Madison Ellsworth
My Past Experiences
In my experience I have had many job trainings where I have found the training to be extremely helpful and the opposite where the training is not beneficial and I go into the job not prepared. For example a few years back I was trying to become a soccer referee the training was intense the manager began by creating objectives for the session, made sure the way he was presenting was clear and concise, and we had breaks throughout the training to ensure we are attentive throughout the entire session. When it came time to actually perform the job I was extremely prepared and felt very confident in my first referring game. This was far different from one of the other job trainings I had to attend. This was for a hostess position at a big restaurant. The manager did not create a positive learning environment because he kept making negative jokes towards the employees. Additionally, you can tell the training was not effective because two of the people attending the training quit. I personally did not realize how unprepared I was until I had my first day of work. As a new employee I felt segregated from the rest of the employees, the staff culture was very judgmental, I had experience from previous jobs but did not feel at all prepared for this current position, and above all I was working for a dysfunctional manager.
Glass Ceiling
Being a woman and a minority I notice that often times in my trainings, classes, or even once the job has begun I am one of the only African American woman. I think job trainings can be so important because it really is your employees first impression of the company. You want to make them feel supported, educated, confident, and included before beginning the actual job.
