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Article: Bring New Employees Up To Speed FAST For Top Performance.(Brief Article)
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- Communication World
- Article date:
- December 1, 1999
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The socialization of a new employee is often an important element helping employees to 'hit the ground running.' Traditionally, new employees are oriented toward learning as much about the organization as possible in a short time--its vision, mission, products/services, policies and procedures.
Although this information is important, much of the real learning occurs once the employee has reached the new job site. It is here that coworkers communicate to new employees how to act, whom to stay away from, and the reputation of the management staff. Organizations basically turn the important socialization process over to existing employees to educate new employees ...