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EmploymentRecommendation
Report
StephanieBeyer
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EmploymentRecommendationReport:
English320:Unit2
By:StephanieBeyer
October10,2010
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ExecutiveSummary
KevinNiccumaBusinessAdministrationstudentatNorthDakotaStateUniversityhaspickedthreecareersthathefeelsheissuitedforaftercollege.TheyarePolarisIndustriesinMedina,MN,AssetAcceptanceinDetroit,MI,andBlueEagleEnterprisesinMinneapolis,MN.Aftermanyinterviews,aquestionnaire,andpersonalresearchIhaveidentified,basedonsomecriteria,thebestjobfitforKevin.ThecriteriaIusedfallintwodifferentcategories,jobcriteriaandlocationcriteria.Thethreejobcriteriawereasmallcompanysize,positiveemployeefeedback,andagoodmissionstatement.Thethreelocationcriteriawere,locatednearalake,asmalltown,andasafetowntoraiseafamilyin.Ofallthesecriteriatheresultsareasfollows.
SmallCompanySize:Assetacceptancewinsforthesmallcompanysize.Althoughitisabove1000itisstillsmallerthenPolarisIndustries.
PositiveEmployeeFeedback:IamgoingtohavetosaythatPolarisIndustrieswinsforthePositiveEmployeeFeedbackbecausetheywereratedhigherthenAssetAcceptance.
GoodMissionStatement:PolarisIndustrieshasabettermissionstatement.ItismorecustomerorientedthenAssetAcceptance.
LocatedNearaLake:Minneapolis,MNhasthemostlakeslocatedinitsarea.Ithaveover16lakes6ofwhicharepartoftheChainofLakes.
SmallTown:Medina,MNhasthesmallestpopulationofjustover4,000peopleinitstownalthoughitislocatednearmajortownsandcitiesinMinnesota.
SafeArea:Medina,MNhasthelowestcrimeriskoutofallthreeoftheareasmakingitthesafestareatoraiseafamilyin.
Overallbasedonthese6criteriaIhavedecidedthatPolarisIndustriesisthebestjobforKevintotake.Ithasthemostpositiveemployeefeedback,ithasthebestmissionstatement,itislocatedinthesmallesttownandisinthesafestarea.Italsohaslakeslocatednearitalthoughitdidnotwinforlocatednearthemostlakes.
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TableofContents
ExecutiveSummary…………………………………………………………………………………….………III
ListofFigures……………………………………………………………………………………………….……..V
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………………………...1
JobOpportunities……………………………………………………………………….………………………..3
Criteria…………………………………………………………………………….….……………………3
Jobs…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..3
AssetAcceptance…………………………………………………………………………….3
BlueEagleEnterprises…………………………………………………………………….5
Polaris……………………………………………………………………………………………5
Locations…………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Detroit……………………………………………………………………………………………6
Minneapolis/St.Paul……………………………………………………………………….8
Medina...……………………………………………………………………………………….12
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………14
Recommendation……………………………………………………………………………………………….14
WorksCited…………………………………………………………………………………………………….…16
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ListofFigures
Figure1:MapofDetroit,MIandLakeSt.Clair…………………………………………………….…6
Figure2:Detroit,MICrimeRiskvs.UnitedStates…………………………………………………..7
Figure3:Detroit,MICrimeRiskvs.UnitedStates…………………………………………………..8
Figure4:ListofMinneapolisLakes……………………………………………………………………….8
Figure5:ChainofLakesMap………………………………………………………………………………..9
Figure6:Minneapolis,MNCrimeRiskvs.UnitedStates……………………………………….10
Figure7:Minneapolis,MNCrimeRiskvs.UnitedStates…………………………………….....11
Figure8:Minneapolis,MNvs.Detroit,MICrimeRisk………………………………..…………12
Figure9:MapofMedinaMinnesotaandSurroundingLakes……………………...…………12
Figure10:Medina,MNCrimeRate…………………………………………………………….………..13
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Introduction
FortheEnglish320Unit2projectwewereassignedtowriteanemployment
recommendationreportthatwouldassistourpartnerinchoosingbetweenthree
differentjobsthattheywereinterestedinandfeltqualifiedforoncegraduating
fromNorthDakotaStateUniversity.Iwasassignedtocreatethisrecommendation
reportforyouNiccum,ajuniormajoringinBusinessAdministration.Through
multipleinterviews,aquestionnaire,andsomepersonalresearchIwasabletocome
upwiththeinformationprovidedinthisreport.
