Learn how to effectively welcome new employees to your organization
MAKE NEW EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION A SUCCESS
a one-day workshop
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
Personnel managers and specialists, trainers, instructors and course designers responsible for preparing and conducting new employee orientation will benefit from this unique, active day of learning.
The workshop is based on original research of many
successful companies. Can new employee orientation reduce turnover by 30%? Learn
how!
WHAT YOU'LL
LEARN:
 | Identify bottom-line benefits of successful orientation
programs
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| Select critical information employees need to be effective and
successful
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| Measure the content of your orientation against
some of the most successful orientation programs
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| Set objectives appropriate for your
organization
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| Limit content to what is important
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| Eliminate boredom and keep the pace alive
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| Use techniques to involve new employees
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| Avoid pitfalls of ineffective orientation
programs
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| Apply orientation design techniques to all new
employee situations
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WORKSHOP CONTENT:
Unit 1: WORKSHOP OVERVIEW
| Orientation: process over time vs. one-day training program
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| Benefits of successful programs
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| HR's role and the supervisor's role
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| How to evaluate your current orientation during the workshop
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| Examples from successful companies
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Unit 2: HOW TO PLAN FOR ORIENTATION
| Who is your typical new employee?
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| What is realistic and achievable?
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| Benefits of including skill objectives
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| Who should be involved and how to gain their cooperation
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| Techniques to identify your organization's needs
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| Safety first: avoid expensive mistakes and accidents
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| How to get supervisors involved in the NEO
process
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Unit 3: SELECTING CONTENT AND METHODS
| What new employees need: enough vs. too much
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| Select appropriate methods to deliver timely
orientation
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| Review schedules and checklists
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| First day do's and don'ts
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| How to eliminate boredom and other pitfalls
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| How to create opening activities for group
orientations
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| 5 key tips on taking plant tours
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| Inviting and guiding guest speakers
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| What audio-visual support is best?
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| Using "self-discovery" orientation and buddy systems
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| How to communicate corporate culture
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| Salaried, hourly, staff and supervisory orientation
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| How to make orientation more self-directed
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Unit 4: EVALUATE YOUR ORIENTATION
| New hire reaction
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| Were learning objectives reached?
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| Does knowledge transfer to the job?
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| How to show cost benefits
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SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
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