...ABC, Inc. Case Study Charles Ramsey Comm/215 Sept. 29, 2014 Margaret Mehl ABC, Inc. Case Study ------------------------------------------------- Introduction Hiring 15 new employees in early April as part of his first recruitment effort, Carl Robins is the new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc. Hired to work for Monica Carrolls, Operations Supervisor, these new potential employees require training on company policy, being oriented to the organization, and screened for drugs. Carl himself is behind on their training, has not completed all the required processing, in addition to the fact that some of the employees haven’t even completed applications, nor have submitted transcripts. Orientation needs to be arranged somewhere other than the original location, due to double booking conflicts. The training material also needs to be reviewed and confirmed for the employees prior to the seminar. Mr. Robins is quickly falling behind, so he needs to formulate a plan of action, and implement it concisely. ------------------------------------------------- Background Having successful hired 15 new people in early April, Carl had plenty of time to prior to June 15th in which to organize everything, but procrastinated until it became a scramble to handle everything at once. While he is in fact fairly new to his own job, having only been with ABC for six months now, he should still be able to handle this workload, and produce the desired results. This inexperience can explain some of...
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...ABC Inc. Case Study Analysis Antonio Wiggins GEN/215 11/03/2014 Gayle Thomas ABC Inc. Case Study Analysis Introduction Carl Robins, the new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc., recruited fifteen new hires for the company that he works for. The new trainees are to be working for Monica Carroll’s, the Operations Supervisor. Carl scheduled new hire orientations for June 15, with a starting date to start tentatively in July. There is a scheduling conflict with the training room for the new hire orientation. Background Carl Robins is the new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc. Mr. Robins has recruited fifteen new hires that will be working for Monica Carroll’s, the Operations Supervisor. Carl Robins is also in charge of new hire orientation for ABC, Inc., in spite of only being with the company for six months. For his first recruitment effort, Carl is given the task in early April to take care of new hire orientations. Carl scheduled the new hire orientation for June 15th, with the expectation for all new hires to be working by early July. Carl’s responsibilities for new hire orientations include training schedule, orientation, manuals, policy booklets, drug tests and physicals. On May 15th, Monica contacted Carl to see how his progress was going with coordinating the orientation. Carl assured Monica that everything would be ready in time. Three weeks later after Memorial Day, Carl checked over his new hire files to finish the paperwork for the orientation. Carl noticed...
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...Case Study Analysis Tiffany Owen October 14, 2010 COMM/215 Conrad Davies Introduction: Carl Robins is currently facing a challenging problem as the new recruiter for ABC, Inc. He had only been employed with the company for six months when he was promothed to this position. He just recently recruited fifteen new trainees, however, it appears that his lack of experience has led to several problems occurring days before the new trainees are supposed to begin training. Background: Carl Robins is the new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc. He has only held this new position for the past six months. In early April, Carl successfully recruited fifteen new hires for the company. This was Carl’s first recruitment effort. Carl had hired these fifteen new trainees to work for Ms. Monica Carrolls. Ms. Carrolls is the Operation Supervisor for ABC, Inc. Carl had scheduled a new hire orientation, which was to take place on June 15. He wanted to have all of the new hires working by July. Ms. Carrolls contacted Carl on May 15 about the training schedule, orientation manuals, policy booklets, physicals, drug tests, and many other issues that Carl was responsible for coordinating for the fifteen new hires. Carl assured Ms. Carrolls that everything would be ready on time. After the Memorial Day holiday, Carl was sitting in his office and pulled out his new trainee file to finish up all of the necessary paperwork needed for the orientation on June 15. While he was going through...
