- Employment: involves decision making and final match activities by the organization and the applicant (who to allow to continue in the application process, and who to reject) 4) Staffing Organizations - Organization's mission and goals and objectives drive both organization strategy and HR and staffing strategy. - These strategies then affect and propel the staffing policies and programs of the organization. -Support activities: the foundation and necessary ingredients for the conduct of core staffing activities. - Core staffing activities: focus on recruitment, selection, and employment of the workforce. Emphasis is on staffing quality to ensure that successful person/job and person/organization matches are made