A training that I found beneficial was when I was promoted to a higher position that required me shadowing someone for a few months. I am a hands-on learner which made shadowing someone the most effective type of training I could get for that job. This type of training experience made me feel more secure and confident in the role that I was taking on. This was also a time where I was not confident in the new role I was about to enter, so having someone I could voice my concerns to, helped me gain more confidence. In the lecture video W6 Lecture 4 – Development, it mentions how interpersonal relationships, like mentoring, can help employees move up into new positions and make them more comfortable with the change. This was the case with me during this training experience.
A training experience that I did not find beneficial was a job I had this past summer as an administrative assistant. The training was a week long with my boss discussing how to do the tasks that were required of us. He was talking the entire time and I didn’t retain any of the information because I’m a hands-on learner. It was also a lot of information he threw at me in a short amount of time. I eventually learned how to perform the job, but that was after my training ended and I started performing the tasks. In the lecture video W6 Lecture 1 – Training, it goes over the selection of training methods. One of the ways they determine which method fits the job is if the information is discussed in a memorable way. This experience was lacking that aspect which made it more difficult to understand the job.
Sources
Cieri. M, W6 Lecture 4 – Development [Lecture Video], Canvas
Cieri. M, W6 Lecture 1 – Training [Lecture Video], Canvas