...Carl Robins has a major problem, he has been put in a situation that the company he works for has not prepared him for. The problem is bigger than Carl; it is just that his current situation is what brings the problem to light. The company’s problem comes from within, an internal problem that derives from poor management. To help Carl and the company he works for overcome this problem, we must identify what causes these problems. Background Initially after reviewing the case study, it is obvious that ABC, INC. lacks organization. The information in the case study reveals that on multiple occasions employees or better yet the system or strategies existing within the company are unorganized. This I believe is the root of the problems in this study. Organization has been a hindrance to this company long before this situation; I have come to this conclusion because of the occurrence in where the lack of organization was provided. In this study there are instances in which items are lost and incomplete, and rooms are double booked, which shows the negative effects of being unorganized. In April, Carl Robinson hired 15 trainees after working with ABC Inc. for only six months. Carl’s trainees are scheduled for orientation on the 15th of June. After confirming with Monica Carrolls the operations supervisor, that everything would be in order for the scheduled orientation Carl realizes that many of his tasks are incomplete. Some of the trainees...
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...the ABC Incorporated case of Carl Robin’s failure to successfully prepare the new employees for orientations, it is assessment that he does not appear fully trained or experienced enough to execute logistical and procedural requirements necessary to fully assimilate new hires into the company. While it could be argued that Carl is just a lethargic person and does not care about his responsibilities to the company. It is very clear that there is a lack of proper follow-up resulted in problems with mandatory pre-screening of new employees before the mandatory orientation, along with several logistical issues with scheduling of assets and availability of training material. Background Carl Robins is a new campus recruiter with less than six months of experience, was tasked to recruit new employees for ABC Incorporated on local campus. He is responsible for every aspect of bring new personnel on-board, to included: training schedules, orientation, manuals, policy booklets, physicals, drug tests, and a host of other issues. Key Problems Carl does not appear to be fully trained or experienced enough to completely execute the orientation of new employees with ABC Incorporated. It appears incomplete training led to Carl not for completely processing new employees, applications, drug test and preparing materials for the mandatory company orientation. Second, it is not apparent if Carl was supervised or not...
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...In the Case Study for Carl Robins Tashon Cooper University of Phoenix COM/215 September 17, 2012 Stephanie Miclot In the Case Study for Carl Robins, there were some questions that needed to be asked. What was or were the issue(s)? Why do these problem(s) exist? What caused them? What is the effect of the problem(s) on the organization or the relationships among individuals in the organization? Who is responsible for or affected by the problem(s)? What is to be learned from the mistakes that were made? Through it all, Carl was the center piece of a series of situations that happen at the ABC Inc. because he didn’t follow-up on making application done correctly, follow-up on making sure he had all the material, and more follow-up on get to use the training room for the day! For Carl, not following up on any of the process until the last minute was one of his greatest down falls for the moment. To give a better understanding or idea of what is going on. Here is some information about Carl Robins. In the October, Carl started working for ABC Inc. as the new campus recruiter. He shown strong working knowledge of specialty and job, reliably applies knowledge accomplish task, and met the requirements at a timely fashion with no supervision needed. Carl will seek out extra responsibility and try to take on the hardest jobs. Six months later on his first recruitment effort, talented campus recruiter who consistently exceeds expectation. Mr. Robins specifically...
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...Case Study Analysis name COMM/215 May 9, 2012 Case Study Analysis The lack of training and skill of ABC, Inc newest recruiter lead to a situation that would cost the company its reputation and the recruiter its job, and there might not be enough time left to fix the pending issues. The company’s newest recruiter Carl Robins got a very rude awakening when he realized that he might not be able to fulfill his promises to his direct supervisor and he could lose his job as a result. Background Carl Robins is the campus recruiter for ABC, Inc. He recruited new hires to work for Monica Carrols who is the operations supervisor. The new hire orientation schedule was dated. Robins assured Carrols that everything would be done in time. Robins later realized that some of the trainees did not have completed applications and neither were their transcripts on file. In addition, none of them had been to the clinic for the mandatory drug screen. He searched for the orientation manuals only to find three copies with several pages missing from each. He got frustrated after visiting the orientation room because it was booked for the entire month of July by Joe who is from the technology services for the new databases software implementation. Robins is stressed over the matter and does not know what to do next. Robins has not followed up on the schedule because some of the trainees have not been to their drug screening. He will let Carrols down after assuring her that...
