Hello All, Can you guys help me with a difference between staffing & Recruitment, people telling me they both are kind of similar, but I am not convinced? Please help me out.
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Understanding Staffing and Recruiting
Both staffing and recruiting are used to hire candidates for a particular role. However, staffing is commonly used to fill short-term roles or to hire people for specific projects. Because of this, filling these roles tends to be a rather swift process.
On the other hand, recruiting tends to take on the task of finding a more permanent role. This means it might take longer to fill searches simply because it's necessary to be more strategic and detailed to find a person who has the proper qualifications and is also a cultural fit.
In terms of working with individuals/potential candidates, staffing agencies/firms generally work with those who are seeking jobs. On the other hand, recruiting firms deal with those who are seeking jobs as well as those who are not. This is commonly referred to as active candidates and passive candidates.
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Both staffing and recruiting are used to hire candidates for a particular role. However, staffing is commonly used to fill short-term roles or to hire people for specific projects. Because of this, filling these roles tends to be a rather swift process.
On the other hand, recruiting tends to take on the task of finding a more permanent role. This means it might take longer to fill searches simply because it's necessary to be more strategic and detailed to find a person who has the proper qualifications and is also a cultural fit.
In terms of working with individuals/potential candidates, staffing agencies/firms generally work with those who are seeking jobs. On the other hand, recruiting firms deal with those who are seeking jobs as well as those who are not. This is commonly referred to as active candidates and passive candidates.
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Can you guys help me with a difference between staffing & Recruitment,people telling me they both are kind of similiar,but i am not convienced.please help me out. Thank You so much sri....:)
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Recruitment is a small part of staffing in our HR domain. We have to reach recruitment first as an HR to reach the staffing. In simple terms, the process of hiring starts with recruitment and ends with staffing (assigning operational responsibilities to the person who is selected as an employee in the recruitment process). I hope the above data may help you to understand in detail.
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Prakash Perumal
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Prakash Perumal
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Understanding the Difference Between Staffing and Recruitment
Both terms are normally used interchangeably in sourcing candidates. However, staffing is a broader term used to source candidates to fill not only permanent vacancies but also temporary, part-time, or fixed-term positions, as well as through third parties (manpower supply agencies). It may also include completing joining formalities and assigning functions to candidates at the point of need.
Recruitment, on the other hand, is a more specific term predominantly associated with filling permanent or fixed-tenure vacancies and usually concludes with completing joining formalities. This understanding is my own and may be limited.
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B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Advisor
From India, Mumbai
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Both terms are normally used interchangeably in sourcing candidates. However, staffing is a broader term used to source candidates to fill not only permanent vacancies but also temporary, part-time, or fixed-term positions, as well as through third parties (manpower supply agencies). It may also include completing joining formalities and assigning functions to candidates at the point of need.
Recruitment, on the other hand, is a more specific term predominantly associated with filling permanent or fixed-tenure vacancies and usually concludes with completing joining formalities. This understanding is my own and may be limited.
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B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Advisor
From India, Mumbai
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Understanding Staffing
Staffing is the term used for filling a vacant position or an available job within the company or organization, whether temporarily or permanently. It may involve a new recruit or someone from the existing workforce, who may be appointed on a temporary basis or through a transfer of assignment. Such a transfer may include a promotion of some sort, but it does not always occur.
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Staffing is the term used for filling a vacant position or an available job within the company or organization, whether temporarily or permanently. It may involve a new recruit or someone from the existing workforce, who may be appointed on a temporary basis or through a transfer of assignment. Such a transfer may include a promotion of some sort, but it does not always occur.
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Difference Between Staffing and Recruitment
A simple basic difference between staffing and recruitment is as follows:
Staffing refers to contract-based or short-term positions, while recruitment pertains to permanent positions. Candidates seeking short-term roles may find opportunities through third-party payroll organizations. On the other hand, individuals looking for permanent positions are typically hired directly by clients.
If any of you have queries regarding recruitment, please feel free to reply to me.
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Dhirendra Pathak
Recruiter USA ops
From United States, Chicago
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A simple basic difference between staffing and recruitment is as follows:
Staffing refers to contract-based or short-term positions, while recruitment pertains to permanent positions. Candidates seeking short-term roles may find opportunities through third-party payroll organizations. On the other hand, individuals looking for permanent positions are typically hired directly by clients.
If any of you have queries regarding recruitment, please feel free to reply to me.
Regards,
Dhirendra Pathak
Recruiter USA ops
From United States, Chicago
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Recruitment is the process of attracting suitably qualified individuals to apply for a particular position within an organization. Staffing, on the other hand, involves selecting, deploying, and retaining employees within the organization.
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Recruitment is the initial process for selecting candidates by recruiting from the open market to fill different positions within the company. On the other hand, staffing involves placing the right candidate out of the selected candidates based on their qualifications, experience, and expertise as per the work requirements of various departments in the organization. For example, an HR-qualified candidate would be placed in HR and Personnel departments, while an accounts and finance-qualified candidate would be placed in Accounts and Finance departments. Naturally, Accounts and Finance departments cannot be staffed by HR personnel or marketing personnel, and vice versa.
I hope this clarifies the difference between staffing and recruitment for you.
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Sri
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I hope this clarifies the difference between staffing and recruitment for you.
Thank you.
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Sri
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