In addition, candidates should be provided general information about DHIA and specific information about the announced position. Expected time commitments, including early morning and late evening hours, number of herds served, and expected compensation should be accurately spelled out. The application form and personal interview should serve a dual purpose. The candidate should become more aware of how DHIA operates, and the hiring committee should find out if the candidate can help the organization meet its stated objectives. After a supervisor has been hired, field or on-farm training should be given before the supervisor is allowed to sample a herd alone.
Training usually is done by area supervisors or training specialists.
Several different herds should be sampled so that the supervisor will get experience operating each of the different kinds of metering equipment that he or she will be expected to use. Herds enrolled in different DHI testing programs also should be included in the training period. Part of this training will be on the farm. Other sessions will be held in area offices, labs, homes or other convenient places. More indepth training should be done at a central location after the supervisor has been on the job.