Comfort Systems: Summer Internship Project Report
Comfort Systems: Summer Internship Project Report
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COMFORT SYSTEMS
                                    A report submitted to
                      Geetanjali Institute of Technical Studies
                            as a partial fulfillment of Full time
                         Master of Business Administration (MBA)
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                                    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
This report bears sincere thanks to several people who have made contribution towards its completion.
I am very thankful to Mr. Shiva Sharma, Assistant Professor, GITS Udaipur for providing me with an
environment to complete
 my project successfully. I express my sincere gratitude to her for invaluable guidance and blessings
and her unwavering support during the entire course of this project work.
I am also thankful to my company guide Sh. Gopal Malhotra, MD, Comfort Systems.
I extend my sincere gratitude and thanks to our Director Dr. Vikas Mishra, Geetanjali Institute of
Technical Studies, Udaipur.
MUSKAN LADDHA
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                        TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 Executive Summary 4
3 Organization Profile 7
4 Overview of HR Division 9
6 Company Analysis 21
8 Conclusion 26
9 References 27
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                                      Executive Summary
During my internship I gained practical knowledge on how the human resource division of an
organization operates and coordinates its activities to ensure smooth functioning of the organization at all
levels by ensuring right numbers of people are available at the right time to do the right job. Not only that
I have also gained insight into the working culture of the organization and observed how Comfort
Systems handles its employees with value and empowerment to ensure they are motivated to give their
best to the organization.
The report starts with an organization profile of Comfort Systems giving its background, mission, vision,
its products and services.
The next section is the comprises the project, Human Resource Management in Alliance Capital. The
project encompasses introduction to the topic, recruitment, selection, training and development.
Each chapter contains detailed discussion of the HR functions followed by Organization Practice at
Comfort Systems which basically conveys how things are done in the HR Department.
The next part of the project carries out SWOT Analysis that touches upon strengths, weakness,
opportunities and threats to the organization followed by findings and recommendation on critical
factors regarding Human Resource Management of Comfort Systems. Finally, there is the conclusion
followed by references.
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                                            Chapter: 1
1.1 Introduction
    I have selected the topic of this report is “Human Resource Management of Comfort Systems”. I tried
    to integrate my theoretical knowledge of HR and combine it with practical examples as observed
    during my internship. I have tried to cover all the major functions of Human Resource Management-
    recruitment, selection, compensation and benefits, training and development and convey my
    understandings of the different functions of Human Resource Management through this project. At
    the end of the report, I have done a SWOT Analysis on the HRM Practice of Comfort Systems
    followed by discussing critical points. I have also tried to provide some recommendations based on
    my knowledge followed by the conclusion which I gathered during my internship.
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    1.4 Sources of information
    All the information incorporated in this report has been collected from primary sources as well as
    secondary sources.
      Primary sources:
           Interview with assistant manager of administration & HR-In Charge
           Operations manager and some other employees
           Discussion sessions with senior officers as well
      Secondary Sources:
           Comfort Systems Annual Report
           Job description for each employee of Comfort Systems, HR Division.
           Performance appraisal format
           Performance appraisal guideline provided by the Human Resources division
    1.5 Limitations
           Limitation of employment personal.
           Lack of practices in human resource management.
           Human resources department was hesitant to provide information, because of difficulty in
            accessing sensitive data and information.
           Non-availability of some previous statistical data.
           The term of the internship period is brief time whereas Human Resources Division is a vast
            area, after doing the regular office works from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM it is difficult to go through
            in depth within this short duration of time.
           The secondary source of information was not enough to complete the report.
           Confidentiality.
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                                       Chapter: 2
                            organization profile
    Comfort Systems is an ISO 9001:2008 certified New Delhi based proprietary concern, established in
    1994 and engaged in the provision of design, engineering, supply, installation, testing and
    commissioning services for the execution of contracts in the field of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and
    Air Conditioning).
      Railways
      Refineries
      Industrial Sites (Switchyards, Power-Plants)
      Hospitals
      Institutions (Educational, Research, Technical – Colleges / Universities)
      Offices and Important Buildings (National Importance)
      Auditoria
      Recreational Halls
2.3 CLIENTS
We have a rich experience of close to 23 years of undertaking works contracts for public sector
departments like Railways, Hospitals, Institutions (Educational, Research and Development, Official),
Government Complexes, Power Plants, Switchyards, and Petrochemical Refineries). Some of our
esteemed clientele include BHEL, NTPC, GAIL, EIL, Indian Railways, DMRC, ICGEB, IUAC, PWD,
CPWD, RITES, Bharat Petroleum, IOCL, GSECL and many others.
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2.4 Organization Vision
    Their vision statement is-
    “Our vision is to establish Comfort Systems as the ultimate Engineering choice in India.
    We want to develop a rich pool of research tools and strategies that will yield the best
    possible solutions to engineering problems.
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                                    Chapter: 3
                      overview of hr Division
Staffing in HRM
Activities in HRM concerned with seeking and hiring qualified employees is Staffing.
A company needs a well-defined reason for needing individuals who possess specific skills,
knowledge and abilities to specify the job. Employee referrals can produce the best
applicants for two reasons. First, current employees screen applicants before referring them.
Second, current employees believe that their reputations with the firm will be reflected in
the candidates that they recommend.
Recruiting is the initial step of staffing. Recruiting is the process of locating, identifying,
and attracting capable employees. Many companies are finding new employees on the
World Wide Web. The source that is used should reflect the local labor market, the type or
level of position, and the size of the organization. Now the second step of Staffing, that is
Strategic HR planning. For that a company plans strategically. They set goals and objectives,
these goals and objectives may lead to the structural changes in the company.
Third step is Selection. This process is attracting qualified applicators and discouraging the
unqualified applicants. By this a company can get its desired employees of requirement. It
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has dual focus, attempting thin out the large set of applications that arrived during the
recruiting phase and to select an applicant who will be successful on the job.
To achieve this goal, companies can use a variety of steps. The employees who are able to
do all the steps and ensure good performance they get the job. HRM must communicate a
variety of information to the applicants, such as the organization culture. Under the
selection process there are some steps:
The company can use these steps to select the employees. With this process their Staffing
job is done. The completed selection process ends the staffing functions.
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                feel welcome
        
