Inducting –

Orientation, Socialisation &

Placing New Hires
Orientation Programmes
• Formal Or
Informal
• Individual Or
Strategic Collective
Choices • Serial Or
Disjunctive
• Investiture Or
Divestiture
 Exercise
• You were subject to orientation on the first day of
your entry into the school/college.
 What was your experience?
 With the knowledge of induction you have now
gained after reading this chapter, could you
suggest to your Principal/Dean a new
programme of orientation?
Formal Orientation Programme
Organisational
Issues
HR
Employee
Representative
Benefits
Introduction

Special Anxiety-
To
Reduction
Placement
Seminars

Specific Job
Supervisor Location and
Duties
 Which of the following is not an
objective of employee orientation?
A. preventing employee alienation
B. developing team spirit
C. acclimatizing the employees
D. raising the salary of the employees
The process of finding an appropriate fit
between the people and the positions in
an organization is called
A. Orientation
B. Placement
C. Socialization
D. none of the above
 Orientation in some Companies
1. HSBC- 1 week, Games
2. CitiBank-2 weeks, simulation
3. Microsoft- 2 Months, Puzzle, Trip
4. Yahoo- 1 week, Discussion, AV and Stories
 The process of introducing or
integrating the new employees into the
organizational culture is known as
A. Orientation
B. Placement
C. Socialization
D. none of the above
Requisites of an Effective Programme
1. Prepare for New Employees
2. Determine information new employee want
to know
3. Determine how to present information
4. Completion of paper work
Orientation at TAJ
Orientation at HCL
Model of Employee Placement Assessment-
Classification
Collect details about the employees

Construct his or her profile

Which subgroup profile does the individual’s profile best fit?

Compare subgroup profile to job profiles

Which job profile does subgroup profile best fit?

Assign the individual to job family

Assign the individual to specific job after further counselling and assessment
 Problems of Orientation

• Supervisor who is entrusted with the job is not trained or is too busy.
• Employee is overwhelmed with too much information in a short time.
• Employee is overloaded with forms to complete.
• Employee is given only menial tasks that discourage job interest and
company loyalty.
• Employee is asked to perform tasks where there are high chances of
failure that could needlessly discourage the employee.
 Problems of Orientation (contd..)
• Employee is pushed into the job with a sketchy orientation under the mistaken
belief that ‘trial by fire’ is the best orientation.
• Employee is forced to fill in the gaps between a broad orientation by the HR
department and a narrow orientation at the departmental level.
• Employee is thrown into action too soon.
• Employee may develop wrong perceptions because of short periods spent on
each job.
 The values, attitudes and other
behaviours already acquired by the new
employees before their entry into the
firm is called
A. Anticipatory socialization
B. Organizational socialization
C. Tournament oriented socialization
 New Employee Lab Orientation Checklist
Employee Name: ________________________ Date: ___________________

Safety Glasses must be worn at all times where hazards are present
Footwear must cover the entire foot
No bare legs
No food/food garbage in labs
Call 911 for all emergencies
Locations and use of PPE (gloves, apron, shield, oven mitts), where applicable
Safety glasses for visitors, laser safety glasses for visitors, whenever necessary
Requirement for Radiation Safety Awa reness for visitors, if applicable
Locations of primary and secondary fire exits
Locations and use of fire alarm pull stations
Location and use of fire extinguishers and class (including metals)
Location and use of fire blanket
Locations of lab fire/emergency plan
Locations and use of chemical spill kits
Locations and use of safety showers
Locations and use of eyewash stations
Location of first aid kit
Report all injuries or dangerous incidents to supervisor immediately
Doors must be locked when lab unoccupied
Locations and use of chemical waste disposal supplies and pickup
Awareness of hazardous equipment in lab
Location of equipment manuals
Location of SOPs, when applicable
Location of lab safety manual, when applicable
Location of radiation safety manual, when applicable
Location of biosafety manual, when applicable
Location of X-ray safety manual, when applicable
Location of laser safety manual, when applicable
Chemical storage locations in labs
Location of MSDS information and hazardous materials inventory list, when applicable.
Location of broken glass c ontainer, if applicable
Pointers on the use of pressurized gas cylinders
List of required OHS training courses
Location of emergency phone list of employees
A hazardous position communication form has been completed by the employee, when
applicable (staff and graduate students). Found at:
http://www.wph.uwo.ca/newposition.htm
Designated substances - identified on campus: lead, mercury, arsenic, benzene,
isocyanates, asbestos, and crystalline silica with particle sizes < 10μm (not
chromatography or TLC silica).
Don’t be afraid to ask if there is a concern

Employee Signature: _____________________________

Supervisor Signature: ____________________________