ECO244Y5 : Week 17
Document Summary
Purpose of orientation programs: employment orientation (onboarding) is a procedure for providing new employees with basic background information about the firm and the job. Improved retention levels and reduced recruitment costs: problems with orientation programs: Too much information in a short time leads to information overload. hr information too broad; supervisory information too detailed. get new employees" opinions on the usefulness of the orientation programs: socialization effects. review new employees at regular intervals to assess progress towards understanding of the organization: cost/benefit analysis. compare orientation costs to the benefits of having orientation programs. Training is the process of teaching employees the basic skills/competencies that they need to perform their jobs. There are usually 5 steps in the training programs: For new employees: performance analysis verifies that there is a performance deficiency and determining whether that deficiency should be rectified through training programs or through some other means.