                understand the organization in a broad sense
        
                be clear about what the firm expects in terms of work and behavior
        
                begin the process of socialization
        Employee Training:
        There is some process, method and techniques of employee training. A company
        follows the all the steps of training to provide the employees a good look on their work.
        Career Development:
        The career development stage is given below
                                                                                                
                Pre transition: Is simply looking for a job and preparing oneself for a career.
            
                 Transition: An individual is already having a job and developing oneself for
                 future career or moving to another career.
            
                 Preferred area: An individual prefers a specific sector of the career.
            
                 Early stage: First 1-5 years of career is called early career.
            
                 Mid-career: 5-20 years after the career starts.
            
                 Late career: Late career starts after 20 years of job life.
            
                 Retirement: And finally, after completing the stages of career and individual
                 decides to retired.
Motivation in HRM
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the guilty party (police behavior) and start looking for those responsible for things gone
right (coach behavior).
“Caring” calls for a human leader who would give emotional support to individuals and at
the same time attend to the overall emotional needs of team members – which include
treating them all in a fair and impartial manner.
Today’s employees want a respect that can be seen as involvedness in decision that will
affect them. Listening to the employees is a way of Motivation. All the motivation functions
focus on one primary goal, to have some competent and adapted employees with up-to-date
skills, knowledge and abilities, exerting high energy levels.
Maintenance of employees
To maintain the employees of a company must look after the employee-
       Health and Safety:
       For employee’s health and safety there HR policy need to be very clear to all staff
       so that they feel safe to work here. They can put their attention and productivity
       properly towards the task.
       Communication:
       The communication between the employees and top-level management should be
       clear and transparent. There should no gap between top level management and low-
       level management.
       Employee’s relation:
       Employees should be committed to their companies and the companies also should
       understand the needs and wants of the employees. In some companies’ employees
       and labors create labor union for better relationship among the workers and
       employees.
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                                  Chapter: 4
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    4.1.1 HR Staffing:
    The staffing process- putting the right people in the right positions at the right times- is one of the most
    critical tasks any organization faces. The quality of the work performed can be only as high as the
    capabilities of the people performing it.
    Three officers are working in HR staffing unit. They perform the following activities-
    i.      Recruitment
    ii.         Selection
    iii.        Leave Management
    iv.         Personal Profile Management
               Recruitment:
               Recruitment is the process by which a firm finds its employees, are perhaps the most critical tasks
               any organization faces. Without the right people, no firm can function effectively. For a
               recruitment program to be successful, managers should
               staff to define needs and predict vacancies.
               This recruiting may be done by internal or external.
               Types of Recruitment:
               There are two types of recruitment in this organization. They are:
               1. Internal Recruitment
               2. External Recruitment.
     
