TENURE - CUM - SALARY PROFILE

Abhi

Ref : My earlier note dt : 16-09-04 (A Race Horse? Or A Mule?)

In above - mentioned note (pg. 2), I had drawn, a graphical presentation of a candidate's PROMOTION HISTORY

There were 2 questions :

 # 1 Would such a graphical presentation of a person's "Career History", enable a HR manager to grasp the question  = Is he Horse? or is a Slow - plodding Mule ? = in matter of seconds?

Here the precise accuracy of dates/ exact durations/ whether designation pertained to beginning or end of a particular job - tenure etc.  is NOT important.

Even if presentation lacks accuracy and even if we have made many "assumptions" / "approximations", question is, "Is this candidate on FAST TRACK or a SLOW TRACK?  Will he Stick

around with us long enough - if offered a job? Does he seem over - ambitious ? would he upset our internal apple - cart? "

The main purpose behind such a graphical presentation is to raise such questions in HR managers mind -         questions which are not so apparent in a tabulation.

By placing facts of "Destinations - levels" or "Annual Salaries" in the CONTEXT of "Time" (i.e. years/ dates), a few anomalies become apparent.

# 2. From the data furnished in "career - History" section, could a software be able to construct such a graph - without any manual intervention?

Take a look at the 10 Image Builder you gave me 2/3 days back.

5 did not seem to be even VALIDATED !

So, in their cases, plotting graphs was not possible.

For the other 5 (which seemed to have been validated - although

with some "errors" - like wrong chronology in case of PEN 308), I managed to plot the graphs - as enclosed.

I even combined the salary data onto some graphs.

In fact, it is because of showing, both Tenure - duration and the salary on same graph - in juxtaposition - that the meaning of the graph, gets enhanced. NOW the graphs make more sense.

Of course, oversimplifications/ approximations/ assumptions remain.

If & when we attempt to write a software to plot such graphs, on each graph, these "assumptions" must be printed clearly.

Next Question :  Could concerned candidate "EDIT" the graph, once it appears before his eyes ? - If so, what about the field values contained in "Career - History" section? obviously, these too will need editing.

The correct sequence for edit, should be

    . First edit "fields/ values" in "Experience" section

    . Click "RE-SUBMIT" button.

This would automatically re - draw the graph instantaneously.

In fact, our write - up, just above the graph should read,

"Dear   ,

Here is your Tenure - cum - Salary graph. This got constructed, using values entered by you, in the    "EXPERIENCE" SECTION of your Image Builder.

If you find / feel that this graph does not truly reflect you career - Growth (both designation - level wise and salary - wise), then you could "Experience" Section and re - enter all factual data, correctly and in proper / contiguous  chronological order (without any breaks) for your entire career, starting with your first job, (Current/ Last Job at top & going backward till you first job). Once satisfied that you have re - constructed your entire "Experience" History, Properly & accurately, click

REFINE CAREER - GRWOTH GRAPH

Of one thing I am convinced.

On their won initiative, and thru self volition, nobody would take the trouble to draw - up Career - Growth Graph. (Salary - Cum - Designation).

 But the moment, you draw - up and show them a graph's which is

WRONG / INACCURATE/ MIS - REPRESENTETIVE,

then, they will take ALL the trouble required to see to it that it stands corrected !

To motivate people to speak up, make some false statement about them and they will immediately provide all the "facts" to prove that you are wrong !

Our objective gets served !

h.c.parekh