AfterthefirstinterviewwithKevin,itwascleartomethathisgreatest
interestinlifeatthemomentwasbeingintheoutdoors.Helovesfishing,
snowmobiling,four‐wheeling,dirtbiking,andanythingelsethatrequireshimtobe
outside.Hisfavoriteplacetobeisbythelake,whichiswhyheworksatLord
FletchersonthedockslocatedonLakeMinnetonka.
Kevinstatedthathisidealjobwouldbetoworkforacompanywherehehad
theopportunitytotestprototypessuchassnowmobiles,andotherpowersport
vehiclesofthesort.Hisidealcompanysizewouldbeamediumtosmallcompany,
becausehefeelsthatalargercompanywouldfeeloverwhelmingandwithasmall
companyhewouldbeabletocreateamorepersonalconnectionwithhisco‐
workers.
Kevin’smainprioritywhenlookingatjobsisthefactthathewouldenjoy
whatheisdoing.Wagescamelastonhislist.Hewantstoworkforacompanythat
hasagoodtrackrecordandisstayingoutoffinancialandlegaltroubles.Kevin
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wouldprefertohaveajobthatisnotabehindthedeskjoballofthetime.Healso
doesnotmindhavingtodoworktravelatthemomentbutwhenhestartsmakinga
familyhewouldprefertostayasclosetohomeaspossible.
LocationisalsonotanissueforKevin,aslongashecanbeclosetothelake.
HestatedthatlivinginNorthDakotawasdifficultforhimbecauseofthelackof
lakesinthearea.HegrewupinMoundMinnesota,anareasurroundedbylakes.
KevinNiccumisahighlymotivatedindividualwholikestogethisworkdone
assoonashecan.Hedoesnotliketoprocrastinateandfindsitdifficulttoliveor
workwithpeoplewhoinhibithisabilitytoworkhard.
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JobOpportunities
Criteria
AfterconductinganinterviewwithyouandhavingyoucompleteaquestionnaireI
havecreatedalistofcriteriafortheworkplaceandforyourlocation.
Job:
• CompanySize
• GoodEmployeeFeedback
• PositiveCompanyMission
Location:
• Locatednearlakes
• SmallerCommunity
• LowCrimeRate
Jobs
AssetAcceptance–Detroit,Michigan
Assetacceptanceisapubliclyownedcompanythatcollects defaulted and
charged-off accounts receivable portfolios from credit companies. The position that you
applied for is the Data Administration – Team Lead. According to the job posting on
careerbuilder.com, the Team Lead isresponsibleforpartneringwiththeManagerof
ApplicationandDataSupporttoensurethatalldataadministrationandSQL
databaserequirementsaremet.Thispositionisalsoresponsibleforactingas
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technicalleadandmentorforateamofdatabaseadministrators,ETLandSQL
programmers.In2006AssetAcceptancehadrevenueof$254mil.
CompanySize:
Assetacceptancehasabout1,701fulltimeemployeesworkingattheir
company.
GoodEmployeeFeedback
AccordingtoGlassdoor.comemployeesatisfactionwasrateda3.7outof5.0.
Employeessaidthatthecompanyhadagoodstartinglevelofpay,goodrecognition
forhardwork,andgreatcamaraderiebetweenemployees.Theyalsosaidthatthe
workenvironmentwasveryrelaxedandupbeat.Thedownsidetothecompany,
employeessaid,itwasastressfullineofworkbecauseyouaretryingtocollect
moneyfrompeoplewhofaultedontheircreditcardsorloans.
