Shakeel Sarwar