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
