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B-School vs. C-School
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Weinstein, Margery – Training, 2012
When an employer sees on a resume that an applicant graduated at the top of his or her business school class, does that necessarily translate into guaranteed success behind the desk at the company? A business school background can't hurt, but most organizations know it is far from enough. With more individuals touting business school degrees on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Business Skills, Job Skills, Skill Analysis
Best Practices & Outstanding Initiatives
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Training, 2012
In this article, "Training" editors recognize innovative and successful learning and development programs and practices submitted in the 2012 Training Top 125 application. Best practices: (1) Edward Jones: Practice Makes Perfect (sales training); (2) Grant Thornton LLP: Senior Manager Development Program (SMDP); (3) MetLife, Inc.: Top Advisor…
Descriptors: Management Development, Job Skills, Best Practices, Training Methods
Hard Training for Soft Skills.
Ganzel, Rebecca – Training, 2001
Suggests that training employees in the soft or people skills is the same regardless of the type of job. Provides a step-by-step approach to training analytical people in the soft skills. (JOW)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Communication Skills, Employment Potential, Interpersonal Competence
Task Analysis: Figuring Out What People Need to Learn
Zemke, Ron – Training, 1977
Summarizes five task analysis approaches to determining what people need to know and do to perform their jobs successfully. (EM)
Descriptors: Definitions, Job Skills, Job Training, Methods
Where the Training Goes.
Gordon, Jack – Training, 1986
Reports responses to Training's 1986 survey concerning trends in training. Responses concern what categories of jobs get training, sources of training, use of interactive video, computers in training, types of training, types of training by industry, development and delivery of training, instructional methods, and specific types of training. (CT)
Descriptors: Computers, Delivery Systems, Information Sources, Interactive Video
How to Make Your Training Manuals So Useful...They'll Actually Be Used.
Frye, Robert – Training, 1979
Gives step-by-step guidelines for planning, designing, and writing useful training manuals for task performance and equipment operation. Steps include finding out what the worker needs to know to do the job, organizing materials in proper sequence, stating precise operations, and then trying out the instructions. (MF)
Descriptors: Equipment Utilization, Guidelines, Guides, Instructional Materials
What Is Technical Training Anyway?
Zemke, Ron – Training, 1986
Describes a survey of "Training" readers that asked: (1) Does your organization conduct basic technical skills training? and (2) If you do provide technical skills training, what subjects are you covering? Results are reported and discussed. (CT)
Descriptors: Computer Science, Job Skills, Job Training, Maintenance
What the Research Says about CAI's Potential.
Selden, Paul H.; Schultz, Norman L. – Training, 1982
The authors discuss research findings concerninq the potential of computer-assisted instruction in training programs. Research studies concerned levels of skill acquisition, retention of learned materials; and cost effectiveness. (CT)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Cost Effectiveness, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis
Nine Ways to Make Training Pay Off on the Job.
Clark, Ruth Colvin – Training, 1986
The author presents nine typical situations where training failed to transfer and tips on how the problem could have been avoided. Situations include rocking the boat, mismatching courses and needs, supervisory slipups, losing track of what training employees need, and no help applying skills back on the job. (CT)
Descriptors: Job Skills, Job Training, Needs Assessment, Problem Solving