           For Internal Recruitment: The
           principal methods are-
          
                
                    Job posting
                
                    Use of computerized skills inventories
                
                    Referrals from other departments
     
           For External Recruitment:
           Organizations rely on-
          
                
                    Advertisements
                
                    Public or private placement agencies
                
                    Field recruiting
                
                    Including campus recruiting
           Point of Recruitment:
           There are two level of recruitment.
           
              Entry level
           
               Lateral entry (Recruitment of experienced person)
           
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         Entry level:
            There are two entry-level post for recruiting fresh graduates and postgraduates. These are:
                  1. Probationary officer Level
                  2. Trainee Assistant Officer (TAO) Level
    
        Probationary Officer:
        Probationary officers are confirmed as officer after successful completion of one-year probation
        period.
        For recruiting Probationary Officers advertisement are given in daily newspaper
        and web site also. HR team then short lists the resume of the candidates. Only short-listed
        candidates are invited for appearing the written exam.
        Short-listing criteria are given in the circulars. There are some subjects, which are
        preferred for short listing.
        These subjects are:
            
                  MBA (Major in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, HRM, MIS etc.)
            
                  English
            
                  Statistics
            
                  Economics
            
                  Mathematics
            
                  CSE
                  Development studies
                                                    
       Trainee Assistant Officer (TAO) Level:
        TAOs are confirmed as assistant officer (AO). TAOs are recruiting from walking CVs. Usually,
        one written exam is managed by the management has taken for recruiting TAOs followed by one
       Viva.
         Lateral entry (recruitment of experienced person):
            There are recruitments for experienced in asset management, which is called lateral entry.
            Length of services, job responsibilities, revolutionary background etc. is taken into
            consideration for the lateral entry.
        Selection:
        The critical criteria in this regard are job relatedness, reliability, and viability.
        For selection of candidates following things are considered-
        o   Appearance
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        o     Attitudes
        o     Knowledge
        o     Personal ability & mental ability
        o     Physical ability
        o     Qualification
        o     Communication skill
        o     Job knowledge (for lateral entry)
        Leave management:
        Leave is earned by duty. Leave cannot be claimed as a matter of right, and leave
        admissible under the service rule of Alliance Capital Asset Management Ltd may be
        granted by the Managing Director or his authorized person, who may refuse leave,
        grant leave for a shorter period than applied for, revoke leave of any description and
        recall an employee before the expiry of the leave.
        One Officer is looking after the leave matter of employees and keeping leave records.
        Employees of Alliance Capital Asset Management Ltd are enjoying following kinds
        of leaves-
Sick Leave:               14 days in a year + conditional additional sick leave allowed by the mgt. as per
                          service rule of Alliance Capital.
Leave Without
Pay                       15 days once during the service life.
Bereavement               5 days.
Leave
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        Personal Profile Management: They maintain employees’ personal profile with hardcopy
        of documents for example: CV, NID, Educational Certificates and other necessary
        documents.
        4.1.2 HR Operations:
        HR operations unit mainly work in the area of short term and long-term benefits of the
        employees of Comfort Systems, like salary, bonus, provident fund, gratuity, super
        annulations fund, etc.
         Monthly Salary Disbursement
         Preparation and disbursement of Festival Bonus and Performance Bonus
         Employees Final Settlement.
         Maintain liaison with different AMC, which are under the corporate agreement with
          Comfort Systems.
         Submission of various Salary related MIS report to the Management & Regulatory
          bodies.
         Work as System Admin in HR department
         Assist in Appraisal Management
         Investment with the gratuity and PF fund
         Employee Tax processing, etc.
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        Steps of training program
        A typical training program can be classified into 5 steps
        1         Need Analysis
        2         Instruction Design
        3         Validation
        4         Implementation
        5         Evaluation and Follow-up
        1.      Need Analysis:
         
               Identify the specific
                                    job performance skills needed to improve performance and
              productivity.
         
