chapter 6 flashcards

Question 1

how do you develop an Onboarding Program?

Answer 1

1. orientation: introduce the company’s mission, values, culture, and structure
2. training: cover job specific skills, tools, and processes
3. integration: facilitate interactions with teams and key personnel
4. resources: provide necessary materials, handbooks, and tools
5. feedback: set up mechanisms for feedback and evaluation

Question 2

what are the factors that influence career choices?

Answer 2

this is also known as career anchors which is a concern or value that an individual will not give up if a choice has to be made

1. technical/functional: their career decisions enable them to remain and grow in their chosen technical or functional fields, rather than go general management
2. managerial competence: show a strong motivation to become managers, convinced by past experiences that they have the skills and values required to rise to high responsibility. general management positions requiring analytical, interpersonal, and emotional competence
3. Creativity: often successful entrepreneurs who have a need to build or create something entirely their own
4. autonomy and indepednace: driven to be on their own, many also having a strong technical/fucntional onboarding. often become consultants, business professors, freelance e-writters, or proprietors of a small retail business
5. security: mostly concerned with long run career stability, will do what it takes to maintain job security, a decent income, and a stable future
6. service/dedication: need to do something meaningful in a larger context. information technology has made global problems, such as environment, overpopulation, and poverty
7. pure challenge: define their career in terms of overcoming impossible odds, solving unsolved problems, and winning out over competitors
8. lifestyle: define their careers as part of a larger lifestyle integrating two careers and two set of personal and family concerns

Question 3

what is onboarding?

Answer 3

a strategic approach to recruitment and retention of employees. includes a well integrated onboarding(orientation) program before and after hiring.

Question 4

what is orientation?

Answer 4

long term interaction process between employee and employer

Question 5

what are the benefits of Onboarding?

Answer 5

• lower turnover
• increased morale
• fewer instance of discipline
• fewer employee grievances
• reduce workplace injuries

Question 6

what is Employee Onboarding (orientation)

Answer 6

a procedure for providing new employees with basic background information about…
- company policies
- expectations regarding their performance
- operating procedures