The following are the criteria set by a Retail outlet for selection of…
2020
The following are the criteria set by a Retail outlet for selection of candidates for the post of Store Incharge in a reputed mall.
The candidate must be a graduate in any stream with minimum 50% marks.
The candidate must have Minimum 5 years Sales experience in Retail.
The age of candidate should not be less than 25 years and more than 34 years as on 1st October, 2019.
(a) If a candidate satisfies all the criteria except 2 as given above but has a MBA degree and has minimum 2years work experience in sales, she/he must be sent to the General Manager, Recruitment for further interview.
(b) If a candidate satisfies all the criteria except 3, but has more than 5years experience as a Group manager and above in Sales managing a team of sales executives, then she/he must be sent to the Regional Manager, Sales & Marketing, for further interview
Based on the above criteria and conditions, analyze and decide which of the following course of action should be taken for the candidate whose description is provided below. Please note that you are not to assume anything other than the given information.
Sujoy is graduate with 55% marks and MBA through Correspondence. He was born on Sept 20, 1990. He has 1year work experience as sales executive and 2years experience as Group manager, Sales.
On the basis of the information as given above, which of the following decisions would be appropriate
- A.
The candidate is to be selected.
- B.
The candidate is not to be selected.
- C.
The case is to be referred to the Regional Manager, Sales & Marketing, for further interview.
- D.
The case is to be referred to the General Manager, Recruitment.
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
A selection-decision-table item is solved by checking a candidate against every baseline criterion independently first. Only when exactly one named baseline criterion is unmet does a stated exception clause come into play, and each exception clause is tied to one specific criterion and demands its own extra condition(s); if more than one baseline criterion fails, or the exception's own extra condition is not met, no override applies and the plain select/reject outcome stands.
Criterion | Requirement | Sujoy's standing | Met? |
|---|---|---|---|
Education | Graduate, minimum 50% marks | Graduate with 55% marks | Yes |
Sales experience | Minimum 5 years | 1 year (sales executive) + 2 years (Group manager, Sales) = 3 years | No |
Age (as on 1 Oct 2019) | 25 to 34 years | Born 20 Sept 1990, so 29 years on 1 Oct 2019 | Yes |
Education and age each hold on their own, so experience is the single baseline criterion left unmet.
With exactly one criterion (experience) unmet, test the matching exception clause, clause (a): it requires an MBA degree and at least 2 years of work experience in sales.
Sujoy holds an MBA (through correspondence — the stated criteria never exclude a correspondence degree), and his combined sales experience of 3 years clears the 2-year floor set by that clause.
Both extra conditions of clause (a) are satisfied, so the case must be sent forward under that clause's referral route for further interview.
Clause (b) is tied specifically to the age criterion being the one criterion left unmet, together with a longer senior sales-management background; since the age criterion is actually satisfied here, clause (b) is never triggered, ruling that route out on its own terms and leaving only the clause (a) referral consistent with every stated condition.
The case is to be referred to the General Manager, Recruitment, for further interview.