SWOT and PMI Analysis to Select the Best Job Offer
Introduction
A natural progression in a life of a young adult after graduated from university is to look for a job. Thank goodness with hard work and preservation I’ve managed to complete my study with flying colours! My job hunting seems to be brief and here I am offered with three very attractive job packages, so interesting until I have difficulties on deciding which one is the most suitable offer for me. Here are the job packages that has been offered by three different companies, Company A, Company B and Company C. Company/ Offer | A | B | C | Salary | High | Medium | Low | Annual Leave | 26 days | 30 days | 24 days | Allowance | Included | Not included | Included | Overtime Claim | Not allowed | Allowed | Not Allowed | Medical Benefit | Included | Not Included | Included | Distance | Very far – 35km | Near -10km | Far – 25km | Suitability of Qualification | Very related | Slightly related | Averagely related | Nature of job | Slightly interesting | Very interesting | Not so interesting | Opportunity to advance | Medium | Low | High | Stability | Not Stable | Very Stable | Quite Stable |
Table 1: Job offers
To be able to choose the best job offer among the three companies, we can use the problem solving protocol. As stated by Cherry (2012), “The ultimate goal of problem-solving is to overcome obstacles and find a solution that best resolves the issue”. Problem solving is a mental process that involves in discovering, analysing and solving the problems. After the root cause of the problem is notified, as per our case we have identified the three job offer packages, next step would be choosing the best option. This is what we can relate to as decision making process. According to Harris (2012), “Decision making is the process of sufficiently reducing uncertainty and doubt about alternatives to allow a reasonable choice to be made from among them”. By looking at Table 1 we have categorised important criteria for a quick
A natural progression in a life of a young adult after graduated from university is to look for a job. Thank goodness with hard work and preservation I’ve managed to complete my study with flying colours! My job hunting seems to be brief and here I am offered with three very attractive job packages, so interesting until I have difficulties on deciding which one is the most suitable offer for me. Here are the job packages that has been offered by three different companies, Company A, Company B and Company C. Company/ Offer | A | B | C | Salary | High | Medium | Low | Annual Leave | 26 days | 30 days | 24 days | Allowance | Included | Not included | Included | Overtime Claim | Not allowed | Allowed | Not Allowed | Medical Benefit | Included | Not Included | Included | Distance | Very far – 35km | Near -10km | Far – 25km | Suitability of Qualification | Very related | Slightly related | Averagely related | Nature of job | Slightly interesting | Very interesting | Not so interesting | Opportunity to advance | Medium | Low | High | Stability | Not Stable | Very Stable | Quite Stable |
Table 1: Job offers
To be able to choose the best job offer among the three companies, we can use the problem solving protocol. As stated by Cherry (2012), “The ultimate goal of problem-solving is to overcome obstacles and find a solution that best resolves the issue”. Problem solving is a mental process that involves in discovering, analysing and solving the problems. After the root cause of the problem is notified, as per our case we have identified the three job offer packages, next step would be choosing the best option. This is what we can relate to as decision making process. According to Harris (2012), “Decision making is the process of sufficiently reducing uncertainty and doubt about alternatives to allow a reasonable choice to be made from among them”. By looking at Table 1 we have categorised important criteria for a quick
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