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...Case Study Analysis Kelly Kirkland Comm/215 September 12, 2014 Colette Wanless-Sobel Thesis: Carl At ABC Inc, has run into problems at his job as a recruiter. Carl has a lack of organizational skills, leading ability, planning, time management, and controlling. I am going to discuss Carl's problems and solutions to those problems. Background: Carl Robins is the new campus recruiter at ABC Inc. He has hired 15 new trainees to work under Monica Carrolls, which is the Operations Supervisor of ABC Inc. Carl has a deadline to meet in order to have all of the new hires working by July. Carl was put in a challenging position that required a lot of critical thinking, organization, planning, and time management in order for him to complete the tasks at hand. His responsibilities were to make sure he had all required new hire information, schedule training, plan orientation, and schedule appointments at a clinic for a mandatory drug screening. Carl claims to be prepared and ready to go for orientation on June 15. Key Issues: Shortly after Memorial Day, Carl went over all of the new trainees' files and discovered that most of them were incomplete, missing transcripts and other paperwork. Carl also realized that the trainees' have not been sent or scheduled for their mandatory drug screens. When Carl checked the orientation manuals, he found that there were only three copies, and all of the three copies had pages missing. The last issue that Carl has is that the room...
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...Case Study Analysis Lisa Tavarez COMM/215 March 17th, 2013 Mrs. Mary Cagney-Carrington Case Study Analysis Introduction Carl Robins, the new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc., has successfully recruited several new employees for the company despite being recently employed himself with ABC, Inc. He has employed 15 new trainees to work under the Operations Supervisor, Monica Carrolls. Carl is inexperienced and does not realize what his responsibilities fully entail, nor does he realize how to utilize effective management skills. Carl is about to endure a professional nightmare as the target date for orientation approaches, and he is regretfully unaware of certain areas of non-compliance in the applications process, transcripts and mandatory drug screenings required of all new employees. While going through his files, Carl becomes painfully aware of the above and panics. What is he going to do? Will Carl be able to rise to the occasion and deliver what is expected of him, as per the demands of his position, and as outlined in his job description, or will Carl stand to lose his newly acquired position due to his lack of initiative and inexperience. Carl has been newly employed at ABC, Inc., for a period of six months. This is Carl’s first position as a recruiting officer. The role of a Recruitment Officer is to develop and manage the implementation of a recruiting strategy that fulfills all current and future staffing needs of an organization...
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...David Khal Case Study Student Analysis Introduction From the information that has been obtained from the Case Study Analysis about the recent Recruitment effort at ABC Inc., I have determined that there is a lack of communication, prior planning, and follow up resulted in a failure to accomplish all the tasks necessary to hire the new employees in a timely fashion. This case Study is an attempt to identify and recommend ways to improve this process. The new campus recruiter for ABC Inc., Carl Robins has displayed poor planning, execution, and follow through with his first recruitment effort. After only six months of experience with the company, Carl hired 15 trainees. Some of Carl’s responsibilities for the new trainees was to; facilitate the new hire applications, plan a training schedule, organize the orientation, put together the necessary documents, arrange for drug tests, and other necessities in the normal recruiting process. Over a month had elapsed, before Carl realized that most of the new hires had incomplete or had not filed their applications, and all of the new hires had not been sent in for the mandatory drug screening. With a mere two weeks to pull everything together, and with few possible and viable solutions, I have determined the best way to work around the problem is for Carl to take action himself and call each new hire individually. By doing this, he can communicate the missing components of their application and make sure to have the new hires bring...
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...Case Study Week 2 COMM/215 August 16, 2010 ABC Inc. hires Carl Robins as the new campus recruiter. Within six months, he completed his first hiring process on the job. In preparation for the orientation, he notices numerous mistakes and shortfalls during his final review of the new hires application files. This type of errors is normally seen in a new hire or a first time worker. Extremely concerned and the possibility of losing his job, he needs to fix them to continue working for this company. In every corporation whether small or large, the new hires process is a key element to success. The components of the new hire process for the position of new campus recruiter should include; training, familiarization with the different departments/responsibilities, his duties, and his responsibilities. In this case study, a brief background of Carl Robins will show a clear understanding why the new hire process is importance, and the problems it can have in any corporation. In addition, .this case study will identify alternatives and proposed solutions to these problems Carl Robins can use, and provide a plan so that this type of mistakes does not occur again. Background This case study of Carl Robins will show people the importance of the new hire process and allow them to understand the problems that can occur. Alternatives and solutions will also be explained regarding these issues that will help Carl Robins to make adjustments so he can prove the company made the...
