How to put the right person in the right Job

THE TEST

Put around 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with an open window. Then send 2-3 candidates into the room and close it from outside. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours, and then analyze the situation:


THE RESULTS

If they are counting and recounting the number of bricks -
PUT THEM IN FINANCE/ ACCOUNTS DEPT.

If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks -
PUT THEM IN ENGINEERING - (CUSTOMER ENGINEERING OR STD PROJECT)

If they are arranging the bricks in some other order -
PUT THEM IN PLANNING.

If they are throwing the bricks at each other –
PUT THEM IN OPERATIONS.

If they are sleeping –
PUT THEM IN SECURITY.

If they have broken the bricks into pieces –
PUT THEM IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

If they are sitting idle –
PUT THEM IN HUMAN RESOURCE DEPT.

If they have thrown the bricks out of the window –
PUT THEM IN THE STORES/ MATERIALS DEPT.

If they are clinging onto the bricks –
PUT THEM IN QUALITY & SAFETY DEPT

If they say they have tried different combinations, yet not a brick has moved –
PUT THEM IN SALES.

If they have already left for the day –
PUT THEM IN MARKETING.

If they are staring out of the window –
PUT THEM IN STRATEGIC PLANNING

AND

last but not least....

If they are talking to each other and not a single brick has been moved
- PUT THEM IN TOP MANAGEMENT !!!!!!!