Why is mentoring beneficial for both age groups at workplace?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Senior employees share experience and work skills, while younger employees contribute new technology and fresh perspectives.
In mentoring, senior employees share experience, practical work knowledge and decision-making skills. Younger employees can also help seniors learn new technology, digital skills and fresh approaches. Therefore, mentoring promotes two-way learning and cooperation between age groups. Options B and C describe one-sided learning, whereas effective mentoring is reciprocal. Exam tip: Use terms such as ‘intergenerational learning’ and ‘knowledge sharing’.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Senior employees share experience and work skills, while younger employees contribute new technology and fresh perspectives.
Why is this the correct answer?
In mentoring, senior employees share experience, practical work knowledge and decision-making skills. Younger employees can also help seniors learn new technology, digital skills and fresh approaches. Therefore, mentoring promotes two-way learning and cooperation between age groups. Options B and C describe one-sided learning, whereas effective mentoring is reciprocal. Exam tip: Use terms such as ‘intergenerational learning’ and ‘knowledge sharing’.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 11 Home Science question. Chapter: Work, Livelihood and Career. Topic: Work, age and gender.
