The Importance of Employee Orientation

Most firms are doing employee orientation wrong, according to survey data aggregated by David C. Baker and Blair Ants. Many employees express a need for better employee orientation, not as a vindictive complaint, but as genuine feedback. Proper employee orientation should not be an afterthought when hiring someone, as the pressure for the new employee to perform is already high. The lack of a well-organized and robust employee orientation program is a common problem among companies. Employee orientation is even more crucial in remote work settings, but it remains a challenge to onboard and assimilate new employees virtually. Structured orientations have shown to increase productivity and shorten the time it takes for employees to reach full productivity levels.