Nearly every company ive worked at (especially bigger ones) promises training in the interview but its always a lie. I don't really think it's overstating it to call it a lie either, the only employees who are generally eligible for training are those whom are most valuable, which generally means youre going to be one of the most busy. Taking one of the most critical employees, who paradoxically are generally the only ones worth sending to training out of work for a week on a completely optional basis is rarely acceptable to either your manager or the rest of your co-workers. Whenever there is a moderate work lull those are the times youre expected to work on all the loose-ends youre normally "too busy" to work on like documentation.
Aside from that, training, especially training geared towards certification, generally builds your skillset, resume, and leverages your independence from your employer, making you a more attractive candidate for other, higher paying companies, and aids justification in a pay raise from your current company if you were to want one.
Most companies will reimburse whatever you do on your personal time however, including certification tests, college classes, etc.
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Nearly every company ive worked at (especially bigger ones) promises training in the interview but its always a lie. I don't really think it's overstating it to call it a lie either, the only employees who are generally eligible for training are those whom are most valuable, which generally means youre going to be one of the most busy. Taking one of the most critical employees, who paradoxically are generally the only ones worth sending to training out of work for a week on a completely optional basis is rarely acceptable to either your manager or the rest of your co-workers. Whenever there is a moderate work lull those are the times youre expected to work on all the loose-ends youre normally "too busy" to work on like documentation. Aside from that, training, especially training geared towards certification, generally builds your skillset, resume, and leverages your independence from your employer, making you a more attractive candidate for other, higher paying companies, and aids justification in a pay raise from your current company if you were to want one. Most companies will reimburse whatever you do on your personal time however, including certification tests, college classes, etc.