WELCOMING NEW EMPLOYEES TO THE ORGANIZATION


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Making your new employees feel welcomed in your organization is a very crucial factor to build a strong, long-term relationship with the employee. The first impression is everything! It is the final step of the recruitment process that comes under the human resource management department. There are several things that the managers can do to make the new employees feel at ease.

Why do you need to welcome your new employee?

The first few days of his or her job set a long-term impression of the new employee that will have an enormous impact on his or her experience of the organization. It also shows the professionalism of the organization and the welcoming culture that the company has. Showing your new employee that the organization is very excited to have them going to motivate and make them feel valued.

How to welcome a new employee?

Write a welcome email – Welcome emails gives the impression of recognition of the new employee and also the organization can use this mail to officially communicate the dress code, working hours, meal hours etc. Through this mail.

Induction training session – Giving the information about the organization and a booklet that include everything that an employee knows about the organization is very helpful for an employee to get himself move around the organization. The Human Resource Department also should introduce him to all the employees in different departments which will help the new employee to build relationships easily. Also setting up the official email, introduction to the systems that the organization use, storage facilities and technical setting should be provided on the first day.

Make an onboarding plan – It is not good to load the employee with all the information and training sessions on the first day itself. The onboarding plan should be prepared in advance that can address the needs of the department and the new employee. HR has to make sure that the onboarding plan fills with things that the new employee can feel productive as soon as he joins the organization. The employee, manager and the mentor can monitor the employee through this program and provide the necessary training when and where needed.

Meeting with HR staff – It is a must that the HR team has a quick chat with the new employee on the first day so that he or she can ask questions about benefits, policies and compensation. Also, HR can communicate with the new employee about the culture of the organization and expectations of the organization of new employees.

Assign the new employee a mentor – It is important to assign an experienced employee with no reporting relationship to the new employee to help the employee to adjust to the new working environment and also to mentor the employee to reach his or her next skill or educational level that will ultimately benefit the organization.

Conclusion

Welcoming a new employee to an organization plays a key role in retaining the employee in the organization and in a lower turnover. Also, the process will showcase that the organization has the professionalism in every process which will ultimately build a brand name for the organization as they care for their employees. The process also will have a positive impact on attracting the right candidate for the jobs of the employer.  

References

Susan M Heathfield, 2021 , The Balance Career, Article on https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-welcome-a-new-employee-1918829, Accessed on 02nd May 2022

Kate Dagher, 2021, How to welcome a new employee the right way, blog on https://fellow.app/blog/management/how-to-welcome-a-new-employee-the-right-way/, Accessed on 02nd May 2022

 

 

 

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