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Please list and discuss the five reasons for conducting a human resource development needs analysis.

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From the human resource development (HRD) perspective, provide five reasons to conduct a needs analysis. One of the most popular reasons for this is to discover if there is a gap in resources (personnel, technology, materials) in achieving a goal.

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In the realm of human resource development, direction of what type of training program and/or initiatives are required can only be defined by conducting a needs analysis.

First, and most importantly, the needs analysis will reflect if there is a gap between what level a person is actually performing their job and the expectations of their position. An example of this would be if a Receptionist was only answering one line of a multi-line ...

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