BY JEANNE SCHAD
COVID-19 has made integrating and training new employees complicated. Here are some best practices to make the process go more smoothly.
While the coronavirus pandemic has caused major disruptions to the nation’s workforce, many companies have actually increased hiring to meet evolving business demands. For those companies, onboarding a new employee to an organization that is largely operating remotely presents new and unique challenges. New hires must be quickly brought up to speed about what their day-to-day job responsibilities are, get familiarized with the company’s culture, and grasp new skills needed for their position, all through a computer screen and without the benefit of traditional in-person orientation and onboarding.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90531227/how-to-onboard-new-employees-virtually-during-the-pandemic
The focus here, not surprisingly, is on the personal connections among trainees, managers, and the corporate culture. Communication – with video when possible – is the vector and reinforces those connections. -MW-
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