ABSTRACT
One of the most valuable investments of time that can be made is to create and implement a thorough new-hire orientation program, which should be conducted during the employee’s first week of employment, prior to allowing the employee to become deeply involved in the job itself. The new employee will work alongside the seasoned employee and learn how the job is done. On the surface, this may appear to be an acceptable way to orient a new employee to the workplace, but the pitfall is that the new employee may learn inaccurate information or improper work procedures. A more complete orientation program should include a classroom explanation of the individual’s job accompanied by the new employee watching the task being performed and then actually doing it. The new employee would then have a clear understanding of how the supervisor expects the job to be done, and the employee would begin to build a relationship with the supervisor.
