Brown & Smith Communication Solutions: A Staffing System Simulation

Developing students’ practical skills in strategic staffing and selection within the classroom can be challenging. This article describes a staffing system simulation designed to engage students and develop applied skills in strategic recruiting, assessment, and evaluation of job applicants. Instructors looking for a multifaceted team project designed to engage students via experiential learning are provided with resources for three assignments that build on each other over the course of the semester, along with access to simulated selection test and performance data created based on meta-analytic findings. This project has received positive feedback from students.