Think back to your first day on the most recent job you have held. What could the organization have done to hasten your on-boarding and your adjustment to the job?

8-6. Given the growth of labor market intermediaries such as online job boards, social media sites, and temp agencies, we can no longer assume that “workers” in an organization are all emplo y ees. What are the implications of that for training and on-boarding?

8-7. Companies with the best training practices seem to share several characteristics in common. What are they?

8-8. Some companies don’t want to offer training to employees, because they fear that the e m ployees will then leave. How might a firm use training as a strategy to retain employees?

8-9. Why is it critically important first to identify what employees need to learn before d e ciding on a method to use in training them?

8-10. What can organizations do to enhance positive transfer from what is learned in training to on-the-job application?