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On-the-jobptrainingp-p(ANSWER)OJTpmeansphavingpappersonplearnpapjobpbypactuallypdoingpit
Computer-Basedptrainingp-p(ANSWER)refersptoptrainingpmethodspthatpusepinteractivepcomputer-
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Rebrandingpaphotelp-
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ty,pandpsopon—anotherpproductpofpapjobpanalysis.
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TaskpAnalysisp-
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On-the-jobptrainingp-p(ANSWER)OJTpmeansphavingpappersonplearnpapjobpbypactuallypdoingpit
Computer-Basedptrainingp-p(ANSWER)refersptoptrainingpmethodspthatpusepinteractivepcomputer-
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Rebrandingpaphotelp-
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urepbutpwithpapnewpbeliefpsystem
JobpAnalysisp-
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ofppersonpwhopshouldpbephiredpforpit.
JobpDescriptionp-
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dpsupervisorypresponsibilities—onepproductpofpapjobpanalysis.
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ty,pandpsopon—anotherpproductpofpapjobpanalysis.
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BrEp/ˌəʊvəˈlʊk/p;pNAmEp/ˌoʊvərˈlʊk/p-
p(ANSWER)overlookpsomethingpifpapbuilding,petc.poverlookspapplace,p youpcanpseepthatpplacepfrompt
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BrEp/ˌriːækˈtɪvɪti/p;pNAmEp/ˌriːækˈtɪvɪti/p-
p(ANSWER)thepdegreeptopwhichpsomethingpreacts,porpisplikelyptopreact
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BrEp/ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/p;pNAmEp/ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/p-
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3. Testpcandidatespforptheseptraits.
4. Measurepthepcandidates'psubsequentpjobpperformance.
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edporpordered
off-the-shelfpsoftwareppackages
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p
independently
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