The manual reveals the problems of managing people in a modern organization, describes the main areas of personnel management: recruitment and adaptation of employees; assessment of the effectiveness of their work; managing staff motivation and creating a corporate culture; development of labor relations. The international aspects of personnel management are considered. The textbook is intended for students of the direction "Management" and other areas of continuous education, as well as the field of economics of all forms of education.The manual will assist students in choosing and performing various types of independent educational and research work. The methodological manual is an educational and methodological complex that sets out a theoretical course and provides materials for practical work, designed to develop the professional competencies of bachelors, masters, doctoral students and applicants, as well as civil servants studying in the direction of training personnel management.