Date of Award/Publication
5-2002
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
MS in Human Resource Development
Department
Education
First Supervisor
Seth Silver
Second Supervisor
Tim Franz
Third Supervisor
Marilynn Butler
Abstract
This study assess es the effectiveness of implementing a pre-employment training program as a selective hiring strategy to improve quality recruitment and increase employee retention . Does such a program effectively weed o u t poor performers and retain the most highly skilled applicants? In order to assess a local organization's pre-employment program, a mailer survey instrument was sent t o 120 employees of t h e organization, both past and present . Two focus groups, one comprised of employees and the other consisting of trainers/supervisors, were also facilitated to glean personal knowledge. The end results indicate many positives regarding instituting a pre-employment training program and recruiting highly skilled, better prepared personnel . A direct link to improving retention rates did not surface, due to the low sample population and the relative freshness of the program - not enough applicants have yet gone through the program to have stayed with the company long enough for their attrition rates to yet have significant numbers . Further research studying retention rates of these groups of applicants must be conducted, perhaps with multiple organizations involved.
Recommended Citation
Caster, Ryan, "Pre-Employment Training and Testing as a Recruitment and Retention Strategy" (2002). Education Masters. Paper 178.
https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/education_ETD_masters/178
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