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Presented By ANKIT KUMAR(16) INDRANIL SAHA(20) PREETY RAHIL LAKRA(12)

OVERVIEW
Orientation Purpose

of orientation Objectives of orientation Strategic choices of orientation Topics covered under orientation program Problems in orientation Placement Problems faced during internal placement
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ORIENTATION
Orientation

is a systematic and planned introduction of employees to their jobs, their co-workers and the organization.
Orientation is designed to start the employee in a direction that is compatible with the firms:
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Mission Goals Culture Explain what the organization stands for Explain the type of work that will be performed Introduce employees to managers and work groups
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Orientation is also used to:

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PURPOSE OF ORIENTATION
   

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To reduce start up costs (associated with job learning) To reduce anxiety To save time for supervisor & colleagues To Develop Realistic Job Expectations and Job Satisfaction
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OBJECTIVES OF ORIENTATION
To welcome the new employee, relieve the anxiety, and make him feel at home
To inspire the new employee with a good attitude towards the company and his jobs
To communicate to the new employee what is expected of him ,their responsibilities, and how they should handle themselves To acquaint new employee with company goals, history, management, traditions, policies, departments, divisions, products and physical layout
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OBJECTIVES OF ORIENTATION
To develop a rapport between the company and the new employee and make him feel part of the organization as quickly as possible
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To provide basic skills, terms, and ideas of the business world and help the new employee in human relation To encourage the new employee to acquire a disciplined effort in developing additional knowledge To present the basic information the employee wants to know rules and regulations, benefits, paydays, procedure and general practices

STRATEGIC CHOICES OF ORIENTATION

FORMAL

INFORMAL
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INDIVIDUAL

COLLECTIVE

SERIAL

DISJUNCTIVE

INVESTITURE

DIVESTITURE
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FORMAL OR INFORMAL
In

formal orientation, the management has a structural program which is executed when the new employee join the organization In informal orientation, new hires are directly put on the jobs and expected to acclimatize themselves with the work and the organization

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FORMAL INDUCTION

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INDIVIDUAL OR COLLECTIVE
The

individual approach is likely to develop far less homogenous views than collective orientation. Most large firms tend to have the collective orientation approach.

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SERIAL OR DISJUNCTIVE
Orientation

becomes serial when an experienced employee inducts a new hire. When the new hires do not have predecessors available to guide them or model their behavior upon, the orientation become disjunctive.

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INVESTITURE OR DIVESTITURE
Investiture

orientation seeks to ratify the usefulness of the characteristics that the person brings to the new job. Most high level appointments follow this approach. Divestiture orientation seeks to make minor modifications in the characteristics of the new hire, though he or she was selected based on his or her potential for performance.

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TOPICS COVERED UNDER ORIENTATION PROGRAM

COMPANY-LEVEL ORIENTATION INFORMATION
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WORK UNIT ORIENTATION INFORMATION

MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION

NEWCOMER SOCIALIZATION
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PROBLEMS IN ORIENTATION
Supervisor who is entrusted with the job is not trained or too busy Employee is overwhelmed with too much information in a short time

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Employee is given only menial tasks that discourage job interest and company loyalty

Employee is thrown into action too soon

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PROBLEMS IN ORIENTATION
Employee is pushed into the job with a sketchy orientation under the mistaken belief that trial by fire is the best orientation
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Employee is asked to perform tasks where there are high chances of failure that could needlessly discourage the objective

Employee may develop wrong perception because of short period spent on each job
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PLACEMENT

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Placement refers to people to jobs. It assignment of new promotion, transfer, present employees

the allocation of includes initial employees, and or demotion of

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PROBLEMS FACED DURING INTERNAL PLACEMENT

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INDEPENDENT SEQUENTIAL POOLED

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

1>Handbook Of Modern Personnel Administration -----JOSEPH J. FAMULARO

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2>Human Resource And Personnel Management------K ASWATHAPPA- ISBN0-07-048280-2 3>Wikipedia

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