2. Company Background
• Rubin, Stern and Hertz (RHS)-
investment banking firm.
• Located in Wall Street, New York.
• Corporate culture : open door policy,
team work oriented.
3. Problem Faced
• Star and the only semiconductor analyst,
Peter Thompson, abruptly resigned
• RSH has an upcoming deal with
PowerChip company.
• Stephen faced the task of finding a
permanent replacement for Peter.
4. Dilemma
• Should Stephen go for selecting the
candidate from within the organization or
go for external hiring???
5. Skills required for the job
• Analytical skills and industry knowledge
• Institutional Investor rankings
• Client oriented service
• Willingness to work in teams and guide
junior analysts
• Ability to build relations with sales force,
traders
• Access to upper management in
company’s
6. Rina Shea David
Hughes
Gerald
Baum
Sonia
Meetha
Seth
Horkum
Familiar with
organization
culture
Ranked 1st four
times, 2nd five
times and 3rd or
runner-up for six
times
Highly
enthusiastic in
semiconductor
industry
Technical and
sales background
Close contact
with Buy side
Demonstrated
continuous
improvement in
work
Vast industry
knowledge and
rare interpersonal
skills
Ranked 11th
within 18 months
of joining
Excellent writer Loyal to firm
Good technical
expertise
Close client
relations
Exceptional work
and client service
Emphasizes on
global markets
Experienced in
networking with
sales and trading.
Team player and
excellent mentor Great skill set as
what industry
needs
Dedicated towards
career
Dedication
towards work
Celebrity in Wall
Street
Maintains active
travel schedules
and replies
promptly
More emphasis on
culture which is a
key feature of
RSH
Highly confident
to grow up in
rankings
7. Person organization fit/ job fit
• First candidate has to go through
interview process in RSH
• Headhunter
• Prescreening
• HR Interview round
• Hiring decision
• Candidates who are first-rate analysts,
team-oriented and fit in well with the
culture of organization is most preferable
in the company
8. Profiling all 5 candidates in terms of 5
types of human capital
Human capital Definition David
Hughes
Sonia
Meetha
Seth Horkum Reena Shea Gerald Baum
General management Decision making, able
to see larger picture,
problem solving
ability
High Low High Low Low
strategic skills Cost cut ability,
Access to upper
management in
companies
High Low Moderate Moderate Low
Industry Specific vast
knowledge of
industry
Very High Moderate Moderate High High
Relationship Industry Connections
&
Ability to build
relations with Sales
force, traders,
analyst and client &
team player
High (regarded
as star in
industry, which
makes this easy)
Moderate High Moderate Moderate
Company specific
Knowledge
Detail knowledge of
process & its
procedure
High Moderate High Low Moderate
9. Conclusion
• David Hughes & Seth Horkum are the most
appropriate candidates for the position as the
portability of transferable & nontransferable
human capital is pity well as compared to
others.
• Among Seth and David, we feel Seth should
be recruited because though David’s
experience cannot be discounted, but if we
see from the long term prospects of the
organization it should consider hiring a
younger talent.