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New for 2010, the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and Kansas State University (KSU) have developed a human resources management course focused on hiring employees for the long term.

GEAPS 580: Hiring and Retaining Good Employees in the Grain Industry provides information and advice about how grain companies can do a better job recruiting and retaining great employees.

The main goal: hiring and keeping good people of all ages and maximizing their strengths.

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Course of Study:

Lecture I – Raising Awareness: Tackling the "Image" Challenge.

Lecture 2 – Before You Hire: Having the Right Documents.

Lecture 3 – Blending the Generations at Work.

Lecture 4 – Effective Recruiting.

Lecture 5 – How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview.

Lecture 6 – Selecting the Right People and Making the Right Offers.

Lecture 7 – On-Boarding and Orientation.

Lecture 8 – Key Factors in Job Satisfaction.

Lecture 9 – Conducting an Effective Performance Review.

Lecture 10 – Coaching for Retention.

PLUS: GEAPS 542: Electrical Safety for Grain and Processing Facilities is back!

This GEAPS-KSU classic, dedicated to the memory of David Brown, who died in 1975 in a grain facility explosion, provides a basic understanding of electrical safety requirements for grain elecators and grain-processing facilities.

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