training and development on the job can be used to update or enhance skills or knowledge so employees are more in tune with the requirements and demands of their jobs, or to prepare them to make the transition into new ones. training can be used as a socialization method, or as a way of making the employee aware of the organization's desired values, which would aid in increasing person–organization fit (boone & hartog, 2011). as people learn about the organization they are working for through either company-initiated or self-initiated socialization, they should be able to be more accurate in their appraisal of fit or misfit. furthermore, there is evidence that employees come to identify with their organization over time by mirroring its values, and socialization is a critical part of this process (kristof-brown & guay, 2011).