Many organizations are being forced to shrink the size of their workforce or to restructure their mix of employee skill composition. Identify three skill categories for which organizations do employee training. The three skill categories for which organizations do employee training include technical, interpersonal, and problem solving. Technical skills involve basic skills, such as the ability to read, write, do math, as well as job-specific competencies. Interpersonal skills involve the employee's ability to interact effectively with his or her co-workers and boss.
Orientation is the formal introduction of a new employee to the organization and the job.
Its goal is to reduce anxiety by familiarizing the new employee with his surroundings and his co-workers. This will make a new member feel comfortable during the adjustment period. Underlying orientation, then, is to make a new employee feel welcome, so that the money spent hiring the individual is not lost after the first few weeks. Individual managers should be concerned with career development for themselves because it forces them to think about their careers in terms of what they want to do, where they want to go, and how they want to get there. They should be concerned about career development for their subordinates because it's a recognition that a lot is invested in their human resources and to get the most of that resource, it's important to think in terms of developing their careers.