Dorothy Abreu

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From: Bassett, Susan M.

Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 8:34 AM

To: Lavell, Clement; Schofield, Mark W.; Campbell, Dennis; Dermody, Drew

Subject: RE: (S) (Nigeria) - January-March IHS Energy Demand Analyst Resume

I'd love to bring someone who isn't already in the office on staff as an ECT Analyst...however, there are a few things that go into hiring this position before we would consider bringing someone onboard for it. First off is salary. It's generally assumed the lowest they can pay the person starting out as an Ect Analyst will be around $30k / year ($20/h + accrual). ECT hasn't had a consistent policy regarding pay over time and beyond one month. This is likely due to overall turnover between functions. For example, if you've been with ECT four years and have four different positions under your belt, then you could only start at a minimum of $39k/year even assuming annual performance appraisal hikes that you get annually. If ECT has any specific need for this type of employee past year 4 (i.e., needs more P&L analysts to maintain forecast accuracy), or possibly what starts as entry level analyst salaries start declining precipitously, then we may look again at hiring new employees rather than continuing former ones. Of course with retention issues present so far, we won't know specifically for a few months yet.

Have they indicated any preferred method for communication? Such as either phone calls or e-mailing?

Were any other items touched upon?

The title you mentioned is not the first I've heard used but is certainly compatible within ECT. One thing to keep in mind is that where ECT currently stands is that energy analysts may or may not use all their bandwidth given they're part of a larger enterprise or initiative such as strategy & mission execution and energy risk management. Of course some do because others don't want to work where project managers run everything while keeping everyone else tethered to a desk - hence, going through analysis etc.