Name some of the goals of employee orientation?
Reduce start-up costs, reduce employee turnover, save time, set expectations & uplift attitudes, and reduce anxiety.
This training method refers to an approved person training an employee on the skills necessary to complete tasks?
On-the-job coaching
How are mentors selected?
Selected based on experience, willingness and personality
What's another word for web-based training?
E-learning, internet-based learning, computer-based learning, and technology-based learning
Which step of training an employee includes, among others, sexual harassment training?
In-House training
This training method, often used for new hires, takes place in a room near the workplace and combines theory with practical exercises, but it can also result in employees spending too much time away from their actual job tasks. What is this method called?
Vestibule training
What's the purpose of mentoring?
The purpose of mentoring is to give advice, support, and share knowledge from someone that is experienced(The mentor) to someone who is less experienced(The mentee).
What differences the mentoring training delivery from on-the-job coaching?
Mentoring is normally used as a continuing method to train and develop an employee, while on-the-job coaching tends to be short term and focuses on the skills needed to perform a particular job.
The IT-section of a company attends a webinar hosted by an industry expert for the latest trends in technology. Which of the four steps in training is this an example on?
External Training
One downside to this type of training is the possibility that the person may learn “bad habits” or shortcuts to performing tasks that may not be beneficial to the organization?
Job Shadowing