When you’re hiring, you’re focused on screening, interviewing and vetting. Once you make that final choice, the work still isn’t over. Proper training and onboarding are key if you want your new hire to get engaged from the start and hit the ground running in their position. This not only improves employee satisfaction, but retention, as well.
To make the most of your efforts, here are five tips from PrideStaff – one of the top providers of staffing services in Phoenix – to keep in mind:
Start off slow.
Most new hires are nervous and excited during those first few days on the job. Don’t overwhelm them with a full day of training. Instead, start off slow and provide small doses of information over a period of several days. Otherwise, they’ll get overloaded quickly and won’t retain details.
Use different ways to train.
Don’t make new employees sit through hours of dry PowerPoint presentations. Instead, use a variety of different training mechanisms to get and keep them engaged during training. These can include a mix of webinars, brown bag lunches, shadowing and role-playing.
Match them with a mentor.
When your new employee has a mentor to turn to, it will make life easier and more comfortable during those first few days and weeks. This is someone they can turn to for day-to-day questions, as well as valuable big-picture information and advice. At the same time, it will help the employee doing the mentoring to hone their leadership skills.
Communicate often with them.
You should be in regular contact with all of your employees, but especially those who are new to the team. During those first days and weeks, connect with them on a routine basis to ask how things are going and to address any questions or concerns they might have.
Encourage memberships in professional associations.
Beyond your company-specific training, encourage new employees to join and get involved with professional associations. This will help them make valuable contacts, stay updated on important industry news and access other training and continuing education materials and resources.
Need help hiring and training professionals for your team?
Call PrideStaff. We’re known across Phoenix for our staffing services and delivering access to highly qualified and well-trained professionals, whether on a temporary or full-time basis. Contact us today to learn more.