Company’sMission
Themissionstatementforassetacceptanceisreturningvaluetoourcredit
driveneconomy.Soifyouareapeoplepersonthiscompany’smissiondoesnotline
upwithhelpingtheircustomers.
BlueEagleEnterprises–Minneapolis/St.Paul,Minnesota
BlueEagleEnterprisesisapromotionalmarketingcompany.Thiscompany
doesnotofferalotofinformationaboutthemselves,whichmadeitverydifficultto
lookupinformation
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CompanySize
Iwasunabletolookupthecompany’ssize.
GoodEmployeeFeedback
BlueEagleEnterprisesissaidtobeagoodplacetogetyourfootinthedoor.
Itisagreatexperiencebuilder,andhasalotofdifferententry‐levelpositions.Blue
Eagleisnotacubicletypejob.
Company’sMission
Iwasunabletolocatethecompany’smission.
PolarisIndustries–Medina,Minnesota
CompanySize
PolarisIndustrieshasabout3,000full‐timeemployeesworkingattheir
company,whichiskindofahighernumber.But,PolarisIndustriesalsohasalotof
differentlocations.
GoodEmployeeFeedback
PolarisIndustrieswasrateda3.9overalloutof5.0oncareerbliss.comwhich
isawebsitewhereemployeescanratetheircompany.Manypeoplesaidthatthey
likedtheenvironmentoftheirworkplace,andthattheyhadgreatcareer
advancements.Majorityofthepeoplesaidthatitwasjustanoverallgreatplaceto
work.
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Company’sMission
PolarisIndustries’missionstatementis,Understandtheridingexperience.
Livetheridingexperience.Worktomakeitbetter.Theirmissionstatementgoesto
showthattheywanttounderstandallaspectsoftheirproductandworktomakeit
thebestitcanbe.
Locations
Detroit,Michigan
Locatednearalake
DetroitMichiganislocated
ontheborderofamajorlake,
LakeSt.Clair.LakeSt.Clairis
connectedtotwoofthegreat
lakes,LakeHuron(tothenorth)
andLakeErie(tothesouth),by
theSt.ClairRiver.Thislakeis
greatforfishingWalleye,Muskie,
NorthernPike,Bass,Bluegill,
Sturgeon,Salmon,Trout,and
Steelhead.Thelakeisabout430squaremilesandhasanaveragedepthof11feet
throughoutthelake.Figure1showsamapofDetroitlocatedinthebottomleft
cornerandlakeSt.Clair.
Figure1MapofDetroit,MichiganandLakeSt.Clair
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Smallcommunitysize
Detroit,MichiganisthelargestcityinMichiganwithapopulationofaround
871,121 peopleaccordingtothe2006censuspostedbytheU.S.CensusBureau.The
populationoftheStateofMichiganis10,095,643accordingtotheU.SCensus
Bureau2006.AlthoughDetroit,Michigandoesnotfallinthesmallcommunitysize
thereareplentyofsuburbslocatedaroundDetroit,suchasHighlandPark,Michigan
withapopulationestimatedtobe14,153.HighlandParkislocatedabout11min.
northofDetroit.
Safe
communityto
raiseafamily
Figure2
andFigure3
showsDetroit’s
crimeratevs.the
UnitedStates
averagecrime
rate.Personal
crimerisk
representsrape,
murder,assault,androbbery.Propertycrimeriskrepresentsburglary,larceny,and
motorvehicletheft.
Figure2Detroit,MICrimeRiskvs.UnitedStates
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Figure3Detroit,MICrimeRiskvs.UnitedStates
ClearlyDetroithasamuchhighercrimeriskthenMichigan’saverageandtheUnited
State’saverage.Iwouldnotrecommendraisingafamilyinthisareabasedonthe
crimerate.
