1- write down ways you could try using staffing activities toachieve equally effective matches for new job applicants. Forexample, for the medical claims adjuster job, you might develop aspecial recruitment advertisement explaining the exact claimsknowledge needed, develop a knowledge test to be used as part ofthe selection process, and have a higher starting pay for the mostknowledgeable applicants to whom you make employment offers.
a) Next, think of a time on your current job or a past job whenyou were extremely satisfied with the job, when you felt “itdoesn’t get much better than this.” Using the person-job matchmodel, identify and record specific examples of effective matchesbetween your own needs and job rewards that seemed responsible forthis satisfaction. For example, on the medical claims adjuster job,perhaps you received a formal letter of recognition from your bossfor having the lowest error rate among all adjusters for the pastsix months.
b)Now that you have identified examples of an effectiveperson/job match, identify and record ways you could try usingstaffing activities to achieve equally effective matches for newjob applicants. For example, for the medical claims adjuster job,perhaps you could feature an employee recognition program inrecruitment brochures, ask applicants interview questions aboutprevious recognition they have received and how they felt, andprovide a job offer to applicants that guaranteed they would attendan extensive training program on reimbursement procedures duringtheir first six months on the job.