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...Hiring Process Case Study for ABC, Inc. Comm. 215 January 23, 2012 Hiring Process Case Study for ABC, Inc. INTRODUCTION This case study will identify and recommend solutions to a faulty process. The information provided brings to light the lack of employee experience and time management, resulting in a failure to accomplish the necessary tasks to fulfill the hiring process in a timely fashion. Because of Mr. Robins’ inexperience and poor time management, several other problems arose that needed to be handled immediately. BACKGROUND Carl Robins, a new recruiter for ABC, Inc. hired 15 new trainees in early April to work for Operations Supervisor Monica Carrolls. Mr. Robins could not accomplish the necessary procedures for the new hires to begin work, including drug screenings, completing applications, providing materials and scheduling a facility in which to hold the new hires’ training. Monica Carrolls did contact Mr. Robins May 15 in regard to his responsibility in the hiring process, without verifying if he fully understood his duties, Mr. Robins did not give any indication he was having trouble completing the tasks either. Mr. Robins failed to have a current orientation manual on hand himself and previous employees had failed to keep a current master copy. KEY PROBLEMS Mr. Robins needs to address several problems to resolve the issue in order to meet his goal of having the new hires working by July. The key problems needed to be overcome before the...
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...Case Study for Student Analysis: ABC,Inc. Letty Gutierrez Comm 215 12/15/2011 Kelly Brooks Case Study for Student Analysis: ABC,Inc. Introduction ABC Inc. is a locally owned family company who takes pride in their prompt service, excellent customer service and A1 quality products. Due to their recent expansion, and production at its all-time high more employees are needed to take this on. In order for this to take place ABC has confided in Operations Supervisor Monica Carrols to assist with this transition. Monica has over 20 years under her belt with ABC and has the qualifications to get this task done. Since Monica is overseeing the operations, and has Carl Robins as part of her management team, together they should be able to come up with an excellent game plan to make this happen. Case Background ABC Inc. recently hired a new campus recruiter. His name is Carl Robins. He has been with the company for about six months. His first recruitment task is to hire 15 new trainees to work for Monica Carrolls. He is left with many responsibilities which include: drug tests, physicals, booklets, orientation manuals, and a training schedule. Ideally Monica would like to have these new hires on board and ready for work by July. It is Carl’s responsibility to make sure all these tasks are completed and the new hires are on board with ABC Inc. With Monica being gone on vacation he is left with a deadline he must meet in order to keep the production running...
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...ABC, Inc.’s new campus recruiter Carl Robins has found himself to have over looked some important details of his new hires orientation. If he can’t resolve these issues in a timely manner, Carl will not be able to hold orientation June15, like Monica wants. The deadline is closing in and there are some problems that need quick solving, since Carl is new to his position, he is still worried that he may not have the answers to fix the issues at hand. Seems Carl may not have been as organized as he could have been and necessary key aspects are missing. He finds himself frustrated and knows there is very little time to get these things done. Staying focused and calm, while being pro-active will make finding the solutions that much easier. Finding the problems is going to be his first step in resolving these issues. With any problem there is the ability to use your knowledge and problem solving skills to get things done. Carl needs to find the most important issues and work to resolve them fast while staying focused. There are still two weeks left before the new hires are set to arrive. Carl needs to focus on the issues of getting the completed applications for all of the new trainees, get transcripts on file and trainees need to take their required drug testing. Carl also has three training manuals, with several pages missing from them, and the training room was booked by Joe, from technology services, so that he could do computer training seminars for the month, on the day and...
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...The ABC, Inc. Recruiting Experience * My name is Jane Smith. I am a consultant who has been hired by ABC, Inc. to help solve some problems regarding their next new trainee orientation program. I have been a training consultant for approximately ten years with New Solutions Corporation and enjoy the work I do. I get to travel and meet a variety of different people. Every consulting job seems to be unique. ABC, Inc. is a well-known manufacturing company in a medium-sized city. A newer campus recruiter, Carl Robins, is responsible for hiring new employees who work on the assembly line. His duties are to advertise for the positions, review resumes and conduct interviews. His first recruiting assignment was for Monica Carrolls, the Operations Supervisor. With the help of Monica, Carl chose the qualified candidates and offered them positions. This first assignment was a learning experience for him. * In early April, after reviewing many resumes and conducting numerous interviews, Carl hired 15 new trainees. He worked with Monica to determine the start date of June 15. This is the day the new employees will begin and when orientation week will begin. One of Carl’s responsibilities is to make sure he has all of the necessary information in the new employees’ files prior to the start date. * In the middle of May, Monica contacted Carl about the orientation of the new trainees. She wanted to confirm that everything was ready for the orientation classes that would...