Minneapolis,Minnesota
Locatednearalake
ThenameMinneapolisactuallymeanscityoflakes.Sixteenlakesarelocated
intheMinneapolisarea.Figure4showsalistofallthelakes.
Figure4
Birch Pond Lake Nokomis
Brownie Lake Meadowbrook Lake
Lake Calhoun Powderhorn Lake
Crime Statistics Detroit, MI Michigan United States Personal Crime Risk 468 113 100 Murder Risk 774 114 100 Rape Risk 369 168 100 Robbery Risk 565 86 100 Assault Risk 281 120 100 Property Crime Risk 333 93 100 Burglary Risk 273 96 100 Larceny Risk 150 88 100 Motor Vehicle Theft Risk 685 123 100 Total Crime Risk 369 95 100
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Cedar Lake Ryan Lake
Lake Harriet Spring Lake
Lake Hiawatha Sweeney Lake
Lake of the Isles Twin Lake
Loring Pond Wirth Lake
6ofthese16lakesarepartoftheMinneapolis
chainoflakes,whichis
located2andahalf
milessouthwestof
downtown
Minneapolis.Figure
5showsamapof
theselakes.
Figure6
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Smallcommunitysize
Minneapolis,thecapitalofMinnesota,hasapopulationofabout372,833.
AgainlikeDetroitthisisnotasmallpopulation,butMinneapolisislocatednear
manysuburbs.Itisonly30minawayfromyourhometownofMoundMinnesota.It
isonlytwentyminfromPlymouthMinnesota,whichwasrankedthenumberone
bestplacetolivebymoneymagazinein2008.Ithasapopulationofabout70,000so
itisstillalargerpopulationthenpreferred.
Safecommunitytoraiseafamily
Figure6andFigure7showsMinneapolis’crimeratevs.theUnitedStates
averagecrimerate.Personalcrimeriskrepresentsrape,murder,assault,and
robbery.Propertycrimeriskrepresentsburglary,larceny,andmotorvehicletheft.
Crime Statistics Minneapolis, MN 55411
Minnesota United States
Personal Crime Risk 301 60 100 Murder Risk 213 41 100 Rape Risk 392 113 100 Robbery Risk 561 60 100 Assault Risk 234 54 100 Property Crime Risk 272 89 100 Burglary Risk 207 76 100 Larceny Risk 224 99 100 Motor Vehicle Theft Risk 281 63 100 Total Crime Risk 337 85 100
Figure6
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Figure7
AsyoucanseeMinneapolis,likeDetroit,hasahighercrimeratethenthe
UnitedStatesaveragebyquiteabit.Figure8belowshowsMinneapolisvs.Detroitin
crime.Minneapolishasalowercrimeratebutnotbymuch.
Figure8
Crime Statistics Minneapolis, MN 55411
Detroit, MI United States
Personal Crime Risk 301 468 100 Murder Risk 213 774 100 Rape Risk 392 369 100 Robbery Risk 561 565 100 Assault Risk 234 281 100 Property Crime Risk 272 333 100 Burglary Risk 207 273 100 Larceny Risk 224 150 100 Motor Vehicle Theft Risk 281 685 100 Total Crime Risk 337 369 100
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Medina,Minnesota
Locatednearalake:
MedinaMinnesotaislocatedneareightdifferentlakes.LakeArdmore,ThiesLake,Thomaslake,LakeMedina,KatrinaLake,WinterhalterLake,LakeWolsfeld,andHalfmoonLake.Figure9showsamapoftheMedinaareawhereyoucanclearlyseehowclosethelakesaretothetown.
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Smallcommunitysize:
Asof2000theestimatedpopulationforMedina,Minnesotawas4,005.You
statedduringthequestionnairethatyouwouldliketoliveinatownthatwassmall
butwasalsolocatednearthecitysothathehadtheoptiontogointothecity.
Medinaisonly32min.outsideofMinneapolis,MNandabout16minfrom
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Plymouth,MN.Medinawouldallowforthesmalltownfeelbutwithinshort
distancesfromlargertownsandcities.
