The author outlines the methodology of personnel work, polished over decades of its application in the economy. Without proper selection and placement of personnel, it is impossible to successfully complete any social or economic endeavor. This methodology includes a sequence of steps: analysis of the work to be performed by the organization, development of requirements for the personnel who can carry out these works, recruitment of employees from outside and from inside the organization, methods of testing and interviewing employees used in the selection and hiring, placement of personnel . The training manual clearly and clearly describes all these stages and procedures of personnel work, provides their scientific justification, compares the advantages and disadvantages of different methods and procedures, analyzes the statistical assumptions underlying their use. The training manual is aimed at students and teachers of economic and management faculties of universities, heads of personnel services of companies, recruiters, managers and entrepreneurs