Wiley Successful New Employee Orientation: Assess, Plan, Conduct, and Evaluate Your Program

From the Inside Flap In the second edition of Successful New Employee Orientation, Jean Barbazette–a leading expert in the field of new employee orientation–offers the information and tools you need to create a vibrant orientation program that will make your new hires feel welcome and give them the resources they need to be confident when they start their new jobs. This practical and comprehensive resource will help you develop an outstanding orientation program that is customized to fit your organization′s particular needs and filled with the type of information that your new hires will find both welcoming and useful. Successful New Employee Orientation has a wealth of suggestions and includes myriad checklists, examples, sample letters, activities, and evaluation forms. This updated resource also features A New Employee′s Survival Guide, a CD–ROM with presentation slides and customizable forms. Whether your business is a private venture or a nonprofit organization, you can select the appropriate elements in this package that fit your employee′s orientation needs. In addition, Successful New Employee Orientation is flexible enough to be a used when conducting an orientation than runs half a day, two days, or over a few months, it can be adapted to help you orient one or 100 new employees. Successful New Employee Orientation includes everything you need to create a dynamic program that will: Transmit your organization′s vital information in a timely manner Help make new employees independently productive as soon as possible Teach them the essential safety and job skills Truly welcome your new employees Improve retention by supporting your new employees, and help them feel secure by giving them a good understanding of your organization′s culture. Successful New Employee Orientation is the resource you need if you are in the process of designing or upgrading your organization′s employee orientation program. The Author Jean Barbazette is president of The Training Clinic. She has conducted research in the area of new employee orientation since 1985. The Training Clinic has conducted public workshops on new employee orientation throughout the United States, Canada, Asia, and Europe. The Training Clinic has also developed a New Employee Orientation CD–ROM and Organizer and The Orientation Game a. www.thetrainingclinic.com Product Description Create a dynamic, effective orientation program! The most common complaints about a new–employee orientation are that it is boring and overwhelming, or that nothing happens and the new person is left to sink or swim. The result is often a confused new employee who is not productive and is more likely to leave the organization within a year! Your orientation needs to be a planned welcome that reaffirms your hiring decision. Use this bestselling resource to meet orientation objectives such as: ∗ Provide critical information and resources in a timely manner ∗ Make the new employee independently productive quickly ∗ Teach essential safety and job skills...and more! Successful New Employee Orientation will help you design or revise an orientation program that is effective and full of variety. It offers a wealth of suggestions and includes myriad checklists, examples, sample letters, activities, and evaluation forms. A CD–ROM with presentation slides and customizable forms is also included. Even if you′re a novice, these user–friendly materials will help you create a vibrant orientation program that will make your new hires feel welcome and give them the resources they need to be confident when they start their new jobs. Review "This treasure chest of information is clearly written for expert as well as beginner. The three–ring binder format makes duplication and customizing easy. Jean Barbazette presents this employee orientation program in a succinct, logical, and practical order." ––Jay Sadacca. librarian, ISPI Orange County Chapter "Jean Barbazette has done away with excuses for a poorly