MIE 330 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Training And Development, Career Development, Disc Assessment
17 Nov 2017
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Combination of formal education, job experiences, relationships, and assessment of personality and abilities to help employees prepare for the future of their careers. About preparing for change in new jobs, responsibilities, or requirements. There are more horizontal ladders in middle management than upward moves. (t) Companies focus on employee"s career steps rather than their core competencies. (f) Careers are now more a series of projects, rather than upward steps in an organization. (t) Career development primarily applies to managers. (f) Organization manages employee"s careers more so than the individual. (f) Average 32-year old has already worked for 7 different firms. (t) An employee starts out as a sales person, then becomes an account manager, gets promoted to sales manager, and is now vp of sales. Which type of career did this employee have? (traditional) Sarah participated in leaderless group discussions and in-basket exercises and was observed by a number of raters. Which assessment method was used for sarah? (assessment center)
