Title: (Optional) List steps for orienting and training employees.
Course: Entrepreneurship, Advanced (12053-II) > Section: Understanding Small-Business Management Concepts

List should include

- conveying company policies
- tour of facilities
- job description
- safety procedures
- grievance procedures
- payroll procedures
- benefits.

Training employees should include

- list of major duties
- schedule for training (initial, ongoing, and specialized)
- estimated cost.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What constitutes an effective orientation?
- Why is it important to have well-documented employee policies?
- Why is orientation important for new employees?
- Why do most entrepreneurs train their own employees for a start-up business?
- What are some skills an employer might want a new employee to have?
- What attributes and attitudes would an employer value in a new employee?
- Why is it important to clearly communicate a company's policies and procedures to employees?
- Of what value is a mentor to the employer? To the employee?
- What are proven ways to train an employee on product knowledge?
- Why is employee orientation important to the retention and success of an employee?