Sixth/ Seventh Semester B.

E (All branches)
Essentials of Management

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Functions of Management
Learning Objectives
What is Management

Planning as a Function of Management

Organizing as a Function of Management

Staffing as
Staffing as aa Function
Function of
of Management
Management

Directing as a Function of Management

Controlling as a Function of Management

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 Staffing as a Function of Management

Learning Objectives

What is Staffing

Components of Staffing

Steps in Staffing

How to ensure Successful Staffing

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 Staffing as Function of Management

What is Staffing

Staffing involves manning the

organizational structure
through proper and effective
appraisal, selection and
development of people to fill the
roles designed into the structure.
Staffing is also known as Human
Resource Management. It is the
management function devoted to
acquiring, training, appraising,
and compensating employees.

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 Staffing as Function of Management

Components of Staffing

1. Strategic HR Planning 2. Recruitment 3. Selection

Strategic HR planning is a Recruitment refers to the Employee Selection is the

process that identifies current process of attracting, process of putting right
screening, and selecting men on right job. It is a
and future HR needs for an
qualified people for a job. procedure of matching
organization to achieve its Companies recruits through organizational
goals. It should serve as a link employment agencies, requirements with the
between HR management and recruitment websites, job skills and qualifications of
the overall strategic plan of an search engines, "headhunters" people.
organization. for executive & professional
recruitment, and niche
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particular area of staffing.
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How to ensure successful Staffing?

Simple & Clear

Job description Regular
Performance
appraisal
Recruiting the Communicating
right person Employer’s
expectations

Management is the art of getting things done through others.

Discipline with
Consistency due process

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 Staffing
• Staffing is the process of hiring,
positioning and overseeing employees in
an organisation.

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 Nature and purpose of Staffing:

“It is defined as filling and keeping filled, positions in

the organizational structure”

It includes:

 Identifying work force requirements.

 Inventorying the people available.

 Recruiting, selecting, placing, promoting, appraising,

planning the careers of, compensating and training or
otherwise developing both candidates & current job
holders to accomplish their tasks effectively & efficiently.

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Activities of staffing
Appraising

Promoting

Orienting

Placing

Training

Selecting

Recruiting

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 Important questions
• External and Internal Sources of recruitment
• Direct and Indirect types of recruitment
• Importance and types of induction
• Types of tests during recruitment
• Types of Interviews
• Types of Training ( Vestibule, Apprenticeship etc., )
• Systems approach to staffing/Steps in staffing
• Job description/Job Specification/Job analysis

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Human Resource Management
The integration of all processes, programs, and
systems in an organization that ensure staff are
acquired and used in an effective way.

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Staffing (Human Resource Management)
HR is multidisciplinary: It applies the disciplines of
Economics (wages, markets, resources),
Psychology (motivation, satisfaction),
Sociology (organization structure, culture) and
Law (min. wage, labor contracts)

What HR Professionals Do?

HR planning
Recruitment & Selection
Training and development
Compensation & Performance review
Labor relations

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 Human Resource Planning

Assessing Future
Assessing Current
Human Resource
Human Resources
Needs

Developing a
Program to Meet
Needs

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Definitions
Job - Consists of a group of tasks that must be performed for
an organization to achieve its goals
Position - Collection of tasks and responsibilities performed
by one person; there is a position for every individual in an
organization
Job analysis - Systematic process of determining the skills,
duties, and knowledge required for performing jobs in an
organization
Job description – document providing information regarding
tasks, duties, and responsibilities of job
Job specification – minimum qualifications to perform a
particular job

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Job analysis

• Job analysis
Studies are conducted to answer:

• What skills are needed?

• What should be the qualification?

• What are desirable abilities?

• What should be the work experience?

• What are his/her responsibilities?

• Job analysis includes the preparation of Job

descriptions and Job specifications.
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 Recruitment, Selection, Placement
• Recruitment means search for the prospective
employees to suit the job requirements as
represented by job specification.
• Out of the prospective applicants right type of
persons to match the jobs are selected for the job.
• Under placement the selected person is placed on
the job which is most suited to him.

