The staffing function of human resources management involves finding the right people to fill the positions required to meet company goals. Employee turnover, production goals, and changes in productivity all have an impact on the number of positions that need to be filled. In HRManagement, you have the option of using internal promotions or external hires to fill vacancies. This assignment gives you practice projecting staffing needs so you can make appropriate hiring and promotion decisions each quarter. 1. Complete the table below by estimating the number of resignations at each job level based on 10% turnover and by calculating the positions that need to be filled for the next quarter based on the estimate of the required number of employees. Est. Resignations Est. Employees Positions to Fill Employees @ 10% Turnover Required Previous Job Level 5 20 20 Job Level 4 25 25 Job Level 3 50 50 Job Level 2 60 61 Job Level 1 500 505 2. State the promotion policy you will use when filling positions. 3. Now copy the number of positions that need to be filled from the table above, and apply your policy to show the promotions and external hires you will use to fill the positions. Keep in mind that promoting a lower level employee to the next level will cause an additional opening for a position in the lower level. Internal Openings Because Positions to Fill External Hires Promotions of Promotions Job Level 5 n/a Job Level 4 Job Level 3 Job Level 2 Job Level 1 n/a