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Put Out the Welcome Mat When You Hire New Employees

By PassionHR | Mike Bean, SPRH President

As a business owner or human resource manager, you probably have a plan in place and a list of paperwork or tasks that your new employee will have to tackle. However, when it comes to beginning a new job, PassionHR knows that one of the most important things overlooked is a plan to make your new employee feel welcomed, appreciated and an important part of an already existing company team.

Now that You Found the Right Candidate to Hire People who are in the job market are competing with other job seekers and try to always put the best foot forward, but what about the business itself? In order to attract the right employees to a position, a business needs to invest in their new hire.

Developing a reputation for taking care of your employees and making them feel important goes a long way in employing long term, loyal employees. As a HR Manager, it’s importance to introduce your new hire to the company to make them feel comfortable. When HR Directors create a plan that takes into consideration the mindset and well-being of its employees, build the right work environment for the company.

Creating a “Welcome Strategy” The experienced and professional human resources team at PassionHR are familiar that new hires often approach a potential job with a great deal of nervousness and trepidation. The last thing your new employee wants is to be brought in, sat down and left to fend for themselves.

Developing a “welcome strategy” allows your employees to get settled in, meet their coworkers and get to know their surroundings can be helpful in making them feel secure in the job choice that they made. Whether it’s assigning another employee to help get them assimilated or even just asking if there’s anything they need or how you can help can ease the stress and worry your new hire may be feeling. When you focus and create this plan it will make the employee feel appreciated to leave a lasting impression.

Improve Your HR Employee Relations Throughout the interview process and definitely once you’ve made the hiring decisions, get to know your new employee. Now, we’re not talking favorite color or food, but how they like to work and what their best skills are. When taking a vested interest in your workers and what their best skills are, you may find a hidden talent worthy of bringing to the table. Include your employees in your business process and you may be surprised by how involved they become in your success.