Staffing involves filling positions with qualified personnel and placing the right person in the right job. It includes manpower planning, recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and employee maintenance. Staffing is a continuous process that helps achieve organizational objectives through efficient and devoted employees. The key steps in staffing are human resource planning, recruitment, selection, orientation and placement, training, compensation, performance appraisal, promotion, and transfer. Factors like the nature of competition, legal regulations, and the organization's image and business plan all affect staffing.