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Job Analysis: Systematic process of determining the skills,
duties, and knowledge required for performing jobs in an
organization
Human Resource
Planning
Recruitment
Tasks Responsibilities Duties
Selection
Training and
Development
Job Performance Appraisal
Descriptions Compensation and
Job Benefits
Analysis Job Safety and Health
Specifications
Employee and Labor
Relations
Legal Considerations

Knowledge Skills Abilities Job Analysis for Teams

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Job description and Specification

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Job evaluation

• The process of determining how

much a job should be paid,
balancing two goals
– Internal Equity: Paying different
jobs differently, based on what
the job entails
– External Equity: Paying
satisfactory performers what
the market is paying

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Systems approach to staffing
 The figure clearly shows how the managerial function of staffing relates
to the total management system.
 Specifically the enterprise plans become the basis for organizational
plans, which are necessary to achieve the enterprise objectives.
 The present and the projected enterprise structure determines the
number and kind of managers required.
 These demands for managers are compared with available talent
through the management inventory.
 On the basis of this analysis, external and internal sources are utilized in
the process of recruitment, selection, placement, promotion etc.
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Systems approach to staffing
Other aspects of staffing include appraisal, career strategy, training and
development of managers.
Staffing in the model affects the functions of leading and controlling. Proper
staffing facilitates leading and controlling.
The number of managers required in an enterprise depends upon the
following factors:
 Size
 Complexity of organizational structure
 Plans of the enterprise
 Rate of turnover of managerial personnel.
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Advertisement (Where will I promote this position?)

Internet

Newspaper
Competitor

Agency

Staff referral
Company
Website

What / Where would the ideal candidate look for …

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Recruitment – The overview
Process of locating,
identifying, and attracting
capable candidates
Can be for current or future
needs
Critical activity for some
corporations.

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Sources of recruitment

Internal sources:
1. Promotion/ Demotion
2. Transfer

• Internal sources are the most obvious sources. These include personnel
already on the pay-roll of an organization.
• Whenever any vacancy occurs, somebody from within the organization is
upgraded, transferred, promoted or sometimes demoted.
• This source also includes personnel who were once on the pay-roll of the
company but who plan to return or whom the company would like to rehire,
such as those on leave of absence, those who quit voluntarily or those on
production layoffs.

Present employee referrals (friends and relatives) is one internal modern source.

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IBM, Procter & Gamble, and many more successful firms use promotion-from-within
strategies and they have proven extremely effective.

External sources outside the organization.

The traditional external sources include:
I. Educational institutes(for young, mostly inexperienced potential
employees)
II. Private employment agencies/consultants
III. Public employment exchanges
IV. Professional organizations (maintain complete bio-data of experienced and
professional members and provide the same to various organizations on
requisition and clarify doubts).
V. Trade unions.
VI. Waiting lists
VII. Field trips
VIII.Labor contractors
IX. Ex-employees
X. Casual applicants (some people apply casually through mail or hand over the
application in the personnel department).
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The modern external sources include:
I. Walk in
II. Head-hunters(or search consultants search for the
best candidates especially for senior executive
positions and give such information to the
organizations)
III. Body shoppers or employee leasers (few hi-tech
training institutes (HCL) and professional
organizations which are called body shoppers
develop the pool of human resources and supply
on lease basis)
IV.Mergers and acquisitions
V. E-Recruitment (Naukri, Monster etc)
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Various methods of recruitment in industry

Direct, Indirect and Third party.

Direct Methods
These include sending:
• Travelling recruits to educational and professional institutions, employee contacts and
manned exhibits.
• Most college recruiting is done in co-operation with the placement officer of a college.
The placement office usually provide help in attracting students, arranging interviews,
furnishing space and providing student resumes.
• For managerial, professional and sales personnel, campus interview is an extensive
operation.
• For this purpose, carefully prepared brochures, describing the organization and the jobs it
offers are distributed among students, before the interviewer arrives. The TATAs, and
other firms maintain constant contacts with institutions’ placement officials with a view
to recruit staff regularly for different responsible positions.
• Sometimes, firms directly solicit information from the concerned professors about
students with an outstanding record.
• Other direct methods include sending recruiters to conventions and seminars, setting
up exhibits at fairs, and using mobile offices to go to the desired centres.

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Indirect Methods
Indirect methods involve mostly advertising in newspaper, on the radio,
T.Vs, in trade and professional journals, technical magazines and
brochures.

Senior posts are largely filled by advertising in newspapers and/or trade

journals and magazines. Local newspaper can be a good source of blue-
collar workers, clerical employees and lower level administrative
employees.

Higher the position is in the organization, or the more specialized the

skills sought, the more widely dispersed advertisement is likely to be.

