You are working as a consultant to Chris, who needs your advice on deciding which of two offers to accept. Chris is currently employed as Senior VP, Information Systems, for a mid-size company based in New York City. Chris is looking to move into a CIO role. Chris is married with two children (ages 13 and 16). Chris's spouse is employed as a senior curator of paintings and sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art. Chris has a low- to medium-risk tolerance. Chris prefers a social culture with a focus on collaboration.

Instructions:

2. You will use the Total Compensation Calculator website to complete the quiz.
4. Enter the data below into the fields provided in the Total Compensation Calculator.
6. Identify the total compensation of the two offers using the information provided.

Offer A: Dallas	Offer B: London
Young company that just completed IPO	Well-established, privately held company
Innovative culture where creative initiative and deviation from standard procedure are encouraged	Traditional culture with clearly defined roles and relationships among the workers
Base Salary: 225,000 dollars	Base Salary: 145,000 pounds (assume exchange rate of 1 British Pound =1.55 US Dollar)
Performance Bonus Opportunity: 60% of base	Performance Bonus Opportunity: 50% of base
Number of Shares Granted: 5,000	Number of Shares Granted: 0
Preferred Price: $10	Preferred Price: N/A
Strike Price of Options: $20	Strike Price of O

Question:

How did the two jobs compare?

Which job would you choose and why?

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

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