HRM Assignment 3: Selection

Ankul Anand
Position: Manager (Mine Planning), West Bokaro Division
Roll No.: CGT19007

Having identified the KSAOs or competencies required for your position in the
assignment 2, now as a part of the assignment 3, you are suggested to do the
following:

1. Which KSAOs are to be considered for selecting a candidate for the position
assuming that you planned to do external selection?

Ans: In the previous assignment, I’ve identified following KSAOs required for my
previous role (Manager, Mine Planning). Few KSAOs are essentials while selecting
a new candidate while others can be developed by coaching, and mentoring.

Sl. Necessary
KSAOs identified for the position
No. for selection

Full time degree in Engineering or Diploma in Mining from AICTE

1 recognized college with second class Mine Manager Certificate Y
of Competency of Coal Mines
2 Knowledge of Mine planning softwares like Minex, Autocad etc Y

3 Collaboration among various stakeholders for providing inputs Y

4 Communication and Interpersonal skills Y

Knowledge of existing Mining Regulation and latest circulars

5 Y
(CMR 1957, Mines Act 1952, Mines Rules )

6 Knowledge of Mine condition and long term business plan Y

7 Report Making and compliance within stipulated timelines N

8 Drive for result, interpersonal skill Y
Preparation of plans wrt to long term projections as demanded
9 Y
from customer side

10 Knowledge of Safety Management system

N
11 Knowledge of SOP Formulation N
12 Leadership ability to include maximum employee Y
13 Conversant with SAP Y
14 Basic knowledge of procurement process Y
15 Knowledge of ISO certification system N
16 Knowledge of basic survey processes Y
 2. What are the assessment devices Initial and substantive appropriate for identifying
the KSAOs among the candidates? (mention the assessment devices under each
KSA you earlier identified)

Ans:

Initial Assessment method

1. Resume: Each candidate would be asked to upload resume which should have
educational qualification, work experience, major projects and personal details.
2. Interview through video conferencing: Post resume short listing by a competent
committee, I would propose first level of interview which would bring candidate list
down to ten.

Substantive Assessment method

Ten candidates would be selected for final round and method listed in following table would
be considered for substantive assessment.

Initial
Necessa Assessment Methods of Assessment
Sl. KSAOs identified for ry for Job Performa Struct
No. the position selectio Intervi Personali Ability Knowle nce Tests ured
Resume
n ew ty Tests Tests dge and Work Intervi
Tests Samples ew
Full time degree in
Engineering or
Diploma in Mining
from AICTE
recognized college
1 Y X
with second class
Mine Manager
Certificate of
Competency of Coal
Mines X X
Knowledge of Mine
planning softwares
2 Y X
like Minex, Autocad
etc X X
Collaboration among
3 various stakeholders Y X
for providing inputs X
Communication and
4 Y X
Interpersonal skills X X X
Knowledge of
existing Mining
Regulation and latest
5 Y X
circulars (CMR 1957,
Mines Act 1952,
Mines Rules ) X X
Knowledge of Mine
6 condition and long Y X
term business plan X X
 Report Making and
7 compliance within N
stipulated timelines X
Drive for result,
8 Y X
interpersonal skill X X
Preparation of plans
wrt to long term
9 projections as Y X
demanded from
customer side X X
Knowledge of Safety
10
Management system N X
Knowledge of SOP
11
Formulation N X
Leadership ability to
12 include maximum
employee Y X X X
Conversant with
13
SAP Y X X
Basic knowledge of
14
procurement process Y X X
Knowledge of ISO
15
certification system N X
Knowledge of basic
16
survey processes Y X X X