NOVA

WATERFRONT
HOTEL

GROUP I
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The Nova Waterfront Hotel
Situated in Downtown,
Baltimore, Owned and Operated
by Nova International

Premium hotel with more than

700 rooms & 21 Suites

It has swimming pool, fitness

center, Grand ballroom

The Hotel can accommodate

meetings of 1200 people

Located in close proximity

with downtown Attractions
and amenities

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Multi Level Org Chart for Nova
General Manager

VP, Operations Director,Event Director,Sales Director,Finance

Planning & Marketing

Senior Event Manager: Shannon

Event Manager: M. Sederas

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 Hiring team constituted of
Superior to post Peers of post Subordinates of post

Hiring Manager:
Laura Green,
Event Manager
Director of Senior Event Manager
Michelle Sederas
Event Planning Inside the Department

General Manager Outside the department

Alex Hartnett,
Sr. Banquet Manager

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Recruiters Profile
Laura Green
Director of Event Planning at
Nova Waterfront Hotel
• Working for company for last 15 Years
and had a degree in Hotel and restaurant
management
• Started with Stouffer’s in a management-
training program
• Spent 2 years at Syracure University and
2 years at James Madison University
• Doing Event management for last 5 years
• She was Front-desk manager, Assistant
housekeeping manager, Front Office
manager, Computer systems manager
and event planner
Michelle Sederas
Event Manager at the Nova
Waterfront Hotel
• Working for company for last 3 years
• She was graduated, with Hospitality major,
from University of Delaware
• Worked as Associate Event Manager at the
same, where she handled events for about
150 people
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Recruiters Profile
Alex Harnett John Wilson

Senior Banquet Manager at Director of Event Management

Nova Waterfront Hotel at the Nova Waterfront Hotel
• Working for company for since 2001, the • Working for company for last 23 years
same year the hotel opened • Grew up in UK, with family background in
• Had a degree in Hotel and Catering from hotel management
New Castle College • He had written to many hotels but only Nova
• Did a 11 month internship from Chicago has flourished him
Nova as Chef
• Worked as Beverage Captain, Senior
banquet manager in banquets, Events
services supervisor, and Director of event
services

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Candidates Profile
Shannon Smith Matt Mayes
Internal Candidate External Candidate
• 3 years of work
experience with Nova
• Sr. Event Manager at
• Excellent Track record as
Small Nova Hotel
Event Manager
• Dominant
• Easy Going
• Formal Leadership Style
• Informal Style
• Doesn’t have experience
• Experience of Handling
of handing big budged
Big Budgeted events
events
• Received good
performance evaluations

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Perspectives in selection of Sr. Event Manager
FOR AGAINST FOR AGAINST Status
Shannon Smith Shannon Smith Matt Mayes Matt Mayes
Laura Technically Lack leadership Hungry, Open to Never handled Confused
Green competent, qualities, Less learn, Satisfactory big budget
Experienced, reliable Leadership skills
Good-tempered,
Michelle Impressive Lack leadership Open-ness Never handled Reject Matt,
Sederes Career growth, qualities big budget Shannon can be
considered
Alex Harl Satisfactory More quirky, Dedicated No prior Reject Matt, Shannon
requirements Old-fashioned experience can be considered for
Europe
John No leadership and No mentoring Reject Both
Wilson mentoring skills skills

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Options Available

Select Shannon and train her for the Role, and

reject Matt

Take Matt and Reject Shannon

Take both Matt and Shannon

Reject both Matt and Shannon, and reconsider

hiring new candidates
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Arguments for choosing
• Shannon is working with the company for 3 years, she knows the people well. An outsider would take time to get
accustomed to it
• Excellent track record as event manager
• If not chosen, risk of losing a valuable employee
• Ample experience in handling big budget events which Matt clearly lacks
• Continuously performing good, no complaints, good evaluation marks

She should be
• Trained for the post before being formally appointed as Senior manager
• Laura should be mentoring her for some time to get her accustomed to new role
• Given time to grow in her position since she has excelled well in event management

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Recommendation

Select Shannon and train her for the Role, and reject Matt

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THANK YOU

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