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Training Cost per Employee
Average training investment per employee
How it’s computed
total_training_cost / headcount
What the evidence shows
| Relates to | Effect (r) | N | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training performance | 0.581 | 30462 | A |
| Task performance | 0.482 | 17363 | A |
| Organizational performance | 0.13 | 75033 | A |
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What the literature says
The measurement literature behind this signal — sourced, so you can defend it.
“And maybe if you skipped or glossed over those chapters, you’ ll now think twice about that decision! 8.5.2 Training CostsThere are two main types of training costs, and I only addressed one of them in Example 8.1 of section 8.4 . The first is the direct cost of the training. In…”
— Strategic Compensation Talentmatch 59%
“This might involve depressing your employee’ s initial compensation for a while after the training ends, which has the effect of implicitly charging your worker for the training. Then if your employee leaves, you don’ t end up spending a lot of money on training for nothing.…”
— Strategic Compensation Talentmatch 55%
“A . We hire 90th percentile performers, who start doing great work right away. B . We hire average performers, and through our training programs hope eventually to turn them into 90th percentile performers. Doesn’t seem like a hard choice when it’s put that way, especially once…”
— Work Rules! (Laszlo Bock)match 54%
Resources: Strategic Compensation Talent · Work Rules! (Laszlo Bock)