Placement

Placement is essentially a process of matching jobs and individuals and placement occur when job is assigned to an individual. The placement decisions are taken by the line managers after matching the requirement of the job with the qualification of the candidates.

Definition Of Placement
Placement is determination of the job to which an accepted candidate is to be assigned and his assignment to that job. It is the matching of what the supervisor has reason to think he can do with the job demands; it is the matching of what he has imposes in terms of strain, working condition, etc. and what he offers in the form of payroll, companionship with others, promotional possibilities, etc. By :-Pigors and Myers

Placement Situations
The problem of placement differs in three situations:1. When an individual has been selected for a particular position, say production manager for a particular plant, he is placed to that position. 2. When an individual has been selected for a particular position but the place of position or department has not been specified. Like:stenographer, sales representative.

3. When an individuals has been selected without specific reference to the position Ex:management\executive trainee, consultant etc. The third situation becoming more common. Individuals are selected not for a specific job but for several related jobs. In order to decide about placement of employees there is an assessmentclassification model.

Assessment Classification Model

individual Individual profile
Group profile

job

Job profile
Job family

Matching group profile and job family

Assign the individual to job family

Assign the individual to specific job