XAT 2020 — Decision Making Question 21
Read the following paragraph carefully and answer the question that follows:
Rakesh, who hailed from Dhanbad, worked in Jamshedpur with SPCIL, a government construction company. Although HR policies concerning job security & work-life balance attracted Rakesh to SPCIL, over time he found his work monotonous with no growth opportunities. However, the proximity to Dhanbad enabled him to visit his parents at his convenience.
Recently Rakesh applied to Grow and Prosper (G&P), a multinational company engaged in construction related operations, making inroads into many Indian states. G&P interviewed Rakesh and offered him three times his current salary at SPCIL.
While mulling over the offer, Rakesh consulted Manikandan, his trusted senior at SPCIL. Manikandan, who had friends in G&P, disclosed that it preferred government employees for its projects in Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. “Once the project is completed, G&P may not need your skills,” observed Manikandan.
Which of the following, if true, will BEST enable Rakesh to decide on the offer?
Answer & solution
- A
As G&P also planned to enter two Southern states, it has decided to recruit people from those states.
Senior-level employees at G&P, who began their career in similar projects, are now confined to their desk at the head office for almost a decade.
- C
During the interview, G&P quizzed if Rakesh would sustain his relationship with his former colleagues at SPCIL.
- D
Through social media, Rakesh discovered that Manikandan’s contact, who had left SPCIL to join G&P, is no longer with G&P.
- E
Manikandan stopped both of his sons from taking up private-sector jobs, given his loyalty to the government.
Since Rakesh will be working on a project in Dhanbad, the projects in Southern states do not affect him. Eliminate option 1. Rakesh finds his work at SPCIL monotonous with no growth opportunities and is hence looking for a change. However, if after a few years he is bound to a desk doing the same job at G&P, it will be the same situation as in SPCIL. Retain option 2. Options 3 and 4 do not have any bearing about Rakesh’s decision on the offer as having relations with former colleagues or the contact not working in G&P will not affect Rakesh’s decision. Option 5 talks about Manikandan, while the question is about what will affect Rakesh’s decision on the offer.
Hence, option (b).