The advantage of advertisement is that all details about the job can be
given in advertisement to allow self screening by the prospective
candidates.

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 Third party methods
These include the use of commercial or private
employment agencies, state agencies, placement
offices of schools, colleges and professional
associations, recruiting firms, management consulting
firms etc.
Private employment agencies charge a small fee from
an applicant. They bring employers and employees
together.

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 School
Placement
Employee
Referrals

Internal
Searches Recruitment Voluntary
Sources Applicants

Employment
Agencies Advertisements

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Selection

Selection refers to picking from among the

candidates the one that best meets the position
requirements.

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 Various steps of the selection procedure:

1.Initial or Preliminary interview

2.Application form
3.Reference checks
4.Employment tests
5.Interview
6.Selection decision

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1. Initial or preliminary interview or screening:

Initial interview is often held in case of “at the gate” candidates.

This is conducted by a special interviewer (assistant in the personnel

department) or a high caliber receptionist in the employment office.
Applicants are asked why they are applying for a job with this organisation.
Salary requirements, education and experience can be obtained by asking.

The information thus provided by the candidate may be related to the job or
personal specifications regarding education, experience, salary expected,
aptitude towards the job, age, physical appearance and other physical
requirements.

If a candidate meets with the requirements of the organisation, he may be

selected for further process.
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Many firms do not bother to initiate paper work at
this early stage. This type of interviews are known as
stand-up interviews.

The main objectives of such interviews is to screen

out undesirable/ unqualified candidates at the very
outset.

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2. Application form:

This is used as one of the selection tools.

It provides factual information needed for evaluating the candidate’s suitability.

Once hired, the data can become a part of the employee’s records.

It contains written record of:

• Identifying information
• Information regarding education
• Information regarding experience
• Expected salaries and allowances and other fringe benefits
• Information regarding community activities

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3. Reference checks:
The applicant is asked to mention the names and addresses of his
former employees and also of two or three persons known but not
related to him.

Referees may be called upon to give detailed information about

candidate’s capabilities.

If references are checked in the correct manner, a great deal can be

learned about a person that an interview or tests can’t elicit.

4. Employment tests
Tests are instruments designed to measure selected qualities and abilities in
terms of job specifications. Such tests provide a sample behavior that is
used to draw inferences about the future behavior or performance of an
individual.

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Employment selection & tests

Measures of Human characteristics

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Types of
psychological
tests
Aptitude tests
Achievement tests
Situational tests
Interest tests
Personality tests
Multi-dimensional testing
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Employment selection tests
Types of Psychological tests

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Aptitude tests:

These tests measure whether an individual has the capacity or latent ability to learn
a given job if given adequate training. They are used to determine their ability for
effective job performance after the completion of the training period.

Such tests are more valid when an applicant has little or no experience along the
lines of the job opening.

a) Intelligence (IQ) or Mental tests:

In general, these tests measure intelligence quotient of a candidate.

In detail, these tests measure capacity for comprehension, reasoning, word

fluency, verbal comprehension, numbers, memory etc.

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 b) Emotional quotient (EQ) Tests:

Most of the organisations realised that emotional involvement and commitment of

the employees determine their contribution to the company rather than their
intelligence quotient.

c) Skill tests: measure the candidate’s ability to do a job perfectly and intelligently.

These tests are useful to select the candidates to perform artistic jobs, product design,
design of tools, machinery etc. The candidates can be selected for assembly work, testing
and inspection also.

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d) Mechanical aptitude tests: measures the capacities of spatial
visualisation, perceptual speed and knowledge of mechanical
matter. These tests are useful for selecting apprentices, skilled
mechanical employees, technicians etc.

e) Psychomotor tests: measure abilities like motor ability and

eye hand coordination of candidates. These tests are used to
select semi-skilled workers and workers for repetitive
operations like packing and watch assembly.

f) Clerical aptitude tests: measure specific capacities involved in

office work. Items of this test include spelling, computation,
comprehension, copying, word measuring etc.

