Nowadays no one denies the importance of training and development within companies. Competition is fierce and it has been proven time and again that the right training and development strategy can provide the competitive edge. Today it seems that more companies than ever are concentrating on developing schemes. Appraisal interviews are performed in the vast majority of companies and job descriptions are normally the basis on which new employees are found for vacant jobs. But is this alone the key to success? Do these schemes always work and is this the most effective way of developing staff?...