New Hires: Now What? How to get the most out of new employees through a successful 90-day training process 1

New Hires: Now What?

How to get the most out of new employees through a successful 90-day training process

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Congratulations!


How do you get new hires trained and ready to work?

Now what?

And why does new hire training even matter?

Putting the effort in at the beginning pays off at the end

The cost of hiring and training is 1.5 times a departing worker’s salary

Reducing turnover can mean big savings and can also improve morale


Make sure this doesn’t happen…


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90-Day Orientation Checklist for New Hires


Before They Arrive

Set up workspace

Assign buddies

Set up introductions

Day One

Welcome employee

Start with the basics

Lunch buddy

Week One

Start on small projects

Introduce team

Daily responsibilities


…Imagine you’ve been wooed throughout the entire recruiting process, and then you show up on your first day and the receptionist isn’t even expecting you or your office isn’t set up.

Jon Picoult, Founder and PrincipalWatermark Consulting

www.inc.com/guides/2010/12/how-to-make-an-employees-first-90-days-successful.html

What are you going to tell your spouse when you go home and they ask “How was your first day?”


Four ways to keep employees happy

Build passion among your employees for what they do.1

Adopt an open door policy.2Create a common corporate culture that feels like a family.3

Practice open communication.4

If it’s your first day at work, don’t do this…


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Sources

http://www.inc.com/top-workplaces/2010/how-to-make-new-employees-feel-at-home.html

http://www.hrworld.com/features/7-things-first-day/

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/08/business/08perks.html?_r=1

http://www.bnetau.com.au/blog/aussierules/top-40-business-tips-25-build-the-passion/6374

http://www.allbusiness.com/education-training/employee-training-assistance-employee/11813199-1.html

http://health.howstuffworks.com/mental-health/human-nature/happiness/10-ways-to-keep-employees-happy2.htm

http://www.bnet.com/blog/business-research/the-surprising-effect-of-company-culture-on-innovation/492?promo=665&tag=nl.e665



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