Prospective Employees' Comparison and Contrast



Prospective Employees' Comparison and Contrast

Introduction

Being a referral of another person is not something easy. This is so because you have to remain honest and extremely objective in making any statement about the other person. My boss has received two applications of my former colleagues. Since, I have worked in a similar capacity with them, my boss wished to know about my experience of working with the two candidates as colleague and making recommendation with appropriate reasoning as to which one of them should be hired. This is a big responsibility in that if my decision is wrong and biased I will be robbing a potential meritorious candidate of the right to a good employment opportunity. In the paper that follows, I will compare and contrast the two of my colleagues who have applied for a job in the new firm I am working for based on their personality and their performance on job.

Personality traits

For the purpose of anonymity, I will refer to the two colleagues as Mr. X and Mr. Y. I have worked with both of them for three years and that is enough for me to know them on a professional level.

The personality of a person must be judged when deciding which of the two candidates will make the right fit for the job. Since, the job for which the two candidates have applied is that of a marketing executive, there are certain personality characteristics that are sought in an ideal candidate. This does not mean that the company is being biased. For instance, it is desirable for a marketing person to be gregarious and open. A person who is an introvert and likes to remain in his shell will not make a good marketer in that he will not be able to come up and share the most absurd of ideas with others. He will be reluctant as to what will people think about him and so on.

If I were to compare the two colleagues, Mr. X is more open minded and social than M. Y. this means that Mr. X will make a better candidate for the job given the other considerations.

Right fit for the right job

The best resource for any job is the one that fits the job completely. This means that not only the person should possess the skills and experience required for the job but he should also know what the job entails in terms of the person's responsibilities. For instance, the marketing executive job in the said organization requires frequently travelling out of station. Hence, among Mr. X and Mr. Y, there is a need to see who is able to travel and who is not. As far as I know, Mr. X has two kids and his wife is a war reporter and is out most of the times. Hence, he is one who looks after the children most of the days and he is the primary caregiver. ...