When we talk about socializing and orienting employees, we are referring

to
• A process of helping new employees adapt to their new organization and
work responsibilities.

• It is to assist employees understand and accept the behavior that the

organization views as desirable.
 Socialization Defined

The process of adaption that takes place as individuals attempt to learn

the values and norms (customs, rules, standards) of work roles.
 Socialization
Socialization is the process of adaptation.
For example when you begin a new job you are required to make
adjustments. You must adapt to a new environment, new and different
work activities, new boss, and different coworkers.
Do you remember your first day at college?
What feelings did you experience?
 Socialization
You may have felt many of things like:
• Anxiety
• Uncertainty
• Excitement
• Fear
• Stress
Entry into a job is no different.
 Socialization Process
The Socialization process is made up of three stages.
 Pre arrival stage
 Encounter stage
 Metamorphosis(change) stage
 Pre arrival stage
Pre arrival stage is a socialization process stage that recognizes that
individuals arrive in an organization with a set of organizational values,
attitudes, and expectations.

i.e., the learning that the new employee has gained before joining the
organization.
 Encounter stage
The socialization stage where individuals realize what the organization is
really like.
• If expectations and reality is found to be the same, employees fit well
into the organization.
• If reality was different from expectations the new employees must
undergo socialization so that they may adjust.
• Even if they still don’t adjust then the employee may feel
disillusioned and resign.
 Metamorphosis stage
Metamorphosis means transformation or change. In this stage of
socialization process the new employee must work out inconsistencies
discovered during the encounter stage.
This may mean going through changes, hence it is called metamorphosis
stage.
 New Employee Orientation
Orientation:
Orientation consists of the activities involved in introducing new
employees to the organization and their work units.
HRM expands on the information received during the recruitment and
selection stages and helps to reduce the initial anxiety of the new
employee when beginning a new job.
New Employee Orientation
An orientation program should familiarize the employee with the:
 Organization’s objectives
 History
 Philosophy
 Procedures
 HRM policies such as work hours, pay procedures, overtime
requirements and company benefits
 Review specific duties and responsibilities
 Tour of the Organization’s Physical Facility
 Introduction to coworkers and the managers
 Who is responsible for
orienting the new employee?