Starting a new job can be stressful for anyone. When you’re bringing a new employee into your law firm, are you introducing them to the way you do business, your company culture, and the people they’ll be working with in the office? To avoid the turnover of new employees, you can use the 4 C’s of onboarding to properly welcome your new hires and show them the ropes, both figuratively and literally.
Compliance
Step one in the onboarding process is to ensure that you’re compliant with all state and federal laws around employment. This includes such things as completing the proper paperwork in the proper time frame. You will also want to be sure that your training process includes any necessary orientation and safety training.
Clarification
Part of your role as a manager is to ensure that your messaging is clear and concise. Be sure to provide all instructions as clearly as possible but also be open to questions. Your employees rely on you as the expert to be able to communicate the essential aspects of onboarding to them. Be sure to ask if they need any additional clarification.
Culture
Onboarding shouldn’t only be about technical training and compliance issues. You are also giving your new employees an orientation in your company culture. This is about how your team works together, the overall atmosphere of the environment, and what amenities are available for your employees to use while working.
Connection
Onboarding is also a time for your new employees to make connections. It can be stressful to be the new person in a company and come into an already tightly knit group of people. This is the time to ensure that your staff embraces the new employee and makes them feel like they’re a part of the team.
By using this organizational process to ensure that you’re hitting all the right notes in your employee orientation and onboarding programs, you’ll find that you attract better quality candidates. You will also keep them engaged on the job and make them feel like they’re part of the team from the beginning.
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