Many companies these days seem to expect a revolving door and dont bother to put much emphasis in training and growth. My last company I actually trained new hires using a combination of a regimented program and personal teaching which was encouraged.

No training. I was just thrown in there and told to do it. Sink or swim method, I guess.

When I was hired here, I had far more knowledge and experience in the work than the supervisor that hired me, in fact she had messed it up badly while the position was vacant. For regulations and policies I was handed a binder. The only training she had to do was the proprietary database management and billing system we use here. Unfortunately she really didn't understand it and just read from a manual. I ended up learning it myself by playing around in the test system. Eventually she was demoted and I became her supervisor. When promoted to manager about a year later, I received no training or mentoring at all.

The issue is being a mentor is a responsibility and employees don't want more responsibility without more pay. also technology and regulations change so often in many industries that no one is really experienced enough to be the mentor.

You should get training about the specific systems, processes, regulations, policies and products related to the specific business/industry but you should not really get training on how to do something generic like "accounting". You should bring this to the table already.

I've worked in I.T. for 18.5 years. Only one position ever provided any kind of formal classroom-type training. I've never had a mentor. Ever. You'd think companies would want to give out warm fuzzies about "women in tech" (me) but nope.

It's varied. My first job out of college was IT support for a defense contractor. We were in class for a week or two about common problems, then sat with an analyst. After about three weeks we were on the phones. Another job all new hires had to pass different proficiency modules in the software our company developed. This was a month long and also training clients took. Everything else has either been informal over the shoulder type stuff or none at all.

If you're doing it right, each new job you get should not be some job you've already done and mastered. If you're advancing through your career, there will be some level of a learning curve at each new job you get. Whether or not you receive formal training or informal training is up to the company. If you're getting nothing, you're working for the wrong company.

It depends on your job. If you're working in retail, for example, there's often formal training on cash registers and customer service policies. Most office jobs don't need formal training as the employees are typically professionals hired for their expertise.

I've never had the kind of formal mentoring/training. We were all expected to zoom up a steep learning curve and do our jobs from day one. If a new hire wasn't capable of that, well, that's what probationary periods are for.

I have never had any real training at a job. Having assignments simply thrown at me and getting yelled at until I figured it out was how I was always trained. They would also get mad if you asked too many questions.

What kind of training are people expecting? You come to the table with certain skills. When you're new, it's expected that you will come in and seek out the info you need on your own by asking questions, taking notes, independent research, utilize available training, etc. It's unrealistic that every company and every job will offer a 2 week classroom course on accounts payable, etc. Sometimes you have to hit the ground running.

I've received lots of training and mentoring, but none of it was formal. I just found stuff that needed doing, found the people who could teach me (or show me resources), and did it. So far it's worked out great.

Any corporation with a revolving door of employees is guaranteed to get flushed down the toilet sooner or later. It may not be right away but it slowly increments to more and more problems.. What good is it to have a bunch of people running around, both in management and non-management with NO CLUE what to do?

Starting a new job is stressful. Good training with the right people builds confidence and allows growth. There should be at least a curriculum of training even if its basic for new hires. This subject hits home for me because the way I learned as a nervous new hire allowed me to get promoted and train people myself the right way years later. It works. It really does. Job now-No training was provided. Here's what we do, off you go. I have been there about 5 months and 6 new hires in that time. People get frustrated and bail, or cannot learn things quick enough and get let go. While i find it an ok place to be for now Im not in a position to say anything. Companies that want people to stay and invest in thier employees while being clear as to whats expected of them have less turnover and better morale. More need to get on board with this but I doubt this will be the case.