New Employee Orientation Training

First Day—New Employee Concerns

Orienting a new employee goes beyond the company’s formal orientation program. It is important that the new employee feels comfortable in his or her new surroundings, whether at an executive or an entry level, whether new to the company or to the department. The new employee’s comfort should be a primary consideration, and it is the manager’s or supervisor’s responsibility to aid the employee’s adaptation to the work environment.

The first day is critical to the employee’s success and for that reason should be planned and orchestrated very carefully. New employees are filled with anxiety and confusion. In short, they are overwhelmed. They begin to question the decision they made. Did I do the right thing? Am I ...