Onboarding and training

Which of the following is the first step in helping new employees manage the learning curve?

• A) Diversity management programs

• B) Employment equity programs

• C) Development programs

• D) Onboarding programs

• E) Training programs

There are three ways described in the text to evaluate an onboarding program. What is one of these ways?

• A) Regression analysis

• B) Case studies

• C) Cost/benefit analysis

• D) Quality circles

• E) Markov analysis

Employee onboarding refers to the discrepancy between what the new employee expects from his/her new job and the realities of it.

• True

• False

An employee handbook cannot be considered to represent a contract with the employee

• True

• False

What is the process of teaching employees the basic skills they need to perform their jobs?

• A) Recruiting

• B) Training

• C) Orientating

• D) Managing

• E) Coaching

Development as it relates to training is best described by which of the following?

• A) Immediate in nature

• B) Technical in nature

• C) Operational in nature

• D) Short-term in nature

• E) Long-term in nature

Negligent training occurs when an employer does which of the following?

• A) Does not conduct a needs analysis of the position

• B) Fails to develop an employee for a long-term opportunity

• C) Does not implement a validation process to test the training methods

• D) Fails to train adequately and an employee subsequently harms a third party

• E) Fails to take into account different learning styles when delivering the training program

In which step of the training process are training objectives established?

• A) Needs analysis

• B) Training evaluation

• C) Instructional design

• D) Implementation

• E) Validation

A technique used for determining the training needs of newly hired employees is

• A) task analysis.

• B) observation analysis.

• C) personnel record analysis.

• D) performance analysis.

• E) job analysis

A technique for determining the training needs of current employees is

• A) position analysis.

• B) job analysis.

• C) training analysis.

• D) motivation analysis.

• E) performance analysis.