Exercise 10-2 Orientation is the role that introduces new and current employees to a new position or new to an organization and the job. In larger organizations, the supervisor, along with human resources share the responsibilities of orientating new employees. Smaller organizations usually have the supervisor conducting interviews and the orientation process (Ch. 10. Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. Rue and Byars (2004). Training employees consist of five steps. Getting the employees ready to learn, break down the work into components and identify the key points, demonstrate the proper way the work is to be done, and let the trainees perform the work, and put the trainees on their own gradually (Ch. 10. Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. Rue and Byars (2004). The purpose of orientating and training are to see where the employee stands on skills, information, and attitudes that are required for the job, and where improvements are needed. Placement tests in the hiring process are also crucial. These tests help to evaluate the employee on a more personal level and decide which department of a business they would be more effective (Ch. 10. Supervision: Key Link to Productivity. Rue and Byars (2004). After the hiring process has taken place. Then the supervisor and training personnel can than move forward with the three day orientation and training process. Classroom Training: The first day of the new orientation and training process for all new sales clerks will consist of classroom training. It is highly important for all new staff to be properly trained in an environment that is a replica of their workstation. This gets new employees ready for what is to be expected of them from their supervisors, co-workers, and customers. The new employees will learn how to work with coupons that the store puts out via Internet or in the local paper. Being a