This is the case study of dynamo...

1. Group 5:
Sarwat Jahan
Shaista
Rubab Batool
M Gohar Iqbal
Course:
Recruitment &
Selection
Instructor:
Lt. Col. (R) Raza
Kamal

2.  Case Highlights
 Job Specification
 2 best candidates
 2 worst candidates
 Our Learning

3. Midsized manufacturer of electrical motors.
9,800 employees.
8 plants, Unionized plants.
Hiring of new plant manager is in process for Pittsburg
plant. (replacement of terminated plant manager)
Pittsburg plant have been trouble spot.
Production cost extremely high, and has faced labor strife.

4. Used several expensive selection devices/methods.
8 candidates remains for final selection of 1.
Doesn’t have culture of filing job openings, favored
internal promotions.
No policy of lateral transfers, transfers observed very rare.
Key issue: whether company benefits from the transfer?

5.  Education: BA/BS and preferably MBA (in Industrial relations or
Supply chain Management/Production Management or Plant
Management)
 Experience: 5 to 10 years in same capacity.
 Age: 35-55 years of age.

6. George Martin: 44 years of age
 Reasons:
 B.A, M.A (Industrial relations)
 From Dynamo competitors, Plant manager experience for 380 non union
employees.
 6 years of Experience
 Scored the best in Personality test i.e. 3 High traits and 1 Medium trait.
 Interview score 22/28.
 Average Intelligence test (119 > 115) and best in Hand writing (+3)
 External hiring; So, no promotabillty and performance record.
 Work sample score of 19.5 nearest to highest score i.e. 20.

7. Kathy Joyce: 36 years of age
 Reasons:
 B.A. Indiana University.
 Existing employee of Dynamo, Plant manager of Little Rock plant.
 5 years of Experience
 Scored the 3rd best in Personality test i.e. 2 High traits and 2 Medium traits.
 Interview score 23/28, the highest.
 2nd best Intelligence test (141 > 115) but bad in Hand writing (-1)
 Internal hiring; So, 5 points for promotabillty and 6 points for performance
record.
 Work sample score of 18.5 nearest to highest score i.e. 20.

8. Harry Fein: 49 years of age
 Reasons:
 Associate Degree 2 years.
 Plant manager of Large unionized textile plant. Company closed that plant
later.
 5 years of Experience
 Scored the worst in Personality test i.e. 1 Medium trait and 3 low traits.
 Interview score 15/28, the lowest.
 4th best Intelligence test (122 > 115) and normal in Hand writing (0)
 External hiring; So, NA promotabillty and NA performance record.
 Work sample score of 18.5 nearest to highest score i.e. 20.

9. Frank Hall: 58 years of age
 Reasons:
 B.S. (chemistry).
 VP Production for Dynamo’s major competitor, need demotion to travel less.
 6 years VP production, 12 years PM.
 Scored tied (with Doyle and Jackson) in Personality test i.e. 3 Medium traits
and 1 low trait.
 Interview score 17.5/21, 1 interviewer was on vacation on that day.
 Worst Intelligence test (112 < 115) but best in Hand writing (+3)
 External hiring; So, NA promotabillty and NA performance record.
 Work sample score of 19 nearest to highest score i.e. 20.

10.  Very confusing results from the participants, at 1 side they seems
best but from other side they paralleled seems worst.
 Kathy Joyce was only women, that’s why selected as second best.
Otherwise Davis also deserved to be second.
 Frank Hall selected as 2nd worst because of age and personality,
interview and Intelligence scores.
 Tom Doyle was also the nominee of 2nd worst as he worked as PM
and got removed by Dynamo.
 But Tom scores were satisfying in interview, intelligence/hand
writing.