Week 5 EOC: Stolen Valor

How would you handle the issue of stolen valor as an HR representative?

Being a veteran of the United States Navy myself, I would not take this situation very lightly in regard to finding employees for my business or a company in which I am hired to find qualified, competent, and able people to fill positions. There are experiences associated with military service and a level, of honor, loyalty and commitment with being a part of the service. The very act of pretending to portray these values without having actually taken part in these actions would test my patience as an employer or hiring manager and the core integrity of the person that is seeking the position offered. I feel that it does both parties a disservice by creating a false sense of what is expected of the person as a future employee.

While this may seem not to be a very important part of the position filling process, the employer will be taking into account whether they are being supportive of the employment of veterans in their company. If the people being hired as ex- or retired military are found not to be, then this will test the very virtue of the company that supports these individuals. As a representative of the company, people should model the values and morals of the company and its employees.

The employee would not be looked upon a valuable member of the company until demoted or let go of depending on the specific situation. If demoted, they would at least have the opportunity to gain back the trust of their fellow employees, management and the person that initially hired them. In business, your relationship with people is everything; therefore, a break in that relationship’s base would create a rift in that person’s career and the company that this person has represented.

Week 4 BOC Analysis of your Job

What is the job title? Does the title explain what the job is? If not, what title would offer a better explanation? The job title is Hazmat manager. I believe that the title accurately describes the position.

How does the job fit in with the rest of the company? What jobs are comparable? Is the wage/salary comparable to other jobs within the company? Within the industry? Use reference materials (library, Internet) to justify your answer. This job plays a part in every part of every job associated with maintenance of parts. some jobs that would be comparable would be a (QA) quality assurance manager or a federal, state or company Safety Inspector.

What is the chain of command? To whom does the person with this job report? Is this person responsible for monitoring the work of others? Describe the internal and external contacts of the person holding this position. The chain of command depends on the level of expertise with OSHA as a head of all national safety requirements and qualifications. They ultimately report to OSHA. they are responsible for maintaining the work of others is requiring the safe storage, use and disposal of any and all hazardous materials. The internal contacts would be any person or group that uses hazardous materials as well as the Hazmat team designated to respond to an emergency incident, while external contacts would be OSHA and the EPA.

What duties and tasks does the person holding this job perform? What are the physical requirements of the job? This person must be able to maintain the storage, inventory and collection of all hazmat and items used to clean them up. They must be expeditious in responding to a hazmat emergency. They must be able to lift full 5 gallon drums of grease and/or paint.

What tools and equipment are required for this job? Include any computer equipment. This job entails the use of basic tools such as a screw driver. It also uses rags used to clean up oil and paint. Hazmat suits, and breathing apparatuses,a vehicle, and a computer or laptop

Describe the baseline knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform this job. Cleanliness, organization, basic computer applications, inventory skills, able to learn new software programs, must ensure the compliance of all safety precautions associated with safe storage, handling and disposal of all hazmat items. You must have a valid licence to transport hazmat to disposal locations.

Week 4 EOC: Mini-Case Study

1. What advise would you give Bob Borich?
I would advise him to get back in the game of doing the initial training of his new personnel in order to ensure a lower turn over in his employees. I would have him plan an orientation program to make sure that his new employees have a better understanding of the topics that pertain to them and shows them where they fit in the company. I would also have him prepare an orientation kit in order to organize all the information that is pertinent to them within the company and individually. and gather the socialization strategies that would suit his line of business and individual company the best.

2. How unique do you believe Bob Borich's current situation is?
I believe that this situation happens more often that not, or at least until management gets wise to creating a functional training program that provides the proper orientation and socialization techniques that are necessary. These implementations can keep a window open to employees that may have problems, both personal and professional, that they would like to address to keep communication flowing instead of going to work for another company.