               Analyze the skills and needs of the prospective
                                                            trainees and to develop specific
              measurable knowledge to perform their job.
         
               To ensure that the program
                                       will be suited to the trainee’s specific levels of education,
              experience and skills.
         
               Use studyreport to develop specific measurable knowledge and performance
              objective
            Technique to identify Training Needs:
             Task analysis and performance analysis are two main techniques for identifying
             training needs.
            Task analysis:
        The first step in training is to determine what training, if any, is required. The main task in
        assessing the training needs of new employees is to determine what the job entails and break
        it down into subtasks, each of which is then taught to the new employee.
        So, task analysis is a detailed study of a job to identify skills required so that an appropriate
        training program may be instituted.
        Task Analysis form contains six types of information-
            Task list
            How often performed
            Quantity, Quality Standards
            Performance Conditions
            Skills Required
            Where best learned
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        Performance Analysis:
    Verifying that there is a performance deficiency and determining whether that deficiency
    should be rectified through training or some other means (such as transferring the
    employee).
    2.      Instructional Design:
    Gather instructional objectives, methods, media, description of and sequence of content,
    examples, exercise and activities.
    Make sure all materials such as video scripts, leader’s guides and participant’s workbooks,
    complement each other are written clearly and blend into unified training geared directly to
    the stated learning objectives.
    Carefully and professionally handle all program elements-whether reproduced on paper,
    film or tape to guarantee and effectiveness.
    3.      Validation:
            Introduce and validate the training program before it presented to the trainee.
    4.      Implementation:
            When applicable boost success of training workshop focuses on presentation
            knowledge and skills in addition to training content.
    5.      Evaluation and Follow-Up:
            Asses program success-according to-
            Reaction: Document the learner’s immediate reactions to the training.
            Learning: Use feedback devices or pre- and post-tests to measure what learners have
            actually learned.
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     Techniques of training program:
     After determine employees training needs, set training objectives and designed the
     program, the training program can be implemented. Most popular training techniques
     are:
            