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Achievement Tests
These are conducted when applicants claim to know something as these tests are
concerned with what one has accomplished. These tests are more useful to measure
the value of a specific achievement when an organization wishes to employ
experienced candidates.

a) Job knowledge test: Under this test, a candidate is tested in the knowledge
of a particular job. For example, if a junior lecturer applies for the job of a
senior lecturer in commerce, he may be tested in job knowledge where he
is asked questions about accountancy principles, banking, law, business
management etc.

a) Work sample test: Under this test, a portion of the actual work is given to
the candidate as a test and the candidate is asked to do it. If a candidate
applies for a post of lecturer in management, he may be asked to deliver a
lecturer on Management Information System as work sample test. Thus,
the candidate’s achievement in his career is tested regarding his knowledge
about the job and actual work experience.

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Situational test:

This evaluates a candidate in a similar real life situation. In this test, the candidate is asked
either to cope with the situation or solve critical situations of the job.

a) Group discussion: This test is administered through the group discussion approach to
solve a problem under which candidates are observed in the areas of initiating,
leading, proposing valuable ideas, conciliating skills, oral communication skills,
coordinating and concluding skills.

b) In basket: Situational test is administrated through in basket. The candidate in this test
is supplied with actual letters, telephone and telegraphic message, reports and
requirements by various officers of the organization, adequate information about the
job and organization. The candidate is asked to take decisions on various items based
on the in basket information regarding requirements in the memoranda.

c) Interest tests: The purpose of this test is to find out whether a candidate is interested
or disinterested in the job for which he is a candidate and to find out in which area of
the job range/occupation the candidate is interested. The assumption of this test is
that there is a high correlation between the interest of a candidate in a job and job
success.

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Personality tests

These tests aim at measuring characteristics/traits of personality of an

individual like emotional stability, self confidence, tact, ambition, sociability,
co-operativeness, aggressiveness, thoughtfulness, optimism, objectivity,
patience, fear, distrust, initiative, judgment, sympathy, integrity etc. These
are pen and paper tests.

a) Objective tests: which measure neurotic tendencies, self-sufficiency,

dominance-submission, and self confidence are suitable for group testing
and can be scored objectively.

b) Projective tests: are those in which a candidate is asked to project his

own interpretation into certain standard stimulus situations, basing on
ambiguous pictures, figures etc. The way in which he responds to these
stimuli depends on his own values, motives and personality.

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Multi-dimensional testing:

Many companies have felt after globalisation that they need to test the
candidates for multi-skills. Organisations have to develop multi-dimensional
testing to find out whether the candidates possess a variety of skills or not,
able to apply them based on situation and functional requirement.

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Interview (5th step in selection)

Preliminary interview
• Informal interview
• Unstructured interview
Core interview
• Background information interview
• Job and probing interview
• Stress interview
• The group discussion interview
• Formal and structured interview
• Panel interview
• Depth interview

Decision-Making interview

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Interview is the most widely used selection technique by all kinds of
organizations.

• Interview is a two way communication which enables the employer to

view the total individual and appraise the candidate and his behavior.
• It is a method by which an idea about an applicant’s personality (including
his intelligence, breadth of interests and general attitudes towards life) can
be obtained by a face-to-face contact.

In STRESS INTERVIEW, the interviewer tests the candidate by putting him

under stress and strain by interrupting the applicant from answering,
criticizing his options, asking questions pertaining to unrelated areas,
keeping silent for unduly long periods after he finished speaking etc.
Stress during the middle portion of the interview gives effective results.
Stress interview must be handled with utmost care and skill.

In DEPTH or ACTION Interview, experts test the candidate’s knowledge in

depth in core areas of job skills and knowledge.

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Types of interview
• Companies which conduct on-campus interviews fall into two categories:
looking to fill specific positions, or those who are collecting more
On Campus resumes. Find out which category the company falls in
• Know the company – Do some pre-research
Interviews • Find out the nature of the interview
• Dress well and Be energetic

• Conducted for a job where candidate is not local / for prescreening.

• Typical questions or behavioral questions may be asked
Telephonic • Make sure your call waiting is turned off, you are in a quiet room,
Interviews and you are not eating, drinking or chewing gum.
• If there is enough common ground, then the phone interviews are
followed-up by an in-person interview.

• Conducted when the candidate is in a different geographical location

• Make sure there is no background noise; you are in a closed room
Video with instructions that you should not be interrupted for next one hour.
Interviews • Dress appropriately as you could be seen; Watch your body language
• Check for understanding when / if the network breaks

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Types of interview
• Most Traditional form of interview
• Consists of interviewer and the interviewee
1-on-1 • Usually conducted by your potential Manager
• Questions are asked about your skills and experience
Interviews • You could be asked "Why would you be good for this job?" or "Tell me
about yourself."