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...Case Study on Carl Robins Carolyn Joel COMM/215 July 28, 2014 Dr. Yolanda Orizando-Harding Case Study on Carl Robins BACKGROUND INTRODUCTION This case study pertains to an employee by the name of Carl Robins. He has been employed by ABC, Inc as a Campus Recruiter for six months. In early April, during Mr. Robins first six months of employment; he successfully recruited 15 new hires. The new trainees were to report to Monica Carrolls, the Operations Supervisor, as they would be working under her. (University of Phoenix, 2014) This case study analysis of Mr. Robins is in relation to the numerous issues that transpired between April and June 15th. To obtain a clear understanding of the complications that transpired, the company believes that it would be in their best interest to consult a firm to look into the company’s issues and to help solve the problems that have emerged; this may be the most effective method to identify and recommend ways to improve ABC, Inc.’s recruiting of new trainees. I. ISSUES THAT TRANSPIRED The consulting firm came into ABC, Inc. and thoroughly examined background information on the situation. There were many key problems that had been identified during the evaluation. The issues that ABC, Inc. was facing were centered on Mr. Carl Robins, ABC, Inc.’s Campus Recruiter and also on the company ABC, Inc. To begin, Mr. Robins has been with the company merely a short six months. The consulting firm believes that Mr. Robins...
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...Carl Robins case study analysis | CARL ROBINS CASE STUDY ANALYSIS | By:Mileta Timmons | | | | Introduction: This case Study analyzes the dilemma that Carl Robins faces when trying to organize a new hire orientation. This case analysis will analyze how inadequate training, lack of time management skills, and poor organizational skills contributed to Carl Robins dilemma of coordinating an effective new hire orientation. Alternative solutions will be analyzed in order to evaluate which solution would be most effective in solving Carl Robins dilemma. Background: Carl Robins was recently hired as a new recruiter for ABC Inc. In early April, he recruited fifth teen recruits after only being on the job for six months. The new recruits were scheduled to work for Monica Carrolls, the Operations Supervisor by July. The new hire orientation was scheduled for June 15. Monica communicated with Carl on May 15 about making sure all the components at the orientation were ready. Carl expressed to Monica that everything would be coordinated in time. After Memorial Day, Carl pulled out his orientation file with the intent to finalize the paperwork. To his surprise, some of the trainees did not have completed applications or transcripts on file. The new hires also had not attended their mandatory drug screening. He then found that the orientation manuals were not enough for the recruits and that they were missing pages in them. After reviewing the training room schedule,...
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...Case Study Analysis Numerous problems have arisen throughout the current employment process. As a result, This Study is an effort to analyze and determine methods to enhancement this complex procedure. From the facts gained, its believe that an absence of experience and proper planning, followed by inability to complete the entire task essential to hire new personnel in an appropriate manner. Carl Robins, a recruiter for ABC, Inc. with the company for six months, successfully hired fifteen write out 15 employees. He arranged orientation for new employee in June with the intent of having all the employees working by July. On May 15, Carl’s Supervisor, Monica Carrolls, informed him about organizing the employment issues, for example, training schedule, policy booklets, orientation, manuals, policy booklets, drug tests, and a host of other issues. He guaranteed all arrangements were complete in a timely manner. When reviewing the new trainee’s records numerous problems surfaced. For example, Robins witnessed incomplete paperwork was unfinished, not one trainee went to the clinic for mandatory drug test, and the trainee orientation manuals were piecemeal or had pages missing. Discouraged, Carl took a quick walk, returns to work, checks the scheduling of the training facility for use in trainee orientation, and discovered that Joe had reserved the room for the entire month of June from technology services. He comes back to his office astonished and puts his head down on his desk...
