Effective Employee Induction: Making it through the Maze

After reading an article from the training reference magazine about induction nightmares, I started thinking about how daunting those first few days at a new job can be and how much of an impact a first impression can make.

I began to realise just how important an employee’s first week can be and how an induction training program can affect the settling in process.

Induction training programs can familiarise new staff with company’s procedures and policies and provide the necessary resources and tools to become a fully productive team member.

Without this type of introductory training an employee is often left in the dark to navigate their own way through a maze of information.
With the introduction of information sharing tools such as company blogs, wikis, and information databases, giving an employee immediate access to these resources and teaching them how to use them, can greatly impact their success and the success of the whole team.

Induction programs can open the door to an easy transition for a new employee but are quite often not made the priority they should be.
What are some of the most successful induction strategies your company has used?