Following are the conditions for selecting Marketing manager in an organisation.
The candidate must
(i) be a graduate in any discipline with at least 55 per cent marks
(ii) have a post graduate degree /diploma in Marketing management with at least 60 per cent marks.
(iii) have post qualification work experience of at least five years in the marketing division of an organisation
(iv)have secured at least 45 percent marks in the selection examination
(v) have secured at least 40 percent marks in the selection interview
In the case of a candidate who satisfies all the conditions except
(a) at (iii) above, but has post qualification work experience of at least 3 years as Deputy marketing manager, the case is to be referred to GM-marketing
(b) at (v) above, but has secured at least 60 percent marks in the selection examination, the case is to be referred to VP – marketing.
Directions: In each question below, details of one candidate are given. You have to take one of the following courses of action based on the information provided and the conditions and the sub-conditions given above and mark the number of that course of action as your answer. You are not to assume anything other than the information provided in each question. All these cases are given to you as on 01.05. 2010
Give answer:
(a) if the candidate is to be selected
(b) if the candidate is not to be selected
(c) if the case is to be referred to GM-Marketing
(d) if the case is to be referred to VP-Marketing
(e) if the data provided is not adequate to take a decision.
Question 1
Nidhi Agarwal has secured 60 percent marks in the selection interview and 40 percent marks in the selection examination. She has been working in the marketing division of an organisation for the past eight years after completing her post graduate degree in marketing management with 65 percent marks. She has secured 59 percent marks in B.sc.Question 2
Navin Desai has secured 56 percent marks in BA. He has been working in the marketing division of an organisation for the past seven years after completing his postgraduate degree in marketing with 62 percent. He has secured 62 percent marks in the selection examination and 38 percent marks in the selection interview.Question 3
Sabina Handa has been working for the past four years as Deputy Marketing Manager in an organisation after completing her post-graduate diploma in marketing management with 65 percent marks.She has secured 45 percent marks in both selection examination and selection interview. She has also secured 58 percent marks in B.com.Question 4
Manoj Malhotra has secured 65 percent marks in B.sc and 60 percent marks in post graduate degree in marketing management.He has also secured 50 percent marks in both selection examination and selection interview.He has been working in the marketing division of an organisation for the past 6 years after completing his post graduation in marketing.Question 5
Varsha Akolkar has secured 59 percent marks in BA. She has secured 42 percent marks in selection interview and 48 percent marks in the selection examination. She has been working in the marketing divisions of an organisation for the past seven years after completing her post graduation in marketing management with 57percent marks.EXPLANATION
1) (b)
All conditions except for 45% in selection examination satisfied. So the candidate cannot be selected.
2) ( d)
2) ( d)
All conditions satisfied but only the (v) condition where he secured 38 marks but 40 marks needed, going by the sub-condition he scored more than 60 percent in the selection examination , so his case is referred to the VP – MARKETING
3) (c)
3) (c)
All conditions except (iii) satisfied but he has at least 3 years of work experience so his case is referred to the GM-MARKETING
4) (a)
4) (a)
All conditions are satisfied
5) (b)
5) (b)
Clearly, the 2nd condition of post graduation marks not satisfied so cannot be selected.