• Objective is to save time / to get the collective opinion of panel

regarding the candidate.
Panel • The panel may consist of different representatives of the company
such as human resources, operations, and training.
Interviews • Each member of the panel may be responsible for asking questions
that represent relevancy from their position.

• Employer invites you with other team members to see how you fit in.
• Great time to ask any questions - Prepare your questions in advance.
Interview • Don't order anything that is too expensive / messy to eat.
• Never take your leftovers home in a doggy bag either.
over a meal • Have your best table manners; You don't need to offer to pay.
• Chew in small bites so you don't get caught with a mouthful when questioned.
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Types of interview
• Interviewer wants to see how you deal with certain problems.
• The logic behind the behavioral interview is that your future performance
Behavioral will be based on a past performance of a similar situation.
• Questions based on common situations of the job you are applying for
Interviews may be asked.
• Expect questions like - What did you do when you were in X situation?

• Common in sales positions and is rare today

• It is a deliberate attempt to see how you handle yourself under pressure
Stress • The interviewer may be sarcastic / argumentative / may keep you waiting.
Interviews • Do not take it personally & calmly answer each question.
• Ask for clarification if you need it; never rush into an answer.

• The interviewer will outline a situation / provide you with a case

• You do not have to come up with the ultimate solution. The interviewers
are looking for how you apply your knowledge & skills to a real-life situation.
Case
• Speak aloud so interviewers have an understanding of your thought process.
Interviews • Before answering a case interview question, ask questions for clarity.
• Take notes and jot down thoughts as you work through.

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TRAINING
Training is the act of increasing the knowledge and skill of an
employee for doing a particular job.

The purpose of training is to achieve a change in the behavior of those

trained and to enable them to do their jobs in a better way. Training is
not a one-step process but it is a continuous or never-ending process.

Training is different from education. Education is

concerned with improving the general knowledge
and understanding of the employee’s total
environment. Ex: Automobile mechanic and
automobile engineer. In some cases, training and
education occur at the same time.
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 Purpose of a Training Program
The following are the key purposes of any training
program:
03
The training should help the learners to put
theory into practice
02
There should be a change in the attitudes of
the learners
01
Learners should acquire knowledge
 Purpose of a Training Program
The following are the key purposes of any training
program:
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The training program should improve the
performance of learner
05
It should enhance problem solving and
decision making ability
04
The training should help to evaluate abilities
and competencies of the learners
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 On the job training

Methods of training

Off the job training

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 On-the-job Training

• On-the-job training methods are those

which are given to the employees within
the everyday working of a firm.
• It is a simple and cost-effective training
method.
• The non-proficient as well as semi-
proficient employees can be well trained
by using such training method.
• The employees are trained in actual
working scenario.
• The motto of such training is “learning
by doing.”
• Instances of such on-job training
methods are job-rotation, coaching,
temporary promotions, etc.
Off-the-job Training

• Off-the-job training methods are those in

which training is provided away from the
actual working condition.
• It is generally used in case of new
employees. Instances of off-the-job
training methods are workshops,
seminars, conferences, etc.
• Such method is costly and is effective if
and only if large number of employees
have to be trained within a short time
period.
• Off-the-job training is also known as
vestibule training, that is, the employees
are trained in a separate area such as
may be a hall, entrance, reception area
etc. known as a vestibule, where the
actual working conditions are duplicated.
Tip
You can train your employees on four basic
grounds:

• New candidates who join an organization are

given training which familiarizes them with
organizational mission, vision, rules and
regulations and working conditions.
• Existing employees are trained to refresh and
enhance their knowledge.
• If any updates and amendments take place in
technology, training is given to cope up with
those changes. The employees are trained
about use of new equipment and work
methods.
• When promotion and career growth becomes
important. Training is given so that
employees are prepared to share the
responsibilities of the higher level job.
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On the job training Methods

These are the most commonly used methods in training for all levels of
personnel. The objective is to bring the employees to at least a minimum
acceptable standard of performance in the shortest possible time, By these
methods the worker learns to master the operations involved on the actual job.

(1) On specific job (for job knowledge): The most common on the job training
program is training for specific job. It can be done by:
a) Experienced workmen: New worker learns from experienced worker by
watching and then copying him. Whenever necessary experienced
worker gives him necessary instructions.
b) Training by supervisors: It is the duty of the supervisor to train the new
worker as and when they are sent to his department. It provides
opportunities to the trainees for getting acquainted with their bosses.
The bosses, too, have an opportunity to judge the abilities and
possibilities of trainees.

