Following are the criteria for hiring an HR Administrator. The applicant must:…
2023
Following are the criteria for hiring an HR Administrator. The applicant must:
(a) Be a graduate in any field of arts, commerce, or science with a minimum of 70% marks.
(b) Be above 28 years and below 32 years of age.
(c) Have a post-graduation degree in the Human Resource field.
(d) Have experience with HR software, like HRMS.
(e) Have 2 years or more of experience as an HR.
However, if an applicant satisfies all the above criteria except one:
(I) Except (a), but has secured 80% marks in HSC and has good in-person communication skills — refer to the Senior General Manager of the company.
(II) Except (d), but has 5 years or more of working experience as an HR administrator — refer to the Director.
Mukesh Sharma came first in his post-graduation in HRM, scoring 89%. He scored 85% in his B.Com graduation exams. He has 2 years of experience working in a company as an HR and also has experience using HR software in the same company. Based on the given information, what should be done with Mukesh Sharma's candidature?
- A.
The candidate is to be selected.
- B.
Data insufficient.
- C.
The candidate is to be referred to the Senior General Manager.
- D.
The candidate is to be referred to the Director.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
In a selection decision-table question, every condition must be evaluated against the candidate's profile. A referral exception applies only when the candidate fails specifically the ONE condition that exception exempts, while meeting every other condition. If any required attribute is never stated in the profile — and no exception clause covers that particular gap — the case cannot be resolved from the given information, so the correct response is that the data is insufficient, not a select/reject/refer verdict.
Checking Mukesh Sharma's profile against each condition:
Condition | Requirement | Status in Mukesh's profile |
|---|---|---|
(a) | Graduation with minimum 70% marks | Satisfied — scored 85% in B.Com |
(b) | Age between 28 and 32 years | Not stated in the profile |
(c) | Post-graduation degree in HR field | Satisfied — PG in HRM |
(d) | Experience with HR software | Satisfied — has HR software experience |
(e) | 2 years or more experience as HR | Satisfied — has 2 years of experience |
(I) | Except (a) referral — applies only if condition (a) fails | Not applicable — condition (a) is already satisfied |
(II) | Except (d) referral — applies only if condition (d) fails | Not applicable — condition (d) is already satisfied |
Condition (b) is the only condition that cannot be verified, and neither referral exception covers a missing age value — exception (I) is triggered only by a shortfall on condition (a), and exception (II) only by a shortfall on condition (d), and Mukesh clears both of those outright. Since the outcome of condition (b) is unknown and nothing in the given information lets us infer it, none of 'selected', 'referred to the Senior General Manager', or 'referred to the Director' can be justified with certainty.
Hence, the data given is not sufficient to decide Mukesh Sharma's candidature.