It fuels their enthusiasm and guides their steps into a long term positive relationship with you. Done poorly, your new employee orientation will leave your new employees wondering why on earth they walked through your door. Picture this scenario, which plays out every day in organizations. Your company s orientation program has slick, pre-printed handouts. The program s savvy, friendly presenter uses good visuals such as overhead transparencies and a white marker board.
Participants receive a guided tour of the facility.
The hundred page employee handbook is safely tucked under their arms. Yet the average employee feels bewildered, overwhelmed, and far from welcomed. Many new hires question their decision to change companies by the end of their first day. Their anxieties are fueled by mistakes that companies often make during that first-day orientation program. There is no doubt that a company s positive first impressions can cement the deal for a newly recruited employee.