Case Study Analysis – ABC, Inc.
COMM 215
Instructor B. Massis
May 27, 2013
Introduction
As a new worker you have finally landed that dream job, now what? You are excited about the possibilities awaiting you at your new dream job. As you prepare for your first day, you are told you will have to attend new hire orientation. Suddenly, the butterflies in your stomach return as you anticipate what to expect next. Then you ask yourself, “What is new hire orientation and what does it mean for me?” The goal of any successful onboarding program is to ensure that the investment in a new employee pays off by creating a sense of connection between the new worker and the organization. But what happens when company representatives lack
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Initially, Monica contacts Carl about the key items needed for orientation and he assures her that everything is good to go. This could not have been further from the truth. At this point, he is not aware of the problems he will face in his new endeavor. Carl’s lack of experience is clearly exhibited when his assurance has not been tested. The next key problem that arises for Carl is when he checks the new trainee files and discovers that they are incomplete. All the new recruits have gone through the interview process and filled out their paperwork. Unfortunately, the paperwork is incomplete and missing lots of valuable data. To make matters worse, some files are missing transcripts, and no one has completed the required drug screens. Problems only get worse for Carl when he discovers that only three copies of the employee manuals exist. Of the three manuals that exist, they are all missing several pages. Unfortunately, he needs fifteen complete copies. As if the previous issues alone are not bad enough, Carl also learns that the training room he plans to use for orientation has been booked by another individual for the entire month of June. At this point, he is faced with a serious dilemma, and his lack of experience reveals that he does not realize the severity of his problem. Namely, he lacks leadership because he failed to prepare and assumed that his first project would go smoothly. Next, he
This step also allowed me to provide a crucial link between the upcoming employee and our Human Resource team by being able to provide them help and guidance to a new life event in starting a career with Kimley-Horn. Next, I would add the new hire to a weekly staff update that would be viewable to our senior leaders within the region. Allowing our senior leaders, the availability to see someone new coming on-board allows our firm to act as a holistic entity. An optional step I also built into this checklist, was to coordinate with our marketing, IS, and payroll if we the new hire was a senior level employee coming on-board. Our senior new hires needed to be completely integrated into our HRIS and have all tools readily available on day one to win work if need be. This optional step I added allowed for a seamless integration for our senior
The next problem to arise is just as frustrating as the previous problems. Carl checks on the training room that he is planning on using for orientation. When he walks into the room he sees Joe, from technology, setting up computers all around the room. He finds out quickly that the training room has been reserved for both himself and Joe for the month of June so that Joe can train employees on a new software. It has been a very stressful day for Carl and after all of the issues he has found concerning the new trainee orientation, Carl panics.
He is brand new to the company and his first two days on the job he joined me at 8022 and we completed up to day 4 on his EPP. When I am with Fletcher next week we will review the information from day 2,3,4 along with covering day 5 and 6, which then he will have completed his EPP. Fletcher also completed the following training days; Selling 101 & 3 Keys, Custom Product Policy, Embroidery Order Form Policy, Embroidery Machine Maintenance, and Custom Player Program Before completing the Selling 101 training day, Fletcher and I broke down the coaches’ guide and dug into what Selling 101 should like and the standard for all associates sales floor behaviors. Overall, Fletcher picked up on the information very fast and I look forward to seeing his growth with the
*Compare the character of Carl at the end of the novel with the person you met at the start*
Gerald should have received some type of on-the-job training that goes over ever piece of detail that needs to be attended to. John left everything up to Gerald then eventually got upset when business was not being taken care of. The reason for on-the-job training, is because John can use the opportunity of OJT to really teach Gerald how he wants the store ran, and what transactions he want done on a daily basis.
Situations that work to construct Carl in a way that encourages readers to see him as an outsider. Moloney leads the reader to perceive Carl as a lonely boy that feels like he doesn’t belong by placing him in situations where all his
A). Lack of Teamwork and Conflict resoultion: In relation to the case, many of the recently hires employees are not including and not trusting/age discriminating Mr. Hill. Although, there were more older employees who were upset, Mr. Hill was the one who had a massive reduction in hours. He is now going to the HR Director and Executive Director. He should have approached them earlier with the problem. (Chapter 4)
If Tom had the proper training within his job description he would have not been confused and would have known his job description and nobody could tell him otherwise. Tom did not have the right training for being integrated into the Maintenance department. If Tom had the right training he would of not felt threatened and confused about what he has to do and where he is suppose to be. The integration training Tom would have the confidence and security to deal with any jokes or pranks because he would have learned and dealt with some of those situations, that would have arise. Also the integration training would of gave Tom more time in building the relationship with his co-workers, at least some time to understand his co-workers. The one bad important key element that the maintenance staff did, was to turn down ARC integration training program, this was to help Tom’s integration into his job. This would have given the maintenance staff a better understanding about Tom and what works for him. ARC is better prepared and
In the scenario, “Diary of a Troubled Onboarding Process”, there needs to be an evaluation and review of how this medical center prepares and welcomes new hires because the process that was outlined in this scenario was ineffective and caused a lot of valuable work time for this new hire. Onboarding is the process of preparing a new hire and their work environment for their new job at your facility, often times there is a pre-start preparation to do list, an orientation that familiarizes the new employee of benefits, policies and standard practices expected from employees and meeting their supervisor, if they have not already done so in the interviewing process. Throughout this paper, I will discuss and provide reasons I feel this
The first problem that arises is a disconnection between the staff and Leslie. Based on our
I heard from Payroll regarding Todd’s leave balance on 12/16/2013 and he had 863.15 hours. This makes him exempt from the provision in the contract to provide a plan to reduce his personal leave accumulation below 1,000 hours [29.01(E)]. You are correct in the information you are providing him in the email you drafted originally (below).
Then when she is ready, she pursues Carl, the man she loves. By the end, she grows as a character by realizing she does not necessarily need to remove herself from all the roles of a traditional female in society. Instead, she can maintain her femininity and still live a life filled with dreams, courage and
Spokane Industries has contracted Franklin Electronics for an 18 month product development contract. Franklin Electronics is new to using project management methodologies and have not been exposed to earned value management methodologies. Even though Franklin and Spokane have worked together in the past, they have mainly used fixed price contracts with little to no stipulations. For this project Spokane Industries is requiring Franklin Electronics to use formalized project management methodologies, earned value cost schedules, and schedules for reports and meetings. Since Franklin Electronics had had no experience with earned value management, the cost accounting group was trained in the methodology in order to bid for the
I would have to agree with you about Carl’s, self-fulfilling prophecy when it comes to his behaviors and identity. His mother, appears to have positive parenting skills that allows her to address some of the issues that he is facing as an adolescent. Her lack of involvement in his life, along with the loss of his father appear to have the biggest impact on his self-identity. When it comes to his social support systems, of course he is going to choose a peer group in which he feels more accepted.
Poor relationship with her boss and coworker had put Lisa Benton in a frustrating and dissatisfying situation. She also felt that she had not gotten the marketing training that attracted her to joining Houseworld. Worried about her future career, she was confused whether to ask Vernon to switch her to another brand, to call Kingston and join his company, Right-Away, or to stay in her current position and try to make her work relationship with her team better.