The word is simple “ orientation “ but many thing depends on it. When any new employee enters your organisation we introduce him / her with all the employees, employees policies. Rules and regulations, atmosphere, their roles and responsibilities, making them aware about our expectations, knowing their expectations and all the other details, this whole processes of exchanging information is known as Orientation.
When any employee enters the organisation it takes time for him for setting up there is bit of awkwardness or hesitation which needs to removed and to make them comfortable we have orientation process. To satisfy the anxiety of individual orientation is necessary. In orientation the company representative represents the company, how it works, what are the rules and regulations, what are the policies, what the disciplines to be maintained, aware him about company culture, his nature of work, his roles and responsibilities, his reporting manager, documents submission, maintaining his records, creating his ids whether it is of Skype or mail ids, company’s goals and strategies, company’s expectation from an individual, everything is included in orientation process. The employee is been introduced to every other employee by formal mail or by one to one handshake. Nowadays company have new strategies for orientation also either they welcome the employee by dancing on few steps or gathering everyone during breakfast and giving casual introduction, there are many other ways too for orientation , the best should be appointed which gives justification to your company culture.
For any individual a orientation is necessary to get as on the first he might feel nervous, hesitate, lots of things run over his mind and so when orientation is conducted he feels relaxed. He gets to know where exactly he has landed up, the stranger feeling quite come down. After exchanging ideas he can clear his doubts about everything. He gets familiar feeling. He can adjust himself according to the company’s culture. The company can exactly get to know employee views when the discussions are being made. The comfortness of employee is made through orientation. The first impression of the company is build up through orientation. The more comfortable the employee is during the first day the less turnover will be there. In short to make the employee feels comfortable at the company the orientation is necessary for him.
Orientation should be creative but also more informative. Orientation creates the first actual impression of the company so it should be impressive but not fake. Orientation should not be a formal lengthy process which bores the candidate instead it should be interactive and detailed. The orientation is important for both the employee as well as the company and hence every company should have it. Orientation helps the employee to familiar with everyone hence every single person of company should be part of the orientation program. The process should not be conducted only for the sake of doing it instead it should be given proper time and planning. The orientation should be clear representation of your company starting from the goal and continues until the explaining of the formalities of experience and reliving letters. Visually every Human Resource Executive of the company follows the orientation programme for the company but nowadays large number of employees are involved in the process of orientation so that to make it an important process of the organisation. Orientation a much important process for company should be follow in every company with interest.
