Forum post – Human Resources class

Forum post – Human Resources class

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Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

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Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

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Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

 

 

The Training Paradox is a very interesting phenomenon in that it has its pros and cons.  The Paradox according to Cascio, is where an employee increases their employee’s chances of being courted and hired by a competitor while at the same time giving the employee job security, satisfaction and the desire to remain with their current employer.

While employers have no control over when and if an employee decides to leave the company and work elsewhere, they can, and must provide enough training so that an employee is engaged and truly interested and satisfied with their work and/or position within the company.  Often times, some employees are not given the required training to effectively do their jobs and many can become frustrated and seek new opportunities with and organization or company that has an intensive training program, or depending on the individual nature of the job or the learning style of the employee, “Just-in-time training,” creates a valuable tool for employers where new hires are given specific tasks and responsibilities, as soon as they are hired, that are meaningful, doable and they in turn have real roles and feel that they are part of the company and team (Marshall, 2008).

For me personally, I was in a training paradox situation when I accepted a nursing internship after completing nursing school and passing my licensure exam.  A large hospital in Dallas recruited me during my last semester in nursing school for their intensive six-month OR Nurse Internship program.  I accepted the position and began the internship two weeks after my graduation.  The internship started out great, but in the middle of the program, our OR Educator for new nurses resigned and we were left with little to no guidance and training, other than relying on the experienced nurses in the operating room.  A large number of us felt isolated, deserted and stressed.  Needless to say, three of us made the decision to leave the internship program.  It was explained to us before accepting the job, and we signed a contract, that if we decided to leave the company before two years, we would be responsible for paying back the cost of the internship program.  This amounted to a considerable amount, and it was deducted from our last paychecks and what was left, we were responsible for.  This is a good determent for some employees who are tempted to leave the company after training.

In my opinion, if employees offer training programs that actually engage the employee and then continuously offer training and advancement opportunities, it will lessen the effect of the training paradox.  Also, if employees are feeling stagnant in the positions, companies could offer them a transfer to another department or position, if feasible.  After all, when you increase your employee’s employability outside the company it in turn increases that person’s job security and desire to remain with their current employer (Cascio, 2012).

References:

Cascio, W. F. (2012). Managing human resources: Productivity, quality of work life, profits (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill Higher Education

 

Marshall, Toby (2008).  Train Them and They’re More Valuable to Me and My Competitors.http://EzineArticles.com/expert/Toby_Marshall/222912