For this assignment, I decided to attend a training session at Oklahoma Blood Institute, at 901 N. Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Since I am interning at Oklahoma Blood Institute as a Human Resource Assistant, I felt as though this was the perfect opportunity for me to get a better understanding of the non-profit organization. At Oklahoma Blood Institute, they offer their employees training on phlebotomy technology, component manufacturing laboratory and testing laboratory processes and procedures, and on-boarding once a month for new employees. Since blood, needles and I do not get along, I asked the Human Resource Director, Joseph McNeil, if I could attend Oklahoma Blood Institutes on-boarding session held on October 3, 2013 from
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When I first entered the room, I noticed they had broken up the conference room into two different sections. One section was the training area with four rows of tables and chairs, an electronic projector screen, a lectern, and a table with two chairs to the right of the lectern. The other section also had tables and chairs however, this is where the new employees would gather and choose breakfast items, and then lunch items. I asked Michelle Covert, the Human Resource Manager and person in charge of presenting, why they decided to set up the room this way. Michelle explained to me they wanted the employees to get to know one another and walk around during their break. Michelle further explained that the seating arrangement for on-boarding is what they have always used and they did not see a reason to change it. I found this interesting because it would have been the first item I would have …show more content…
For example, the training was to begin at 8 am however, at 7:50 Michelle explained to the new employees if they parked in the visitor parking area then they needed to move their vehicles because they are no longer visitors. When the employees returned from moving their vehicles, they were then informed the training session would last approximately 9 hours, with 30 minutes for lunch and one or two 15 minute breaks. While I sat in the back row, I noticed the employees moving their chairs as best as they could to get comfortable. It did not work, and it seemed to create more of a distraction to the people sitting behind
When I first entered the room, I noticed they had broken up the conference room into two different sections. One section was the training area with four rows of tables and chairs, an electronic projector screen, a lectern, and a table with two chairs to the right of the lectern. The other section also had tables and chairs however, this is where the new employees would gather and choose breakfast items, and then lunch items. I asked Michelle Covert, the Human Resource Manager and person in charge of presenting, why they decided to set up the room this way. Michelle explained to me they wanted the employees to get to know one another and walk around during their break. Michelle further explained that the seating arrangement for on-boarding is what they have always used and they did not see a reason to change it. I found this interesting because it would have been the first item I would have …show more content…
For example, the training was to begin at 8 am however, at 7:50 Michelle explained to the new employees if they parked in the visitor parking area then they needed to move their vehicles because they are no longer visitors. When the employees returned from moving their vehicles, they were then informed the training session would last approximately 9 hours, with 30 minutes for lunch and one or two 15 minute breaks. While I sat in the back row, I noticed the employees moving their chairs as best as they could to get comfortable. It did not work, and it seemed to create more of a distraction to the people sitting behind