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| SUCCESSFUL
NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
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Assess, Plan, Conduct, and Evaluate Your
Program
2nd edition
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by Jean
Barbazette, President of The Training Clinic
Published by
Pfeiffer & Co. |
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 New Employee Orientation
is more than a one-day event! How would you describe the quality and
effectiveness of your organization's new employee orientation program? In a
recent survey by The Training Clinic, 25% of the companies with a formal program
described it as poor or just adequate. The most common complaints heard about
new employee orientation are that it is overwhelming -- or just the opposite:
nothing happens and the new employee is left alone to sink or swim."Successful new
employee orientation is an enthusiastic welcome, full of variety and timely
information." says Jean Barbazette, President of The Training Clinic and
author of the book, Successful New Employee Orientation: Assess, Plan, Conduct
and Evaluate Your Program. Too many programs, she contends, dedicate only one
day to orientation -- a combination of filling out forms and a tour of the
facility.
"Orientation needs
to be a process, not a one-day event," says Barbazette. "An
orientation occurs whether an organization plans for it or not." The
results of an unplanned orientation is often a confused new employee who is not
very productive, will probably make mistakes, and is likely to leave the
organization within a year.
In Jean's newest
work, she explains how to analyze your current program and offers direction on
improvement. Most new employee orientation programs are designed to accomplish
some common objectives:
 | Provide critical
information and resources in a timely manner
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| Help make the new
employee independently productive as soon as possible
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| Teach essential
safety and job skills
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| Truly welcome the
employee
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| Help the new employee
feel secure and get off to a good start by understanding the organization's
culture
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Through a series of
checklists and forms, Successful New Employee Orientation serves as a guide to
selecting the type of orientation that's right for your organization. The
Successful Orientation Practices Survey aids in analyzing the current program
and highlighting areas that need enhancement.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Successful Orientation Practices Survey
Section 1: Planning for
Orientation
| Orientation Developer’s
Master Checklist
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| Orientation Advisory Board
Checklist
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| Orientation Benefits Checklist
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| Target-Population Checklist
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| Typical New Employee Questions
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Section 2: Orientation Content
| Orientation Objectives
Checklist
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| Orientation Content Checklist
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Section 3: Orientation Methods
| Sample role Checklists
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- Human Resources
Department Checklist
- Supervisor Checklist
- Self-Directed
Orientation Checklist
- "Buddy"
Checklist
| How to Design a Self-Directed
Orientation
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| Written Materials for the New
Employee
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| Forms-Completion Checklist
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| Employee Benefits Checklist
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| Personal Safety and Security
Checklist
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Section 4: Orientation Activities
and Events
| Sample Schedules for
Orientation
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- One-Day Orientation,
One Person
- Half-Day Orientation,
One Person
- One-Day Orientation,
Large Group
- Half-Day Orientation,
Large Group
| Preparation Checklist for a
Specific Orientation Event
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| Orientation Activities
- Activity 1: Session Starter
- Activity 2: Orientation Quiz
- Activity 3: Scavenger Hunt
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| Guest Speaker Checklist
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| Organizational Tour
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| What to Do for the Family of New Employees
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Section 5: The First Day
| Preparation Before the New Employee’s First Day
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| Materials to Send the New Employee Before the First
Day
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| First-Day Activities for New Employees
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| Examples of Meaningful First-Day Work Assignments
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Section 6: Orientation Evaluation
| Orientation Reaction Form for New Employee
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| Evaluation of Orientation Objectives by New Employee
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| Evaluation of Orientation Objectives by Supervisor
or HR Rep
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| Post-Orientation Evaluations
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| By New Employee
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| By Supervisor
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| Evaluation of Orientation Benefits for the
Organization
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Section 7: Sample Letters
| Welcome Letter from the President or CEO
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| Welcome Letter from the Human Resources
Department/Function
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| Welcome Letter from the Supervisor
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| Notice of Orientation Meeting
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| Pre-Employment Materials
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| Evaluation Follow-up
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| "Buddy" Announcement
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| New Employee Announcement
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Section 8: Temporary Employee Orientation
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- This comprehensive
resource is
filled with what you need to create your customized orientation program:
Bonus: CD-ROM
of visuals
Another bonus is
a full section on orienting temporary employees.
No. 0-88390-417-9.
8½" x 11" binder and CD-ROM
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