Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Business Studies

Chapter

Staffing

Question:

Read the passage given below and answer the question.

Saksham, a newly appointed servicemen at M/s. Ghaziabad Petrol Station, G.T. Road, usually encounters problems while performing his job, 'like swiping the card when customer's pay; generally forgetting to bring down the meter to zero before filling the petrol tanks of various vehicles; considerable amount of petrol spills while filling the petrol tank and so on. Overall, he doesn't respond in the manner as expected. Hence, customers get irritated and often complain about him. Saksham feels sad that dispite his best efforts, he is not being able to perform his job properly. Saksham was appointed on the request of one of the close relatives of Petrol Pump Manager. Hence, the Petrol Pump Manager tries to improve Saksham's performance through maintaing good personal relations with him and thus to achieve goals of the organisation. Otherwise Petrol Pump Manager likes to give orders and expects his subordinates to obey them without any contradiction. He believes reward and punishment both can be given depending upon the result.

The concept of staffing that may be used to improve Saksham's performance is :

Options:

Recruitment

Training

Performance Appraisal

Placement and Orientation

Correct Answer:

Training

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 2- training.

Training is any process by which the aptitudes, skills and abilities of employees to perform specific jobs are increased. It is a process of learning new skills and application of knowledge. It attempts to improve their performance on the current job or prepare them for any intended job.