Marriott Chooses Kronos® for Hiring Management
Hotel giant with approximately 146,000 associates across more than 3,100 locations chooses Kronos®
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CHELMSFORD, Mass., March 2, 2009 — Marriott International, Inc. recently renewed its contract for the hiring management solution from Kronos® Incorporated. Marriott uses the Kronos solution to automate and manage the hiring process, providing the hotel giant with ongoing access to a pool of talented applicants.
“Marriott and Kronos have a long history together,” said Carol Anderson, senior vice president of talent management services, communications, and technology at Marriott. “In the six years that Marriott and Kronos have worked together, nearly three million job applications have been processed through the Kronos system.”
“At Marriott, we are focused on finding and hiring the very best applicants available who will provide our guests with the exemplary customer service they expect,” said Kristy Godbold, senior vice president of talent acquisition and global finance human resources for Marriott. “The Kronos integrated and innovative solution makes it easy for applicants to apply for jobs on-site or online and simplifies the application process for Marriott.”
Steve Earl, director of marketing at Kronos, commented, “In an ultra-competitive market like hospitality, an organization’s employees are one of its major differentiators. By using Kronos, organizations can automate the hiring process, enabling managers to spend less time sorting through paper applications and more time interacting with and taking good care of guests, ultimately leading to significant cost savings and higher levels of customer satisfaction.”
About Marriott
Marriott International, Inc. (NYSE: MAR) is a leading lodging company with more than 3,100 lodging properties in the United States and 66 other countries and territories. The company is headquartered in Bethesda, Md., and has approximately 146,000 employees at 2008 year-end. For more information or reservations, please visit our web site at www.marriott.com.
About Kronos Incorporated
Kronos is the global leader in workforce management solutions that enable organizations to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Tens of thousands of organizations in 60 countries — including more than half of the Fortune 1000® — use Kronos time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications. To learn how Kronos uniquely delivers complete automation and high-quality information in an easy-to-use solution, visit www.kronos.com.
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