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ACRON,Inc.
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Lew W. Reese, Jr. was seated comfortably in one of the boardrooms of ACRON, Inc. One final test and he would then be hired as one of the company's top executives with a seven figure monthly salary and all the perks. Exactly for what top level office, he was not told by the executive search committee. Our Chairman feels strongly about your name, they told him.
After a few minutes, the charming assistant of the Chairman entered the room and gave him a piece of paper marked 44444.
He almost fell from his chair when he read it because he was clueless as to the officers of the company.
The paper read:
A.EXECUTIVE OFFICES
1. PRESIDENT: Mountains of Work. Rush Work. More Work or Bust.
2. CFO: Number Crunches. Value Operations.
3. CORPSEC: monthly meetings every 30 days.
4. VP-PLANNING: Environment and Competition Analysis
5. VP-MARKETING: Market Expansion in all Directions.
B. NAMES OF EXECUTIVES (not in order)
1. Steve A. Norfolk, Jr.
2. Milton David A. Swanson
3. Norman S. E. Waldorf
4. Wilma S. Ocier-Tellaney
Questions:
a. Who occupies which position?
b. Why are you being considered for the vacant office aside from your qualifications?
Note: Please do not disappoint us by looking at the HINT.
What should be Lew's answers?
After a few minutes, the charming assistant of the Chairman entered the room and gave him a piece of paper marked 44444.
He almost fell from his chair when he read it because he was clueless as to the officers of the company.
The paper read:
A.EXECUTIVE OFFICES
1. PRESIDENT: Mountains of Work. Rush Work. More Work or Bust.
2. CFO: Number Crunches. Value Operations.
3. CORPSEC: monthly meetings every 30 days.
4. VP-PLANNING: Environment and Competition Analysis
5. VP-MARKETING: Market Expansion in all Directions.
B. NAMES OF EXECUTIVES (not in order)
1. Steve A. Norfolk, Jr.
2. Milton David A. Swanson
3. Norman S. E. Waldorf
4. Wilma S. Ocier-Tellaney
Questions:
a. Who occupies which position?
b. Why are you being considered for the vacant office aside from your qualifications?
Note: Please do not disappoint us by looking at the HINT.
What should be Lew's answers?
Hint
copy furnished:SANJ
MDAS
NSEW
WSOT
The category is group.
Answer
a.MDAS is CFO. Multiply, Divide, Add and Subtract are the 4 basic arithmetic OPERATIONS.
SANJ is CORPSEC. Sept., Apr., Nov., and June are the 4 MONTHS with 30 days.
WSOT is VP-PLANNING. Weaknesses, Strengths, Opportunities and Threats are the 4 areas of ANALYSIS in business planning.
NSEW is VP-MARKETING. North, South, East and West are 4 DIRECTIONS.
b. LWRJ is being considered as PRESIDENT because of his initials Lincoln, Washington, Roosevelt and Jefferson are 4 PRESIDENTS whose BUSTS are in MOUNT RUSH MORE.
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