Safecommunitytoraiseafamily
Medina,Minnesotaisaverysafetowntoraiseafamilyin.Figure10below
showthecrimeratefrom2001to2008allofwhicharebelowtheUnitedStates
averagebyalot.OutofthethreelocationstoliveinMedina,Minnesotaisthesafest
toliveinandraiseafamily.
Figure10
Crime in Medina by Year
Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Murders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rapes 0 1 1 1 0 N/A N/A N/A Robberies 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
Assaults 3 1 1 1 1 5 2 1 Burglaries 13 18 8 19 29 23 25 15
Thefts 39 69 47 70 84 74 86 104 Auto thefts 2 9 3 5 5 5 3 6
Arson 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)
79.8 147.8 87.9 128.8 128.0 N/A N/A N/A
Conclusion
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Inconclusionallthreecompanies,andallthreelocationshaveapositive
aspecttotheminwhattheycanofferyou.IfyoulookedjustatcompanysizeAsset
Acceptancehasthemostappealingcompanysizebecausetheyareonthesmaller
end,whichiswhatyouwanted.WhenlookingattheemployeefeedbackIwouldsay
thatPolarisIndustrieshadthebestcompanyfeedbackbecausetheirratingwas
higherthentheratingofAssetAcceptance.IfeelthatPolarisIndustrieshasthemost
fittingMissionStatementbecausetheyareallaboutmakingtheirproductbetter.
WithlocationMedina,Minnesotahasthelowestcrimerateoutofthethree
andalsohasthesmallestpopulation,whichwaswhatyouwanted.Iwouldhaveto
saythatMinneapoliswinsforbeinglocatednearalake,althoughDetroitislocated
nearalargerlake.
FinalRecommendation
MyfinalrecommendationistotakethejobatPolarisIndustriesinMedina,
Minnesota.Ifeellikethisjobwillbethebestfitforyoubecauseofmanyreasons.My
firstreasonforthisbeingsuchagoodfitisbecauseoftheinterestyouhaveintheir
products.Throughouttheinterviewyoumadeitobviouslyclearhowmuchyoulove
tobeintheoutdoorsandhowmuchyoulovepowersportvehiclessuchas
snowmobilesandfour‐wheelers.Youalsostatedthatyourdreamjobwouldbeto
testprototypesforacompanylikePolarisIndustries.Evenifthecompanyisalittle
bigforyourlikingIstillfeelthatyouwouldbeabletofindyouknackwithinthe
company.
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Mysecondreasonforthisbeingsuchagreatfitforyouisthelocation.The
othertwolocationsIfeltwerefartoolarge.Medina,Minnesotaisasmallcommunity
thatislocatedrightoutsidemajortownsandcities.Minnesotaisalsoknownfor
beingthe“Landof10,000Lakes”whichmakesfindingalakenearbynotvery
difficult.
Mythirdreasonforchoosingthiscompanyforyouisthepossibilityfor
advancementwithinthiscompany.Havingalargercompanycouldallowforalot
moreadvancementwithinthecompany.Makingthisagoodplacetogetyourfootin
thedoor.
OverallIfeelthatworkingforPolarisIndustriesisthebestoptionforyou.
Basedonthelocationofthecompany,theinterestyouhaveintheirproducts,and
thepossibilityforadvancement.
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WorkCited
http://www.citydata.com/city/MedinaMinnesota.html
http://www.lakeplace.com/lakefinder/mn/hennepin/ard
more/27015300
http://www.michiganslakes.com/lake_st_clair.html
http://www.clrsearch.com/RSS/Demographics/MI/Detroi
t/Crime_Statistics
http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/27/2743000.htm
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http://plymouthmn.gov/index.aspx?page=360
http://www.citydata.com/city/MedinaMinnesota.html
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maps.google.com
http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/AssetAcceptance
CapitalReviewsE30129.htm
http://www.careerbliss.com/companyreviews/polaris
industriesreviews682436/
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