Question

Chapter 6

1. Compare and contrast a job offer letter and a contract, and discuss the basic component of each.
2. You own a small business. How would you go about finding a selection test for a job you want to fill, and what practical and legal issues would you want to keep in mind before choosing a test to use?

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3. Do you think job rotation is a good method to use for developing management trainees? Why or why not?
4. What is the difference between the PHR certification and the SPHR certification? Provide detail information.

Answer 1

Compare and contrast a job offer letter and a contract, and discuss the basic component of each.

Job offer letter is received by the candidate who has clearly all rounds of interview and ready to join the company. This contains all the details of the salary, title position in the company, date of joining, bonus and compensation details etc., to make the candidate know and expect his acceptance. Contract is an agreement between the company and the candidate which contains the duration of the contract, clauses and consequences if any rules are abided by the employee during his stay in the company etc. Similarities Both job offer letter and the employment contract are useful for the employee to proceed legally, at some instances, if the management fails to provide the facilities or benefits mentioned. Differences Job offer letter contains the details and facilities that are provided for the candidate who is yet to join the company whereas, the employment contract contains the details that the management expect from the employee. The basic components that are contained in the offer letter are:

• Joining date The actual date on which the candidate joins in the company is clearly mentioned on the offer letter

• Job title The role that is to be played by the candidate is clearly mentioned in the offer letter which contains the title and positon of the candidate

• Benefits & facilitites Every employee irrespective of the position, are provided with few benefits that include, the leaves (casual, medical, paternity, maternal, funeral etc.,), health insurance coverage, permissions, refreshments, retirement benefits etc • Appraisal details The increment in the salary is provided every year that includes the details of the percentage increase and things that are to be considered for appraisal are mentioned clearly

• Probation period Every employee has a specific probation period which is a training period as soon as joined in the company. This period depends on the job tile, role, kind of work etc., varying from 3 months to 2 years Hence, these are the similarities and differences between the job offer letter and the employment contract.

You own a small business. How would you go about finding a selection test for a job you want to fill, and what practical and legal issues would you want to keep in mind before choosing a test to use?

If I was going to use a test to fill a position, I would find a test that complies with equal employment laws. Before choosing a test I would make sure that the test does not have many possibilities of an adverse impact. Test would be used as a check list to comply with governing laws.

Do you think job rotation is a good method to use for developing management trainees? Why or why not?

Job rotation is an excellent management training method to develop a management trainee with broad understanding of its business.

1. Under this process the trainee is given opportunities to work across departments, handling various responsibilities and get a diversified experience of each aspect of business.

2. This technique opens an array of opportunities for a management trainee to explore and find his or her own area of expertise.

3. This technique helps to develop future leaders who will have an overall understanding of the business.