Employers have a vested interest in helping recent hires continue to grow into productive security professionals. University of Manitobas Principles of Effective Continuing Professional Development: Adults learn best when they are actively engaged in the learning process and when the learning builds on their prior knowledge and experience. Employers may balk at the cost and disruption of sending new recruits to security conferences, but there is an upside: A new recruit is less likely to be one of those key employees whose departure for a week will leave the organization in a bind.”]