                  On the job training
            
                  Off the job training
       
                On the job training:
                On the job training is like having a person learns a job by actually performing it.
                Virtually every employee, from mailroom clerk to company president gets some on
                the job training when he or she joined the firm.
                A useful step by step job instruction approach for giving a new employee on the
                job training is as follows-
                   o    Preparation of learner
                   o Presentation of the operation
                   o Performance tryout
                   o    Follow-up
       On the job training has several advantages-
     o It is relatively inexpensive
     o Trainees learn while they working
     o There is no need of class-room, programmed learning devices
     o Trainees learn actually doing the job
    o Get quick feed-back about the correctness of their performance.
                Off the job training: Alliance Capital do not provide off the job training.
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                                    Chapter: 5
                            Company analysis
5.1 SWOT Analysis:
STRENGTHS:
The strengths of a company are the most important building blocks required for growth to
take place. The following are a few of the most prevalent strengths that Comfort Systems
has at the present time.
Recruitment: Their recruitment and selection policy are very strong. Comfort Systems
recruits talented candidates from the market through proper testing- written and interview.
Work environment: During my training I found the work environment very satisfactory.
Everyone is cordial and helpful and cooperative. There is less internal conflict or politics at
play which is essential for conducting a productive working environment.
Transparency: For clear communication to the employees of the HR Practice in Comfort
Systems, they have a service rule book which they give to every employee. The guide
articulates important and covers all HR Practice followed by the organization. This is very
helpful both for the employees and the employer as it removes chances of misinterpretation,
bias etc.
Leave Management: They Provide 44 days leave balance which include earn leave 20
days, Casual leave 10 days and Medical leave 14 days. So, employees have no worries
regarding having leave.
Accountable Corporate Governance is very important for the Comfort Systems:
Good Corporate Governance is an issue of vital importance to the Board and Management
of Comfort Systems. The Board of Directors, as the head level of authority, is responsible
and accountable for the overall direction and is ultimate answerable to regulatory authorities
and shareholders for the activities, strategies and performance of the company.
The board now has 9 members, which also includes 2 independent directors. Comfort
Systems has a formal schedule of matters especially reserved for its decision including
corporate strategy, approval of budgets and balance sheet, annual financial results, Director
Appointment, proposal for dividend, approval of major corporate transactions and credit
proposals beyond the delegated business power of the management.
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Training and development system of Alliance Capital is a prime reason of their
success:
Comfort Systems gives regular training to the officer of both middle and lower levels.
Again, if there is any strategy or technology change, there will be special training program
arranged based on individual needs. They arrange special training on their software also
which they use in the office to operate their system, which eventually becomes beneficial
not only for the employee but also for the organization, because if they do not know the
exact procedure of carrying out work in their system then that might affect them both the
employee end into making mistake, and as a result the reputation of the organization also
might get hampered.
WEAKNESS:
Though Comfort Systems is a company that has many strengths but it also has some
weakness. The followings are few of the most common weakness that Alliance Capital has
at the present time:
Inadequate human resources:
The human resources are not sufficient in terms of its service providing system. It has to
maintain a number of formalities to recruit employees.
Human Resource Planning:
There is not much Human Resource Planning at the Organization except for an annual
need assessment for required workforces
Lack of Job Analysis:
It is the important part of HR practice in an organization but not implanted in Comfort
Systems which means they are less informed about current market trends and that could
lead to loss of potential talents from their pool.
OPPORTUNITY:
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Recruitment:
Most recruitment in here is through internal recruitment, they can spread the pool of entry
level employees through campus recruitment.
THREATS:
An organization’s threats are negative external factors. An organization should explore all
possible threats available to it. These threats are intended to diminish the organization. By
making improvements and proper monitoring of the threats, the organization should be able
to turn more competitive in the market. The following are threats are available to Alliance
Capital Asset Management Ltd in order to threaten its existence.
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                                            Chapter: 6
    Recommendations:
        The organization should practice proper Comfort Systems guideline. The purpose of
         Human Resource Management is to improve the productive contribution of people.
        To get effective and efficient employee, the organization should arrange proper training
         and development programs.
        The entire HR department should be well informed regarding the employment personal.
        The organization should provide well direct compensation as well as direct to its staffs.
        The management should have job evaluated salary structure, which is most competitive
         than other organizations in the country.
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       To evaluate employee’s performance; the management should follow promotion policy
        properly.
       In order to get competitive advantage and to deliver quality service, top management
        should try to modify the services.
       Periodical performance appraisal and giving recognition and rewards to the qualified
        employees to keep motivating them.
       Proper training needed for ensuring efficient performance of the employees.
       Comfort Systems should hire specialist for each individual sector.
       The management should create customers database and continuously informing the
        investors about the available facilities or opportunities which will work to achieve twin
        goal at a time; one is direct marketing and another is large pool of customers database.
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                                     ConClusion
From the above discussion it can conclude such a way that since human resource
management is a continuously practicing issue so it plays a significant role on organizations
overall performance. If an organization wants to gain full benefit from human resource
management it should follow all the sections of HRM. As a small company few persons are
recruited for its operations and performances. But it will expand soon or later and then the
number of HR employee may not be enough to run the company.
Committed and trustworthy employees are the most significant factors to becoming an
employer of choice, it is no surprise that companies and organizations face significant
challenges in developing energized and engaged workforces. However, there is abundance
of research to demonstrate that increased employee commitment and trust in leadership can
positively impact the company’s bottom line. In fact, the true potential of an organization
can only be realized when the productivity level of all individuals and teams are fully
aligned, committed and energized to successfully accomplish the goals of the organization.
Thus, the objective of every company should be to improve the desire of employees to stay
in the relationship they have with the company.
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                                   referenCe
www.wikipedia.com
Comfort Systems – HVAC Systems Solution Providers
http://www.comfortsystems.co.in/
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