Assignment:
Staffing System Evaluation and Technology
Staffing Technology at Osram Sylvania
The North American business of Osram AG of Germany, Osram Sylvania, is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts. Employing over 11,000 people, Osram Sylvania has provided lighting solutions for homes, businesses, and vehicles for over 100 years. As a manufacturing organization, the effectiveness of the company's processes determines its success.
The company recognizes that its recruiting process is costing it unnecessary time and money as it fills 80 or more open positions a month. Osram Sylvania's recruiters gather e-mail résumés from the company Web site and various job boards, then cut, paste, and forward them to hiring managers. Each recruiter spends 6 to 10 hours per week just cutting, pasting, and forwarding the e-mail résumés. The company also lacks a standard recruiting process across its 26 North America locations.
As a government contractor, Osram Sylvania is subject to the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance Program's (OFCCP) Internet Applicant Guidelines that it is finding difficult to meet without some form of technology. The company wants to streamline its recruiting processes, provide a common structure for all 26 locations, and incorporate external staffing vendors to effectively source and hire quality employees.
Imagine that Osram Sylvania asks you for advice on how it can better incorporate technology to create a more effective staffing system. After reading this chapter, you should have some good ideas that you can share with the company.