This document discusses orienting and onboarding new employees. It provides an overview of the purpose and process of employee orientation. The orientation process helps new employees understand the company organization, safety measures, facilities, employee benefits, policies and daily routines. It allows them to feel welcome and helps begin the socialization process. The goal is to help new employees understand what is expected of them in their work and behavior.

1. Welcome
to
Orienting
& Onboarding
New
Employees
Dyah Pramanik,
MM
TRAINING
AND
DEVELOPING
EMPLOYEES
Orienting
& Onboarding
New
Employees
Dyah Pramanik,
MM
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TRAINING AND DEVELOPING EMPLOYEES:
Orienting and Onboarding New Employees.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES
1. Summarize the purpose and process of
employee orientation.

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Purpose of Orientation
Feel
welcome
and at ease
Begin the
socialization
process
Understand
the
organization
Know what is
expected in
work and
behavior
Orientation Helps New
Employees
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The Orientation Process
Company
organization and
operations
Safety measures
and regulations
Facilities
tour
Employee
Orientation
Employee benefit
information
Personnel
policies
Daily
routine

6. FIGURE 8–1
New Employee
Departmental
Orientation Checklist

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K E Y T E R M S
§ employee orientation
§ training
§ negligent training
§ task analysis
§ competency model
§ performance analysis
§ on-the-job training (OJT)
§ apprenticeship training
§ job instruction training (JIT)
§ programmed learning
§ electronic performance
support systems (EPSS)
§ job aid
§ virtual classroom
§ lifelong learning
§ management development
§ job rotation
§ action learning
§ case study method
§ management game
§ role playing
§ behavior modeling
§ in-house development center
§ executive coach
§ organizational development
§ controlled experimentation
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