subject: Good Induction Procedures Create A Sense Of Belonging [print this page] Employers and business people nowadays are beginning to recognize the value of helping new employees in new organizations and new jobs. They are now aware that proper orientation of their newly hired employees is significant to help them be effective in the assigned position.
The people who are responsible for selecting employees are cognizant of the fears, the insecurity and awkwardness likely to be experienced by the new employee. More attention should be given especially if the new employee is a fresh graduate and it was his or her first time to be hired in a company. The overwhelming feeling of so many things to do what to expect from the new job, how to operate this and that, and even answering phones, photocopying, or printing memo pads, notepads and other simple office chores are most likely experienced by them.
Consequently, efforts are continually being made to anticipate these problems and to take what seems feasible to alleviate them. One effective way to help an employee adjust to the job situation is the good induction procedure that must be done by the company.
Any employee being hired into a new job may feel strange and insecure for a time. This feeling of insecurity and the lack of sense of belongingness are common regardless of similar past experience or professional competence. These feelings may result to a temporary loss of confidence in your new employee. Any attempt therefore, like giving him some notepads to jot down notes while you are teaching the ropes, have a chit-chat about his opinion on the latest news, or maybe a little talk about the family, etc. That would give the new employee a feeling of acceptance, belongingness, and security, and will definitely aid in expelling ordinary fears associated with his new job.
By doing so, instead of feeling insecure, the new employee will feel that he is needed; he is wanted; and he has the opportunity to make a real contribution. These positive feelings tend to restore and build up the self-confidence needed by the employee to perform his job satisfactorily and without due strain on him. There will be an increase in maturation on the part of a new employee to orient himself and quickly learn the responsibilities he must assume.
The following induction procedures can be helpful in your company in dealing with new employees.
First, place your new employee in the organization based on his work experiences and qualifications. You can also ask the employee about his skills and talents that would somehow benefit the company in the long run.
Next, introduce the new employee to the important members of management and especially to the individual with whom he will be working closely with, or the department he will be assigned to.
Dont forget to provide the employee with the basic information about the company and his relationship with it. You can provide him the list of the names so he can easily memorize them.
After that you can now instruct the employee on the duties and responsibilities of the job he is about to face. The dos and donts, top priorities and other office chores should be properly discussed and elaborated. You can let the supervisor or the department head where he will be assigned to discuss the details of his job.
Lastly, you can arrange follow-ups from time to time to increase job satisfaction and will serve as a motivation for him to work his best.
