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"One of the largest contributors to excessive turnover in the early critical days and/or weeks is poor or non-existent orientation and/or training programs. Proper orientation will make an employee acclimatize in the shortest possible time.

"New employees should go through a process that will help them acquire the knowledge, skill, attitudes and friends necessary to allow them to adapt to the company's culture and life. At the same time, because business is not static, employees with tenure also continually undergo orientation processes. Changing policies, new personnel, changes in physical surroundings all require that orientation programs not be limited to just new employees.

"The basis for any sound orientation program is knowledge. Most firms have about 40 to 100 steps that a new employee must go through while becoming a permanent employee. This eBook not only provides a list of the most widely-used orientation steps and tools, it discusses the wisdom of including them in your orientation checklist. Studies have shown that  employees who are trained step-by-step from a set of written orientation guidelines are less likely to be early washouts and more likely to be productive faster. Having said that, let us now reveal to you the most effective orientation procedures that will help you reduce washouts and therefore turnover statistics . . .