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...Supply chain management Time context Success Inc, as per the provided case, is a manufacturing entity that sources for its raw materials from ABC GmbH (O¨ string). The firm is wishes to start producing a new product in the future with the only problem being that there is uncertainty in relation to whether ABC GmbH has the capacity to produce the components needed in the manufacture of the new product (O¨ string). The main concern is that the supplier doesn’t have adequate production capacity to manufacture large volumes of the required components. Even though ABC GmbH has plans to acquire bigger production facilities, the company doesn’t have sufficient financial resource to make the investment (O¨ string). The implication is that Success Inc will have to fund the supplier in acquiring and installing the new production lines. The telephone conversation between Jack Smith, Success Inc’s production manager and Jill Turner reveals that the firm risks experiencing a production crisis as a result of ABC GmbH financial inefficiencies. There is need to come up with immediate solution or else the proposed production of the new products will be put into jeopardy. View point Success Inc analysis of its supplier takes the approach of ascertaining the manufacturing capabilities of the company. This is of great importance considering that Success Inc expects ABC GmbH to produce large volumes of the components which will be used in making the firm’s new products (O¨ string). When Jack...
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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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...Case Study Analysis - Prepared for ABC, Inc. Laurie Cavagnaro University of Phoenix: COMM 215 February 17, 2014 Case Study Analysis for ABC, Inc. Introduction The following is a case study analysis of the orientation and hiring processes at ABC, Inc. The new campus recruiter for ABC, Inc., Carl Robbins, was unable to plan, organize, and execute the employee orientation necessary for the 15 new trainees that were to begin working for Monica Carolls in July. Some of the problems that arose for Carl were due to poor communication and lack of attention to detail. There was also poor management skills involved. It is possible that Carl Robbins does not have the qualifications or skills that are required to be employed as a campus recruiter for ABC, Inc., or it is also possible that ABC, Inc., did not provide Carl with the proper training during his orientation. There also seems to be a lack of guidance and support for new hires that may be needed during the first few months of employment. Improvements need to be made to the orientation and training programs for all new employees at ABC, Inc. Background ABC, Inc. recently hired Carl Robbins as a new campus recruiter. Carl has been with the company for about six months. His first task as a campus recruiter was to hire 15 new trainees to work for Monica Carrolls, the operations supervisor. Monica was hoping to have all of the new hires working by July. The orientation was scheduled to take place on June...
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...Cover Sheet Capstone Proposal Project Name: Upgrading ABC Inc. Internet Edge Student Name: Michael Wakefield Degree Program: Bachelor of Science IT-Security Mentor Name: Signature Block Student’s Signature Mentor’s Signature Table of Contents Capstone Proposal Summary 1 Review of Other Work 8 Rationale and Systems Analysis 16 Goals and Objectives 22 Project Deliverables 26 Project Plan and Timelines 27 References 28 Appendix 1: Competency Matrix 4 Capstone Proposal Summary Internet of Everything (IoE) and “Big Data” equates to competitive advantages to the modern business landscape. Numerous white papers are circulating on the Internet highlighting the business case supporting the IoE initiative. For instance, in a white paper conducted by Cisco Inc. on the Value Index of IoE in 2013 reported the following: In February 2013, Cisco released a study predicting that $14.4 trillion of value (net profit) will be at stake globally over the next decade, driven by connecting the unconnected –people-to-people (P2P), machine-to-people (M2P), and machine-to-machine (M2M) - via the Internet of Everything (IoE). Cisco defines the Internet of Everything as the networked connection of people, process, data, and things. The IoE creates new “capabilities, richer experiences, and unprecedented economic opportunity for businesses, individuals, and countries” (The Internet of Everything, Cisco, Inc. 2014). With such a lofty goal looming, and the monetary...