3. What parts of orientation should be turned over to employees to conduct?
If Bob does turn over parts of the orientation to his employees I would advise him to do the follow-up fro the orientation himself so that he gets feedback on the program. This will show him any weaknesses in the orientation program and provide him more time to do what he loves to do best and allows him to effectively run his business while keeping his turn over rate to a minimum. The employees should conduct more of the socialization of the company. This will give new employees a feel for the company’s culture and how it runs on a day-to-day basis.

Week 3 EOC: Networking and External Sources

The best way to find people to hire is through current employees in a referral-based system. Your current employees know how the company is run and can convey these standards to their colleagues and fellow associates. In your favor, you can find out their work ethic through current employees and get an idea of the person’s reputation amongst their peers.

Colleges are excellent places as recruiting sources because of the range of people that are looking to better their future and find employment in the fields that they are studying. Another way to find qualified representatives would be to hold or attend open job fairs. The benefit in recruiting at job fairs is that all interested parties come to you and can get an idea of the requirements of the job while you get to engage in a face-to-face informal interview with these new potential candidates. Your company gets a chance to get across its professionalism network with other companies that are recruiting. The people seeking employment get to make their first impression with brand representatives while getting a chance to stand out and show what they can offer. The opportunity for them to shine is greater than placing their resume on online and hoping for the best.

Another place that I would look would be the Chamber of Commerce. This is a great place to find people that are already experienced in your field and have achieved a certain level of successes. You can also check with the chamber of commerce to see if they have been recognized for work they have done as individuals or for their previous employers.

Week 3 EOC: Culinary Survivors

Week 2 EOC: This Charming Man

There were many deeper meanings of the film "This Charming Man" showed not only how outliers are viewed in business, but in society as a whole as well as in love. In business most people were worried about immigrants taking their jobs, companies requiring hiring them and the people having to pay for immigrants living on the country’s welfare money.
In love people feel insecure in the sense that they believe that not only will these immigrants invade their place of work, but that they will also hurt or take away their women making men feel compelled to defend what they feel should rightfully belong to them. There are many examples of this is American society and abroad. With all of the changes that have been made in sharing knowledge and unity through out the world, there are still countless situations where immigration is frowned upon and not taken lightly by people native to the lands.
I would like to include the example of an issue that the United States is currently faced with in dealing with the U.S./Mexico border. This creates a large scale of difficulty considering that the United States depends on their cheap labor and has included them in the U.S. welfare system and community programs for so many years prior to today. The cultures have been intertwined in business, language, and many other aspects that can still be seen throughout the nation.
The film shows how immigrants are accepted by the government but not necessarily always by its people. Most countries go through some type of period where immigrants become too much of an issue to ignore and must facilitate them while the people themselves acclimate with themselves in an environment where they may not be looked upon kindly as people’s suspicions can grow wildly out of control.

EOC Week @: Zippy Airline Catering

The changes made to the Zippy Airline Catering Company were essential to its growth and were significant enough not only to increase production to keep up with the increased demand, but to keep their employees happy by offering them group bonuses. The redesigns will cause less stress to the individual employee while giving them the process and ability to be able to step up Zippy Airline Catering’s meal production. As a result of the engineering redesign, this hospitality company will flourish and be able to take on numerous and larger airlines that will be visiting Guam and possibly from countries around the world.

As a small business grows, it is important to keep your employees in the loop and to give them an opportunity to contribute their ideas in resolving the company’s difficulties in growth opportunities. This not only shows them how valuable they are to the company as individuals, but shows the challenges that the company will be facing and a better understanding of their new role. When the employees feel valued they are more likely to stay and be happier with the changes in their work environment knowing that they played a part in the company’s expansion process.

Issuing bonuses to it’s employees was a good idea to motivate them to include themselves into the new plan. It was a better idea to give issue group bonuses not promote the feeling of a team and have each employee realize the new goals and vision of Zippy Airline Catering as a growing business. I would have liked not only to keep the small business “family” feel and quality that got the company noticed in the first place, but to have my employees be confident in their ability to help make the company better for each individual employee that is involved.