1ReportonemployeetrainingIntroductionThisreportexaminestheperformanceofnewrecruitstotheSolartechstaffinthelasttwoyears,andmakesrecommendationonhowperformancecanbeimproved.FindingsDuringoursurvey,weinterviewedtwentyrecentrecruitsinthesalesdepartmentandexaminedtheirresults.Wecametothefollowingconclusions:--eightofthemweredoinganexcellentjob.Inthecaseoftwo,theyhadexceededtheirsalestargetbyover15%.--sixofthemhadagoodtechnicalunderstanding,butseemedinexperiencedatselling(threeofthemadmittedtheyhadneversoldanythingbeforejoiningthecompany).Theirsalesresultsrangedfrompoortoverypoor.--theremainingsixhadasalesbackground,eitherthroughpreviouscommercialtrainingorasalesposition.However,theirunderstandingoftheproductwasweak.RecommendationOurrecommendationsareasfollows:1)Technicaltrainingcoursesshouldbemadeobligatoryfornewrecruitsandextratrainingmustbegiventothosewhoareweakinthisarea.2)Salestrainingshouldbeavailabletoeveryoneinthesalesdepartment,butwerecommendthatinfuturethecompanydoesnotemploypeoplewithnosalestrainingorexperience.Moreover,anyonewhofailstomeettheirtargetsoverfourconsecutivemonthsdespitehavingbeentrainedshouldbeaskedtoleave.ReportonreassessmentofjobsatisfactionIntroductionThisreportsetsouttouseWorksetcolourstoassesstheaccuracyofmyjobdescriptionasPRofficerandtosuggestanumberofchanges.FindingsItisclearthatthereisadifferencebetweenthewaythecompanyviewsthejobandtherealityasIperceiveit.Firstly,anumberofareaswhichdemandasignificantproportionofmytime2arenotmentionedintheofficialjobbrief.Thesegmentonthepiechartwhichprovidesmostcauseforconcernisthepinksector;thisrelatestomyattendanceatanumberofmeetingswhichIcancontributelittle.Anothersignificantareaisthegreysegment;thisreferstotheunscheduledtimeIspendsortingoutcomputerproblems.Ifeeltheseactivitiesarehamperingmycorework.Ascanbeseenfromthepiecharts,thetimeIspendactivelyworkingtomeetthegoalsagreedwithmylinemanagerislessthanenvisaged.ConclusionsTheabovediscrepanciesclearlyindicatethatmycurrentjobbriefisinaccurate.RecommendationsIwouldrecommendthatmyofficialjobbriefshouldbeupdatedusingtheWorksetcolours.Itwouldalsobevaluabletoconsidertheproportionofnon-corecoloursinthepiechartandtoinvestigatewhetherworkintheseareascouldbecarriedoutbysomeoneelsemoresuitedtothesetasks.AreportontheinvestmentinRamsdenBreweriesandButeChemicalsPotentialIntroductionThisreportaimstoaccesswhichcompany,eitherRamsdensorButeChemicals,thiscompanyshouldinvestin.FindingsRamsdenThecompanyhadmixedresultslastyear,althoughturnoverincreasedbyapproximately25%,netprofitrosebylessthan4%.However,restructuringmaybeabletoeliminatetheseinefficienciesandexpectedgrowthinthedrinksindustrysuggestsopportunitiesforincreasedprofits.ButeResultsweredisappointing,withturnoverandprofitbothfallingslightly.Nevertheless,thecompanymanagedtoincreaseitsdividendtoshareholders.Therumouredmergerseemslikelytopushupthesharepriceconsiderably.ConclusionDespitthemergerrumours,anyinvestmentinButeChemicalswould3involvearisk.Ramsden,ontheotherhand,despiteitspresentinefficientcy,isstillprofitableandhasdefinitepotentialforfurthergrowth.RecommendationWeshouldrecommendinvestmentinRamsdenBreweries.AcomparisonofERSandWorldwideRelocationIntroductionTheaimofthisreportistoassesswhichofthetwocompanies,ERSorWorldwideRelocationwouldbethemostsuitablefortherelocationofFenwayemployeesandtheirfamiliesfromSeattletoDublin.FindingsBothERSandWorldwideRelocationofferanaccommodationandschoolsearchservices.Bothcompaniescanorganizevisasandworkpermits.Inadditiontothesebasicservices,ERSalsooffersremovalandshippingassistancewhereasWorldwideRelocationoffersanintegrationprogramandassistancewithpartneremployment.ThelatterisakeyrequirementforFenway.ConclusionItwasconcludedthatbothcompaniesgosomewaytofulfillingFenway’sneeds,butneithermeetsallitsneeds.RecommendationWeshouldrecommendthatWorldwideRelocationbechosentofacilitatetherelocationprocessasitsservicesmatchFenway’srequirementsmorecloselythanERS’do.Reportontheassessmentofsuitabilityforhome-basedworkingIntroductionThepurposeofthisreportistoassessthesuitabilityofmypositionasResourcePlanningManagerforhome-basedworking.FindingsMyworkingpatternandthatofmycolleaguesvariesfromweektoweek.Duringcertainperiodsalargeproportionofmytimeisspentdoingfieldwork.Thisisfollowedbyoffice-basedcollatingandrecordingthedatacollected.Oncetheresultshavebeenrecorded,Iproof-readthecolour4copiesofallreportsandmaps.Asregardscommunicationwithcolleagues,departmentmeetingsareheldonceafortnight.Atothertimes,theindividualmembersoftheteamcommunicateeitherface-to-faceorbyphone,dependingontheirlocation.Apartfromofficialmeetings,thesameresultscanbeachievedwhetherIamintheofficeorworkingelsewhere.ConclusionItisclearlythatIcouldbeabletoundertakethedutieswhileworkingfromhomeforalargeproportionofmytime.Clearly,somedayswouldbespentintheofficeforface-to-facecommunicationwithcolleagues.Itwouldalsobenecessarytousethetechnicalfacilitiesattimes.However,inordertobeabletoworkeffectivelyfromhome,Iwouldneedtobeprovidedwithanetworkedcomputerandprinter.RecommendationsIwoulds