Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Tuesday 4 July 2017

CORPORATE CULTURE


Akshay / Rohit,


In one of our meetings , Mitchelle wondered :

“ How can some algorithm help us figure out , the culture fit ( index ? ) of a candidate with the culture of our client ? “

In this connection , you may also recall my requesting you to look up words marked in RED , ( also highlighted in YELLOW ) in 7 / 8 “ Stories “ at :


I wonder if you have thought about this ( possibility ) “ INDEX

Here is my suggestion to develop such an INDEX ( though , it may look , a bit contrived / crude )

STEP #  1

We get the client HR Manager, to “ tick “ words from the following list , which , in his opinion , best describe their CORPORATE CULTURE

We could even ask him to “ rate “ each keyword on a scale of 1 to 5 ( 1 denoting “ least representative “ and 5 denoting , “ perfectly fitting / describing “ ) . Then compute some OVERALL INDEX

This could be a part ( B ) of Job Description


#   CORPORATE SUCCESS

Largest  /  Most Established / Fastest Growing / Entrepreneurial  / Traditional / Highly respected / Technology Leader / Most Innovative / Market leading / Service Driven


#   CULTURAL SUCCESS

Smart / Diverse / Hardworking / Motivated / Team player / Friendly / Loyal / Happy / Fun / Flexible / Serious / Dedicated / Ambitious / Collaborative / Independent


Note : I have picked these words from book “ Recruiting on the Web “ ( Author : Michael Foster / page 14 )

My own note on this page reads ( 22 July 2003 ) :

Our “ Customizable “  MASTER , should provide a set of “ Key Sentences “ , instead of “ Key words “


STEP  #  2

Here there can be several options such as,

·         Getting the candidates to “ Self Rate “ themselves , against these keywords ( expect every one to rate himself HIGH ! )
·          
·         Getting our consultants to “ Rate “ each candidate ( along each keyword ) , during interview ( telephonic or across the table ) .

A bit tricky to reach a judgement , based on a few sentences uttered by the candidate ! This would also require “ Standardizing “ of certain “ Questions “ , which bring out that candidate’s character !

Using the Keywords found in his resume which are “ indicative “ of his “ culture “ . Once again , this would require our consultants to reach a consensus and create some kind of MASTER LIST , as to ‘ which ‘ keyword is representative of “ which “ culture


All of this may sound somewhat esoteric but it is certainly better than nothing !

And it is a one time “ Seeding Effort

I have a feeling that , if our consultants take the trouble to write down ( say ) 25 “ RULES “ ( IF this , THEN that ), which ESTABLISH some correspondence between Keywords and the INDEX , machine learning , may over a period of time , discover / come up with many more rules !

This is the only way , we can stop others ( competitors ) making us obsolete !

Take time out to read :




hcp

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