Employee Development: Orientation, Training, and HR Processes
What Do Employees Need for Development?
To develop, employees need orientation, training, and evaluation.
How Does Human Resources Assist Employees?
Human resources staff members assist in developing employees.
What Happens During New Job Orientation?
During orientation, new hires typically:
- Are taken on a tour of the building and introduced to other employees.
- Might attend a group orientation session and watch a video about the company.
- Receive a manual with information on company organization, procedures, and safety rules.
- Read about the company’s code of ethics and policies.
On-the-Job Training, Group Training, and Job Rotation
Different training methods include:
- On-the-job training: Involves learning a new job by actually doing it.
- Group training: Involves teaching several employees in a class setting.
- Job rotation: Moves employees to different tasks or departments to help them gain experience.
Understanding Employee Morale
Morale is the general level of confidence or enthusiasm felt by a person or group of people.
What Are Soft Skills?
Soft skills refer to personality traits and personal abilities such as social skills, language skills, personal habits, and friendliness.
How Soft Skills Complement Hard Skills
Soft skills complement hard skills, which are the technical requirements of a job.
Developing Soft Skills: Practical Steps
You can begin to develop soft skills now by taking these steps:
- Dress professionally and be organized.
- Be punctual, dependable, and take initiative and responsibility for tasks.
- Maintain integrity, a positive attitude, and respect for yourself and others.
- Improve your problem-solving, decision-making, and reasoning skills by thinking through issues.
- Evaluate yourself and identify areas you can improve.
What Does an Employee Evaluation Involve?
An employee evaluation might consist of an employee and his or her manager discussing the employee’s strengths and weaknesses.
How Can an Employee’s Status Change?
An employee’s status can change through:
- Promotion to a different position.
- Transfer to another department.
- Termination (being fired).
Understanding Employee Promotion
A promotion gives an employee a higher-level job with more authority, responsibility, and pay.
Basis for Employee Promotions
Most promotions are merit-based, encouraging performance. Promotions can also be given based on seniority.
Defining Seniority in the Workplace
Seniority is the status given to an employee based on rank or length of service.
Employee Transfers: Definition and Reasons
A transfer is a move to another job within a company, usually at the same level and pay. Employees might be transferred if the company moves or opens a new office.
Understanding Employee Separation
Separation means leaving a company for any reason.
Voluntary Employee Separation Explained
Voluntary separation occurs when an employee resigns or retires.
Involuntary Separation: Layoffs and Terminations
Involuntary separations include layoffs and terminations.
- A worker may be terminated (fired) if they break rules, become unable to perform at the expected level, or cannot get along with others.
- A layoff occurs when there is not enough work for all employees, often due to company downsizing.
Defining Employee Turnover
Turnover is the rate at which employees leave an organization and are replaced over time.