Training Assessment” Please respond to the following:

  ·    Imagine you are a new employee in a human resource (HR) department.
     Your first task is to develop a stress management seminar for the
     employees. Determine the topics that should be covered in the
     seminar. Support your selection of the topics.
  ·    Develop criteria to assist in selecting the vendor to use for the
     training.

Training Effectiveness” Please respond to the following:

 ·    Go to the Chief Learning Officer’s (CLO) Website and read the article
    titled “Southwest Airlines: Employee Education Takes Flight” , located
    at
    http://clomedia.com/articles/view/southwest_airlines_employee_education_takes_flight
    ., determine if Southwest’s method of training is an effective way to
    conduct training. Support your position. Provide one recommendation
    for improvement.
 ·    Compare the following training methods: presentations, case studies,
    simulations, and discussions. Determine which training method you
    believe to be the most effective and explain why

“Employee Development” Please respond to the following:

  ·    Propose three ways that a mentor and a new employee orientation can
     assist employees with their career development.
  ·    Evaluate the following criteria, in order of importance to you, in
     regard to the workplace: material wealth, success, career
     satisfaction, and work-life. Determine whether or not you believe
     there is a way to balance them. Provide two suggestions on how this
     could be done. Support your position.

HR Certifications” Please respond to the following:

  ·    Go to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Website and
     review the information regarding HR certifications, located at
     http://www.shrm.org/Education/educationalproducts/learning/Pages/features.aspx
      . You can also go to the HR Certification Institute’s Website and
     review information regarding HR certifications, located at
     http://www.hrci.org/HRCertification.aspx?id=2147483806, examine the
     benefits of obtaining a Professional in Human Resources (PHR)
     certification and / or a Senior Professional in Human Resources
     (SPHR) certification. Rate the importance of these certifications in
     regard to an HR employee’s career.
  ·    Examine some of the causes and symptoms of employee burnout. Propose
     steps that management can take to reduce the possibility of employee
     burnout.

“Compensation and Government Regulations” Please respond to the following:

  ·    Compare job-based pay with skill-based pay and provide an example of
     each. Determine which pay you would prefer. Support your decision.
  ·    Determine how government regulations affect compensation and if the
     regulations are needed. Support your position with examples.

Compensation Packages” Please respond to the following:

  ·    Examine the common elements of compensation packages. Determine which
     two elements you believe to be the most motivational to an employee
     and to you. Support your position.
  ·    Compare team and individual bonuses and incentives. Determine which
     type of bonuses and incentives you would prefer. Support your
     position with examples.