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...Title: ABC Inc. Firewall upgrade Report Student Name: Michael Wakefield Degree Program: BS- IT Security Mentor Name: Dave Huff Signature Block Student’s Signature Mentor’s Signature Table of Contents Capstone Summary 3 Review of Other Work 13 Rationale and Systems Analysis 19 Goals and Objectives 25 Project Deliverables 28 Project Plan and Timelines 30 Project Development…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….31 Additional Deliverables………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35 References 37 Appendix 1: Competency Matrix 38 Appendix 2: Cisco ASA 5555-X Firewall Specifications…………………………………………………………….40 Appendix 3: ABC Inc. Project Schedule…………………………………………………………………………………….44 Appendix 4: High-Availability Design Screenshots……………………………………………………………………45 Appendix 5: Screenshots of inside to outside access; outside to DMZ access; NAT rules and configurations; and performance graphs and performance results….........................................51 Capstone Report Summary Internet of Everything (IoE) and “Big Data” equates to competitive advantages to the modern business landscape. Numerous white papers are circulating on the Internet highlighting the business case supporting the IoE initiative. For instance, in a white paper conducted by Cisco Inc. on the Value Index of IoE in 2013 reported the following: In February 2013, Cisco released a study predicting...
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...Case Study Analysis of ABC Inc. Hiring Process David Ireland Comm/215 April/12/2012 Razzan Zahra ABC Inc. has had a recent influx of 15 new trainees because of this the company wants to evaluate the process in which new trainees are qualified prior to new hire orientation. The purpose of the evaluation is to provide insight into how to better train and supervise new recruiters, so that they can in turn ensure new trainees are properly qualified. The evaluation found that a lack of supervision and training was provided to Carl Robbins, a new recruiter for ABC Inc. The evaluation found that a lack of supervision and training structure was provided to Carl Robbins. Checklists and guidelines were not provided to the new recruiter when qualifying new trainees prior to new hire orientation. Carl Robbins lacked the supervision and training to ensure he would be able to coordinate everything necessary for new hires to be qualified before the new hire orientation. With better training and supervision ABC Inc. can make hiring new trainees a smooth and seamless process. A more organized structure applied to the new hire process, will allow for new hires to qualify in a expedient manner, prior to new hire orientation Background This case study identifies key issues that have risen since the recent recruitment of 15 trainees. There was lack of supervision for Carl Robbins, a new recruiter for ABC Inc. The central problem is a lack in organization when qualifying new trainees...
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...ABC Inc. is a small Midwest company priding themselves on their timely service and high quality products. ABC Inc. is planning to expand in the summer. Boosting their production lines to output more merchandise can only be done with a larger workforce. For the company to expand ABC turns to their Operations Supervisor Monica Carrols to help with this change. Monica is a veteran with ABC and is the most qualified for the task at hand. With Monica heading the operations and Carl Robins under her management, they should achieve extraordinary things. Background ABC Inc. has a new campus recruiter, which who has been with them for six months. His name is Carl Robins. Carl has his first recruitment task coming up. Carl hired 15 new trainees to work for Monica Carrolls. Which Carl is responsible for the new trainees. Carl is to have the training schedule, orientation, manuals, policy, booklets, physical, and drug test. With Monica Carrols leaving Carl in charge with this task, Carl’s time frame is a couple of months to have everything ready for the company’s expansion. In that time frame Carl has some problems. Key Problems At ABC Inc. there seems to be a little problem with training and guidance. Monica Carrolls hires Carl Robins as the new campus recruiter. Monica could have just assumed that Carl CASE STUDY Was a well trained recruiter who is applying for that position he should be, but he could possibility not be trained to ABC’s standards. A problem here could be the lack...
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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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