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Briggs Distributing Case Study

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The company that I selected for my project is where I currently work. Briggs Distributing. The company was founded in 1934 by Fred Briggs in 1951 Pete Decker joined Fred Briggs and the company has been in the Decker family since then. It is now owned by John Decker and his two children both work for the company. Briggs Distributing is a distribution company that distributes Miller/Coors, and many other products to local bars, convenience stores, and grocery stores. There are currently about 70 employees that work for Briggs Distributing. I will be reviewing the selection process for all of the positions at Briggs Distributing. These positions include, office staff, truck drivers, sales staff, warehouse and merchandising …show more content…

There is a set interview for every candidate that applies. Briggs has a total of 24 separate interview forms that have been customized for the position within the company and there are 2 forms per position, certain higher level positions may require 3 interviews. The questions on these forms are geared to determine the candidate’s background, experience, knowledge, reliability, honesty, integrity, ability to relate to others, as well as how they handle stress. The interview forms contain characteristics that are redundant so that they honesty of the candidate may be …show more content…

I think that they do a thorough job in making sure that the position are promoted from within and the easier to fill entry level positions are filled by external job posting sources. With the filing of open positions through the promotion process when necessary this creates an environment that employees will want to be in as they have the potential to move up the ladder. The planning process of what positions need to be filled and if it is cost effective to fill these positions is very through and makes sure that there is not wasted expense. The way that the managers and human resources at Briggs Distributing do a good job of planning for future need. In the interviewing process the way that they ask redundant questions is a good way to show if someone is honest or not as their answers will show reliability. Most people do not realize when an interviewer asks the same question in a different manner. If the candidate is truthful the interviewer will get the same answer no matter how they ask the question. As I have went through the interview process with three interviews they are very through in their process. I applied for my position through one of the external websites, after I applied I actually went on the company website so that I could learn what the history of the company was and what the position might entail. I had my first interview with Jim, it was then decided that I would

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