The following are the features or characteristics of staffing:
1. Staffing is a Goal-oriented Effort: Staffing refers to a goal-oriented effort of organization, because it is matter of fact that in organization an individual cannot able to carry out all activities alone on his shoulders, for achieving the pre-set goals of organization. Thus, organization needs a group of people having with collections of ability by means of staffing process to achieve pre-set goals in well manner. Hence, it is clear that staffing is a goal-oriented effort of organization.
2. Staffing is a Continuous Function: Staffing is the continuous function for every organization either it may be big organization or small organization, because it is not an activity which is concerned with the point of time. It requires to organization for ever, because in every organization man power is an active resource and all other resources, like money, material and machines etc are inactive resources. Thus, to take optimum advantages from these inactive resources efficient man power are needed on time to time through staffing system.
3. Staffing deals with Peoples: Staffing refers to such function of management, which is directly concerned with the growth and development of people. As we know that in organization all personnel are placed at various jobs on the basis of staffing process to deal with other peoples (like customers, third parties etc). Thus, we can that staffing is of the people, for the people and by the people.
4. It is Needed at all Managerial Levels: Staffing is such activity which is needed at all managerial levels of an organization either they may be top levels, middle levels or bottom levels. Because at every levels of organization efficient personnel are needed to do various task in a well mannered. Hence, staffing is needed at all managerial levels.
5. Staffing fulfills the Present and Future Needs: Staffing fulfills not only the present as well as future needs of personnel. In fact, it gives a clear picture to organization that in coming year how much positions will be vacant and new positions will be established. So that organization can fulfill those vacant and new positions by appointing the deserved candidates.