Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday 21 September 2004

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

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