UNIVERSITY OF CALOOCAN CITY

Congressional Rd Ext, Caloocan, Metro Manila

College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

PAC 008 – HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN ORGANIZATION

Name: Gardigo, Ray Iverson D. Student Number: 20190887-C

Course & Section: BPA 2A Professor: Mrs. Pilar Del Carmen

CASE # 3: THE DILEMMA: Goodbye, Jimmy, Goodbye

Miss Gloria Tadino was mildly surprised when she found 50 resumes on top of her desk.
The resumes are attachments to applications for a single job opening that was advertised in a
newspaper a few days ago. The position vacant is for an encoder. Gloria still single, was hired by
the company and is currently the recruitment supervisor in the human resources department.
The resumes of applicants on her desk indicate her most recent assignment. She was ordered
to analyze them and prepare a shortlist of ten names who will be interviewed by the committee
headed by the manager of the human resources department. Gloria took a good look at the
requirements for the vacant position which consist of the following: 21-26 years old, graduate
of B.S. in Computer Science, and a resident of Manila. Gloria found out that 30 of the applicants
did not meet the requirements, so their applications were set aside. Still , Gloria needs to
eliminate ten more. She was in a quandary and she could not make up her mind on who would
be eliminated. As Gloria was shuffling the resumes, she noticed one with a name similar to her
ex-boyfriend’s. She said to herself “ I don’t want to work with someone who has this name,”
and she took out the resume and set it aside. She has nine names to go. Next , she noticed that
the five applicants graduated from the university where her boyfriend is an alumnus. She set
aside the five resumes. With the last four, she agonized in trying to find a reason weeding them
out. Nevertheless, she found the answer. Four of the applicants were graduates of college
located in the provinces. In no time, her list of ten names is complete.
 ANSWER IN AN ESSAY FORM IN NOT LESS THAT 50 WORDS PER QUESTION.

1. Is there anything wrong with the manner the shortlist was prepared by Gloria?
Yes, because Miss Gloria Tadino weeded out the resumes of the ten applicants
without valid justification.  She should not do it, even if they had a misunderstanding
with their ex-boyfriend. The other resumes that had connections with their ex-
boyfriends should not be set aside. She should not agonize over weeding out the final
four applicants just to complete the final list of ten applicants. She must do her duty as a
professional and not be too personal.

2. What do you suggest regarding the preparation of the shortlist?

I humbly suggest that the resumes of the applicants should be examined equally
and without bias just because you have a misunderstanding with one of the candidates.
It is unfair to the others if you exclude the other applications for no good reason. Please
be reminded that you must work professionally in the workplace where you belong and
not be too personal.