New Hires Induction Program

An induction programme is the process used by many companies to welcome new employees and prepare them for their upcoming role in the company. The induction for new employees helps in their effective integration into the organizational system and make him/her a part of the organizational structure.

Why does an employee need the induction?

The main purpose of induction training is to integrate new employees into the company and help them understand the work system and overall procedures of the different departments of organisation. The induction for new joinees helps them to ‘settle down’ in the company, and adapt to the new environment to give a sense of belonging to the person. The whole process describes the job role, job details and the working cycle to the employee.

Benefits of an effective induction training course:

• Saves time and money of organisation
• Increases staff retention
• Answer all queries of new joinees
• Covers all the aspects of the organisation
• Ensures operational efficiency
• The employees understands their job
• Establishes communication with colleagues

In order to fully benefit the company and employee, the induction for new joinees should be well planned, and a proper timeline should be prepared with all necessary details for a set period of time to prompt the employee.

The strategies adopted by ELK India to build effective new hire induction program:

• Add an introduction video by the CEO to motivate the new joinee and give an impression to the new employee that the CEO is directly interacting with them
• Use the explore and learn strategy for the team to know about the different departments
• Use scenario-based learning to teach the new hires
• Use infographics to provide career progression graphs for the employees and display the information on a single page
• Use tables to display all perks and benefits derived from working at the company
• Use of blended learning, to develop multi-functional training materials with all necessary ingredients to good and learner-friendly training; e-learning modules, PPTs, instructional videos, graphs and diagrams to show company growth areas and future work operations, screencasts to explain processes, etc.