Importance of Training New Employees

Adding new recruits to any organization is the headache of most human resource managers. When individuals are recruited for a job position in an organization, most of the time, the assumption is made that since their resume suggests that they have worked in a similar position then they are given little training expecting them to produce a high level performance. It is important for new recruits to be allowed to start small working on less technical assignments so that in the case of any mistakes there will be less impact on total performance. The time that will be wasted correcting the major mistakes made by new recruits will be reduced. The human resource manager can then monitor the performance of the individual and then begin to increase the level of difficulty over a weekly or biweekly basis until the new recruit is able to comfortably produce a good performance of the assigned role. It is important for the new recruits to be allowed some time to learn and understand the structure and culture of a new organization and then performance can follow. Knowing who to report to and how to conduct oneself in an organization is as important as the performance. Usually, when the individual understands the assigned task as well as the role she or he plays in the organization, then the individual can then concentrate on increasing pace to produce an increase in performance.

Managers of various small and large organizations expect new recruits to start producing high levels of performance on the first few days of starting but it is important for new recruits to be allowed time to adjust and contribute to the overall performance of the organization.