MEMBER/ NON MEMBER DATA CAPTURE SCREENS

Consultants, Abhi, Vinay, Sanjeev

                                                     

COMMEENTS

·     Only following fields are "Mandatory"

              . Last Name

              . First Name

              . Current Company Name

              . Current actual Designation

All the rest of the fields are "OPTIONAL"

·     Barring "Last Name" & "First Name" & "DOB" all fields should be "EDITABLE".

However, we must clearly lay down

    . "Who" can edit

     .  If more than one person can edit, should we record the name of the person who edited & when?

     . If only one person is authorized to edit, how should info. be sent to him/her?

·     Even the FIRST - TIME ENTRY, will / may be done by

      . Different Persons, at

              . Different points of time.

Should any attempt be made to capture

    . Who made that "first" entry?

    . When                     ?

    . From what source            ?

    . In what Context              ?

      (i.e. for which assignment)

So that, in case of doubt, next person "accessing / viewing" this database, could go back and ask the person who made the ORIGINAL entry ?

·     Obviously, there are many "fields" which must not be "edited", once (originally) entered - although once / additional data can be "added"

       eg.

      . Past Companies worked for

      . Membership held

      . Edu. Qualifications   etc.    

So, it is absolutely essential to define at the outset itself

    . What fields are mandatory

    . What fields you can edit/ overwrite

    . What fields you cannot edit/ overwrite

    . What you can ADD additional data

    . What fields must be "free text"

    . What fields should/ must have "dropdowns"/ Radio - buttons.

·     Let not 97 (or whatever number of) fields intimidate you !

These (many) are only "provisions" and to forward the very first and to forward the very first sheet to a client, a consultant would only need,

    . Name of Candidate

    . Name of Current Employer

    . Current Designation

    (- may be picked up from a newspaper/ magazine/ directly/ tv broadcast etc. etc.)

Only when a client gives us feedback (as to which candidates he is interested in and who we should get in touch to find out, if he/ she is interested in our client's position and if yes, obtain resume / conduct prelim. interview), then only,

    . The work of filling - up some more "fields" starts.

    . And, I presume, a constant would, even at this stage, fill - in ONLY those fields, which he/ she would need to CONSTRUCT the "EXCEL" sheet dynamically.

    . Abhi has promised that a consultant can construct a UNIQUE excel sheet, by selecting

     . Any no. of "fields"

     . Arranged in any "order"

    . 97 fields could give us "Millions" of permutations / combinations of excel sheets ! - Practically unlimited options, created dynamically !!

h.c.parekh