What is induction?

Induction is process meant to help the new employee

to settle down quickly into the job by becoming
familiar with the people, the surroundings, the job, the
firm and the industry.
Induction is the process of acquainting the new
employees with the existing culture and practices of
the new organization.
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What is induction for?
To sort out all anxiety of recruited person.
To ensure the effective integration of staff.
History and introduction of founders.
Understand the standards and rules (written and
unwritten) of the organisation.
Introduction to the company/department and its
personnel structure.
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Contd.....
Relevant personnel policies, such as training,
promotion and health and safety.
To clear doubtful situation between new employee and
existing one.


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Who needs special attention?
Institute leavers.
People returning to work after a break.
Disabled employees.
Management trainees.
Employees with language difficulties.
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Induction Programme
Before designing induction programme firm need to
decide four strategic choice.

Formal
Informal
Divestiture
Collective
Individual
Investiture
Serial
Disjunctive
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Who is responsible for the
induction process?
HR manager
Health and safety advisor
Training officer
Department or line manager
Supervisor
Trade union or employee representative
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HR
Representative
Organisational
Issues
Employee
Benefits
Introduction
Supervisor
Specific Job
Location and
Duties
Special
Anxiety
Reduction
Seminars
To Placement
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Points while implementing
Induction
Identify the business objectives and desired benefits.
Secure early commitment
Agree roles and responsibilities of different players in
the process
Think of induction as a journey
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Contd.....
Engage staff prior to joining
Have clear learning objectives for training sessions
Respect the induction needs of different audiences
Keep induction material up to date

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Evaluation
Feedback from whom who completed induction
Retention rates
Exit interviews
Monitoring queries
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Trends in Induction
Chalk and talk session
Questionnaire
From practicalities to discussion about culture
Using technologies like e-learning
Team building exercise
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Problem in induction
To keep it simple
Supervisor is not trained enough
Employee get so much of information in short span of
time
Large no. of forms
Employee is thrown into action too soon
Wrong perception develop in short span
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Advantages of Good Induction
Employee retention.
Create good impression
It creates good adhesion
It take less time to familiarise
Less turnover ratio
Increase productivity
No chaos
Cost reduction


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In absence of Induction
Uneasiness of new employee in the environment of the
org.
Poor integration in team
Low morale
Loss of productivity
Failure to work with their highest potential
Company image goes down

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Contd.....
Leads to Early leaving. It leads many problems like:-
a) High employee turnover
b) Lowering the morale of remaining staff
c) Additional cost for re-recruiting
d) Damage the company reputation
e) Affect new recruitment
f ) Leavers record is affected

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