{"id":11133,"date":"2023-11-20T09:26:08","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T07:26:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.workseed.fi\/?p=11133"},"modified":"2026-03-05T08:34:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T06:34:39","slug":"new-employee-orientation-advantage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.workseed.fi\/en\/blog\/2023\/11\/20\/new-employee-orientation-advantage\/","title":{"rendered":"New employee orientation – how to turn a chore into a competitive advantage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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New employee orientation is often viewed as a necessary evil<\/span><\/h2>


<\/b>Many organizations often want new employees working independently as soon as possible. New employee orientation is a chore or an obligation with little to no fundamental value. Agree with this statement? Then we would like to challenge you to think again. Here we will argue that new employee training is a core business process<\/a> with great downstream repercussions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Of course we understand that every organization’s resources are finite. If there is a lack of workers, it can be difficult to dedicate older employees\u2019 time to training new arrivals. Particularly if the old employees were struggling with their workload to begin with.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

New employee orientation is not free. Alternative costs of having older employees train new ones face to face can be staggering. New employees will, for a time, bring down the entire department’s productivity temporarily. No wonder companies look for shortcuts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

The hidden expenses of saving money in training\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>

It is tempting to cut corners and put the new employees to productive work as soon as possible. However, a thing done quickly is rarely a thing done well. This applies to new employee training as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Bad new employee orientation can water down a successful recruitment. What use is a good candidate who is never given the opportunity to become a productive employee? A new member of staff cannot be force fed experience. Professionals are made gradually.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

Sub-par training can easily result in<\/span><\/p>