Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Treat New Workers As Valuable Members Of The Team By Using The Employee Onboarding Solution

By Kenneth Wilson


Most people face the first day on a new job with a sense of anticipation, excitement, and nervousness. The first impressions they get when they enter the company will have a big impact on whether or not they become long time employees or workers on the lookout for a new position somewhere else. Managers can make the difference with the employee onboarding solution.

If a new worker is acknowledged immediately and told where to go, or escorted there, and who they will be meeting with, they feel valued. Employees who feel they are valued by the companies they work for, tend to stay and are more likely to be productive and engaged. Setting up a time for orientation is extremely important.

Meeting with the manager or immediate supervisor and someone from human resources is the best way to begin. There must a clear, concise, and complete explanation of the job and duties that go along with it. Everyone needs to discuss expectations, goals, and time lines. If the person will be walking into a brand new position within the company even more detailed plans should be discussed.

Most new employees don't walk into companies unexpected, so there is really no excuse for paperwork not to be ready. A file containing all the tax and identification forms should already be created and placed in front of a worker with an offer to answer any questions. When papers aren't ready, the management appears unprepared and unorganized, and it makes a negative first impression on a new staff member.

It also sets a positive tone when a manager sets out a specified amount of time to meet privately with the new staff member. Supervisors who spend first meetings taking nonessential phone calls, writing and reading text and email messages and otherwise treating the new person as though he or she is not worth their complete attention will probably not have a staffer who is eager to become a long term team member.

Taking the new worker on a tour of the office area is important and saves time. It is not necessary to open every door and introduce every individual staff member, but everyone needs to know where restrooms and break rooms are. Co-workers should be introduced with brief explanations about their functions within the organization.

It is certainly helpful, and will save time, if the new staff member's work space has been stocked with supplies like pens, pencils, paper, staplers, and tape dispensers. The technical staff should have a computer ready with all the software necessary and connections to the network in place. Log in instructions and passwords can be given at this time.

The first few days of a new job may determine whether or not an individual becomes a valuable member of the company team. Employees who feel welcome and important are more productive. They also tend to remain with the company and recommend it to others.




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