1st day new employee starting – can they actually start work?

January 17, 2012 by fiona Blog / No Comments

Spoke to a great friend of mine today and it triggered a topic which is close to my heart. Ensuring you have everything ready for your new employees on their first day. My friend started at her new job which she is really excited about and she is sitting at her new computer today without the programs she needs to her job, no email address so no one can invite her to team & project meetings, no phone so no one can call her, no organisational chart or phone list so she can start figuring out who does what. Everyone in her office seems to be hurrying in and out of meetings so she is sitting at her desk twiddling her thumbs ! What a waste of her time and what a bad impression they have set for her first day.

Would you invite your friends over for dinner and only prepare for their arrival by setting the table?

Not plan a menu , shop for food & tidy the house and greet them at the door when they arrived?

Most business rely heavily on computers and phones for their employees to do their jobs. So having these two basic things set up should be a given.

What are you telling your employees on their first day of work if they do not have the tools to do their job?

• Don’t worry about delivering on time
• You are not important
• We forgot you where coming
• We are disorganised

Your staff are also your customers

Enough of my whinging…

Solution:

1. Write a checklist of who needs to do what to set up a new employee
2. Assign the checklist to the person who is the best host & great at follow up in your organisation.
3. When the new staff member starts get the host to show them around and answer questions.

TIP: Remember to allow time for deliver and setup of equipment.

No idea were to start?  The Kiffin team can help you write this and set it up . Give Fiona a call now 021 627 822