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Induction

The document discusses orientation and socialization of new employees, noting that orientation is designed to introduce employees to an organization's mission, goals, culture, and type of work as well as to other employees and managers, and that socialization involves the established group communicating expectations for how newcomers should behave and helping them adjust to the organizational culture. Effective orientation programs provide relevant information, reduce anxiety and turnover, develop realistic expectations, and help new employees start on the right track through a guided introduction and follow-up support from supervisors.

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Induction

The document discusses orientation and socialization of new employees, noting that orientation is designed to introduce employees to an organization's mission, goals, culture, and type of work as well as to other employees and managers, and that socialization involves the established group communicating expectations for how newcomers should behave and helping them adjust to the organizational culture. Effective orientation programs provide relevant information, reduce anxiety and turnover, develop realistic expectations, and help new employees start on the right track through a guided introduction and follow-up support from supervisors.

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Induction & Placement

Session 20
Orientation/Induction/Socialization
• Orientation is designed to start the employee in a
direction that is compatible with the firm’s:
– Mission
– Goals
– Culture

• Orientation is also used to:


– Explain what the organization stands for
– Explain the type of work that will be performed
– Introduce employees to managers and work groups
After getting placement in an
Organization , the new employee is
oriented and inducted in to the
prevailing system and his /her
Socialization with the existing
employees begins.
• A good orientation program can:
– Make the first few days a positive experience
– Get the employee on the right track
– Start him/her off with a positive attitude
• Any orientation is designed to make the person:
– More comfortable
– More knowledgeable
– Ready to work within the firm’s culture, structures, and
employee mix
SOCIALIZATION
• The orientation process is similar to socialization
– The established group communicates systematic sets of
expectations for how newcomers should behave

• People undergoing socialization respond both


cognitively and emotionally
– They receive and try to understand the cultural messages
being sent
– If the messages are not understood or accepted,
they must invent their own behaviors
Goals of Orientation
• Clear messages that are understood and
accepted can achieve a number of
orientation goals, including:
– Reducing anxiety
– Reducing turnover
– Saving time
– Developing realistic expectations
Who Orients New Employees?
• In smaller organizations, operating
managers usually do the orienting
– In unionized organizations, union officials are
involved
– HRM helps train the operating manager for more
effective orientation
How Orientation Works
• Orientation programs vary from informal
to formal:
– Informal orientations are often oral
– Formal orientations often include:
• A tour of the facilities or slides, charts, and pictures
of them
• A systematic and guided procedure
• Guidelines for an orientation program:
– Begin with the most relevant and immediate kinds
of information, then move to more general policies
– Devote significant time to the human side
– Assign an experienced worker or supervisor to
“sponsor” the new employee
– Gradually introduce new workers to the people
with whom they will work
– Allow new employees sufficient time to get their
feet on the ground before increasing their job
demands
Orientation Follow-Up
• The final phase of orientation is assigning the new
employee to the job
– The supervisor takes over and continues the orientation

• Ensure adequate orientation with a feedback


system
– A job information form could transmit feedback from the
trainee back to the company
– A follow-up meeting with the orientation group allows
evaluation of the employee’s adjustment and the success of
the orientation program

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