3. INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION
A procedure for providing new employees with basic background
information about the organization.
Systematic and planned introduction of employees to their jobs,
co-workers and managers at all level.
The orientation period is typically the time when employees can
gain a more in-depth understanding about the goal and fringe-
benefits of the organizations
Employee orientation often called “onboarding”.
HR Department usually design and launch the orientation
programs.
Orientation of employees slightly vary from Department to
Department
A motivation of new employees to take active role in their
organization
4. BACKGROUNDBACKGROUND
The employee orientating concept starts from the era of Holy Prophets
when They were used to guide a person who was new to the religion
Islam.
The idea of the division of labor or job specialization of Adam Smith in
1776, give birth to the concept of orientation process of labor.
Industrial revolution, in the late 18th
century, when machine power
substituted for human power, is the important landmark in the history
of employees orientation.
Modern orientation of employees starts from the publication of book,
titled “Successful Orientation Programs” by Sabrina Hicks in April,
2000.
5. SIGNIFICANCESIGNIFICANCE
Provides the new employee with concise and accurate information to
make him/her more comfortable in the job.
Encourages employee confidence and helps the new employee adapt
faster to the job.
Contributes to a more effective and productive workforce.
Reduce the employees turnover and increase the retention.
Ensure smooth functioning of the rules of business.
Save the time of Supervisors.
Ensure efficient workflow of the organizations.
Ensure the employees favour towards organization
Increase the overall productivity of the organization
Make the employees to feel that they are at home and part of the team.
6. OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
Helps employee to understand the organization in broad sense.
To enhance high level satisfaction in the newcomers
To Reduce his or her Anxiety.
To Reduce Employee Turnover.
To gain employees commitment
To help employee in understanding the expectations of org.
To make the newcomers aware about the modus operandi of org.
To Reduce Startup Costs probably to be incurred on the learning of
employees.
Make the new employee feel welcome and at home and part of the team
Make sure the employee has basic information to function effectively.
8. EFFECTIVE ORIENTATIONEFFECTIVE ORIENTATION
Treat them with warmth welcome
Make them feel that they are valuable for the organization.
Beseech them to pay obligations according to the core value of Islam and
motivate them about ethics.
Arrange a celebration and get together on launch with the new comers.
Arrange catchy mentor to illustrate the vision, mission, strategy &
achievement of the organization before the newcomers.
Introduce them with the managers at all level.
Make the orientation so friendly so that they may know the expectation of
the organization and their role.
Do use effective and enthusiastic videos, lectures and speeches.
Give free hand to ask any type of questions without any hesitation and treat
them like your own family member.
9. WORK METHODOLOGYWORK METHODOLOGY
Study of the Text Book issued by the AIOU
Read the research articles of scholars on the relevant topic
Discussion with the HR Managers QAU
Discussion with the Management Scholars
My Own experience of HR in PAK Army, CMA (RC) and QAU
10. DATA COLLECTIONDATA COLLECTION
TOOLSTOOLS
Use of Checklist
Interviews of Scholars related to the Management
Discussion with professional colleagues of QAU
Studies of relevant material from the Library
Search the scholar articles over the internet
Spot visit to the QAU.
My own experience of HR
11. DATA COLLECTIONDATA COLLECTION
Data collected from the Text Book issued by AIOU
Data collected from the book titled “successful employees
orientating” written by “Sabrina Hick” in April 2000
Data Collected from the Discussion with Scholar of HRM
Data Collected from the Interviews of HR Officers, QAU
Data Collected from the Interview of senior working staff of QAU
Data Collected from research articles of Scholars
Data from my own practical experience of HR in reputable
institutions viz; (Pak Army, CMA (RC) and QAU
12. DATA ANALYSISDATA ANALYSIS
By analysis through the thorough study of the topic
By analysis all the collected data and irrelevant information
discarded
By putting the meaningful information in the report related to the
topic
Avoided and omitted less important Data
Analysis made through the discussion with the experts
Avoided data which may arise confusion on the subject matter.
Analysis made with my own experience about the subject matter
13. FINDINGSFINDINGS
1. All Organizations are not alike and the employees orientation process is
slightly different from each other.
2. Reluctance to give exact answer to the query of new employee.
3. Lack of coordination and motivation of new employees and treated them
as personal servants.
4. Much of seniors just tells the new entrants about the weakness and
negative points in order to get them out of the organization.
5. Not let them knowing their rights and obligations by the seniors.
6. Often their mistakes are reported exaggeratedly to make the new
entrants victim of inferiority complex.
7. New employees are harassed by giving tough assignment at initial stage
and taunted them on their failure irrespective of the fact that they are
new to the job.
8. In most of cases they are assigned the unexpected jobs irrespective of
their actual designation and skill during their first few weeks.
14. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
1. In fact organizations are not a like hence orientation is different but yet
the orientation basic elements should not be ignored.
2. Newcomers may be new to the set up but it does not mean that they are
inefficient, they asks questions to adapt themselves with the set up so
their questions should be replied with satisfactory answer irrespective of
their way of questioning.
3. Proper coordination and motivation should be ensured and they should
be treated as employees not servants, it would be much better if they
treated like own brothers and sisters.
4. Only highlighting weakness of organizations lead the employee to turn
off, new employees should be conveyed achievement of the organization
and if any weakness, try to tell in positive way.
5. Complete information should be provided by highlighting their rights
and obligations towards organization enabling them to satisfy
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15. RECOMMENDATIONSRECOMMENDATIONS
6. They should deal with soft language and guide them to correct their
mistakes rather to report to higher authority about their weaknesses.
Employees all over the world learn from their mistakes and mistakes
occurs whenever you will trying to do your best. Don’t let them to loss
their confidence just encourage them with catchy words.
7. New employees should be given an easy tasks at least for three months of
their appointment so that he could learn his job first and then he will be
able to tickle down with the tough assignment. If such assignments are
given, be encourage them rather to taunt.
8. After appointment and orientation, they should be given jobs according
to their designations, unexpected assignment irrelevant to their jobs lead
them towards the turnover which might be dangerous for the integrity of
the organization.