SUMMARY
The subject matter of the article is the processes of developing and testing the personnel of an IT company. The goal is to ensure the qualitative structure of personnel by automating data processing and testing candidates while hiring them for an IT company. The following tasks are solved in the article: the activities of IT companies and the responsibilities of the HR manager are analyzed; the methods of personnel management of the company are studied; the database for staffing and testing the personnel of a company is developed; the software application for staff testing is developed. The following methods are used: the systematic and analytical ones, the method of project management and object-oriented design. The following results are obtained: the problems of personnel management are considered; the duties of the personnel manager and their objectives are analyzed; the pattern of the interaction of internal and external divisions of the company while managing the personnel which reflects dual subordination of the personnel manager is designed. The process of personnel management is considered as a set of projects of the company, each of which is implemented according to certain standards, has its own requirements, requires its resources. The pattern of the connection of the program process phases with the branches of knowledge is developed. The areas the IT companies’ activities, the main types of projects, the phases of development and the areas of knowledge that are involved in the IT sphere are considered as well as the existing positions and specialities of employees. The pattern of the structure of the IT company's positions is developed depending on the stage of the project development. The main input and output parameters of the system are determined, which enables analyzing the links among individual elements which help form the company staff. The database that provides information support for the HR manager is developed as well the application for working with this database and its support. Conclusions. The process of personnel management of an IT company must be systemic, it is not homogeneous, that is, it depends on the internal environment in each company. The system is relevant for the use in enterprises that are interested in the automation of the workplace of the personnel manager, which will ensure the quality control and management of personnel throughout the enterprise.