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...ABC Case Study Analysis COMM/235 July 02, 2013 Virginia Stewart ABC Case Study Analysis This case study is to establish the obstacles that Mr. Carl Robins has and to concentrate on a solution. The intent is to communicate the outcome of my findings in a manner in which I would deal with the dilemma and to express a practical resolution with connecting the patterns of problematic activities, consequences and solution. One of the most important components included in accomplishing his work comes with great accountability. It shows that he did an excellent job recruiting 15 people with only 6 months on the job. In spite of that, with his lack of job involvement, he needed to develop a fully developed course of action. Obviously, his position is brand-new, yet immediately what we noticed is that he has several major issues in assigning his own duties that are necessary obligations to his job responsibilities. Mr. Carl Robins might have prevented a couple of inconveniences. 1. Remaining an individual of his word is important to one’s reputation, work ethics and moral integrity. 2. Mr. Carl Robins misjudges the capability of his idea and goals. In addition to taking nearly 3 months to set up, he ought to have ensured the conference room for orientation training was available in advance before he scheduled the date. 3. ABC Inc.’s purpose and goals must be the initial measures of the scheduling process. Mr. Carl Robins...
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...Essentials of College Writing Case Analysis COMM 215 Essentials of College Writing Case Analysis In this case study analysis of Carl Robins a number of problems related with the recruiting process transpired. To obtain a clear understanding of what went wrong and the best way to solve these problems, a case study analysis is the way to go in an attempt to identify and recommend ways to improve this process for recruiting new trainees for ABC, Inc. Furthermore, ABC Inc., made the incorrect assessment by appointing Carl Robins to the job of enlisting new hires. Mr. Robins’ had this position for only six months and was put on his own. He should have known that he needed to put more preparation and on-the-job training into this job. As a recruiter is accountable for the course of action of hiring, induction, medical screenings, and record filing to complete the hiring in many companies. With two to three weeks until orientation is to start, Carl has too much going on. This mishap causing a lack of organization, planning, scheduling, and there is a good chance the training will not be able to happen until at least the beginning of July, because the computer room was double booked. To see how this started lets go back to early April, Carl Robins was hired for ABC, Inc., to recruit new hires for the company. He had enormous strides in his efforts, in spite of employment at his new job for only six months. Robins hired 15 new trainees for Ms. Carrolls in the operations department...
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...ABC Inc. Case Study ABC Inc. Case Study Carl Robins, the new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc., is currently encountering an issue in his new role. Robins only has been with the company for six months when he came across his first major task. Robin’s first assignment was to recruit several new hires who would work for Monica Carrolls, the operations supervisor for ABC, Inc. Robins, fell short when he attempted to complete these tasks. Background This case study involves many issues because of Robin’s lack of planning and using his time properly. Carl hired 15 new employees in May to work for Ms. Carrolls; expecting to start in June. He scheduled a new hire orientation to take place on June 15th. Ms. Carrolls contacted Carl on May 15th to follow up with him on some of the following things; orientation, manuals, the training schedule, drug tests, and everything else that goes into the process of hiring new employees. When Carl returned to the office after Memorial Day, he pulled out the files for his new trainees to finalize the paperwork needed for the new hires to start orientation on the 15th of June, which is coming up quick. When looking through the files, Carl became worried when he noticed some of the new trainees did not have applications completed, nor were their transcripts on file. He also found that the mandatory drug test has not yet been sent to the clinic for screening. After going through the files, he searched the orientation manuals, and found...
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...ABC Inc.: Case Study Chris McCall EGN/215 September 29, 2013 ABC Inc.: Case Study In this case analysis essay; I will cover some major issues found in the recruiting procedures made by Carl Robins. Carl’s lack of training when he started as the new recruiter for ABC Inc. showed when he was unable to accomplish the job successfully. Introduction Mr. Robins is realizing that he has in his hand a challenging and complicated situation to resolve as the recruiter of the company ABC, Inc... Carl has been employed with the company for six months and got promoted to the position of recruiter for the company in that time frame. One part of his new assignments, he was required to recruit fifteen new employees for the company. It appears that Mr. Robins lack of knowledge and experience as a recruiter has result in the creation of some problems occurring just days before the newly hired trainees were supposed to begin their training. Background ABC, Inc. hired Mr. Carl Robins six months ago to be there new recruiter. He was completing the work needed to start his first new hires for April. The administration was very proud of Carl because was completing his first recruitment and he was able to hire 15 new employees for the company. He scheduled the new-hire training to take place in July in the training room. He was sure everything was in order for the new hires....
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