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Vestibule schools:
• A schooling facility organized within an industrial plant to teach specific skills to
trainee workers.
• When the amount of training that has to be done exceeds the capacity of the line
supervisor, a portion of this training is evolved from the line and assigned to staff
through a vestibule school which is operated by the personnel department.
• Large organizations frequently provide vestibule schools, a preliminary to actual shop
experiences.
• Vestibule schools are widely used for factory production jobs, clerical and office jobs.
• More individualized instruction can be given thereby, the student avoids the
confusion and pressure of work situation and thus is able to concentrate on
learning.
• Vestibule training is relatively expensive but, these costs are justified if the
volume of training is large.

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Different areas of training in an industry

For rank and File employees:

• Job training
• Apprenticeship
• Pre-employment training For management level:
• Retraining • Coaching
• Special courses and classes
• Conferences
For supervisory levels: • Job rotation
Supervisory skill training • Brainstorming
Coaching • Committee assignments
Special course and classes • Selective reading
Conferences • Case studies
Job rotation • Multiple management
Brain storming • Simulation-role playing gaming
Case studies • Sensitivity training
Special projects and task forces
Simulation-role playing
Sensitivity training

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Sensitivity training is a form of training with the goal of making
people more aware of their own goals as well as their prejudices,
and more sensitive to others and to the dynamics of group
interaction.

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 Induction
Let us assume that the HR team has carefully recruited, screened, and
tested several applicants for that new position. When the time came to
make a hiring decision, the HR team confidently selected the most
qualified candidate. But two months later, the new hire resigned,
confessing that s/he "never felt part of the company.

The right first impression is everything, and a poor employee induction

can cost one dearly. It's a fact: those who don't start right don't tend
to stick around long. And high turnover means the HR team must find
new people all over again.

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To retain new employees, it's critical to have an effective induction
program.
Staff members who are properly trained and welcomed at the beginning
of their careers feel good about their choice of employer, fit in quickly
with colleagues, and readily contribute new ideas. They also represent
the company more confidently to customers, business partners, and
suppliers.

Thus, an induction program is the process used

within many businesses to welcome new
employees into the firm or organization and
prepare them for their new role. An induction is
planned to provide the new employee with the
information he/she requires to settle down
comfortably and efficiently into the firm.

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Induction primarily allows the employee to get
familiarized with the basics of the organization, its
policies and procedures, its processes, it goals, vision,
mission, values, compensation payout methods,
reimbursement payout methods and the nature of
business the organization is involved in.

These basics focuses more on the information or knowledge that is

immediately required for an employee to feel comfortable. This also
introduces the employees to gain an understanding about the
organizations work culture.

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Why Induction?
 Induction provides an opportunity for both employer
and new employee to confirm their decision to continue
their professional association.
 In any organization, employee turnover is seen to be
the highest within the first 3 months. Induction is a good
opportunity to build cohesiveness between the employee
and the employer. The idea is to eliminate any chances
of turnover.
 Induction in certain countries by law requires that new
employees be told about the health and safety
procedures to be followed in certain situations.

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Types of Induction

An organization needs to make a strategic choice before designing an

induction/orientation programme. They are: Formal Induction and
Informal Induction

Informal Induction
In this the new employees are instructed to report to the HR department
for an explanation of organization policies before being referred to the
manager for on the job briefing on specific work process.
In informal orientation, new employees are put directly on the job and
are expected to adjust themselves on the new job and organization.
Informal orientation tends to be brief; may last for an hour or may be less
than an hour.

Example: A sales person is asked to go along with a tenured high

performing sales person or his manager to make sales calls and learn
about the product and the selling skills during the calls.

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Formal Induction

Here the management has a structured programme which is executed

when new employees join the firm. Formal induction is more
elaborate and is spread over a couple of weeks or months. Most
formal induction programmes consist of three stages:
• General introduction to the organization is often given by the HR
department.
• Specific orientation to the job and the department, typically is given
by the supervisor or manager.
• Follow up meeting to verify that the important issues have been
addressed and employee questions have been answered. This
follow up meeting usually takes place after a week of joining
between the new employee and the manager.

A formal induction programme is shared by the HR specialists and

managers..

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