Were you trained for your position?
In a Utopian world, you could easily hire people who have the perfect talent needed to fit into place. Realistically today, skilled workers are heavily in demand and trained candidates are difficult to find. So, why is training today just a second thought? It’s because companies treat training as just a choice. Most consider it as an expense rather than an investment.
Here are some quotes from industry people when asked if they were ever trained for their position:
Franklin — “I had no specific training. The manager just shoved me over to produce from the grocery department.”
Alice — “The produce manager quit. The supervisor handed me a DVD and told me to watch it at home.”
Philip — “They gave me a desk and headphones. I had one day to learn the ordering system.”
Ricardo — “ I sat next to a buyer for two weeks to learn the ropes and heard a lot of yelling and swearing.”
Sarah —“I was hired to work in the field harvesting crops. The first day on the job, the field manager instructed me to head out into the field and said I would get the hang of it by watching the others.”
Six reasons why companies don’t train employees today.
- Financial constraints and won’t spend the money.
- Won’t take the time to set it in place.
- Won’t spare the labor hours.
- Won’t put on a full-time trainer.
- Won’t follow up on the program.
- Won’t do it professionally.
Advantages of training
- Improves employee job knowledge.
- Improves employee productivity.
- Lowers turnover of skilled employees.
- Boosts employee job satisfaction.
- Helps sell more product.
- Helps make more money.
Research by Gallup reports that companies experience a 17% boost in productivity when they provide the proper training for employees. Job performance gain is at 53% with fewer errors. The retention impact shows that 94% of employees stay with a company longer. And most trained employees adapt better to new technology.
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