New employees bring excitement to your business, but they also create challenges. On the one hand, new employees help your company become more productive than ever before. Conversely, you need to get new employees up to speed quickly — and still do your own job.
Most new employees want on-the-job training, but providing them with the resources and support to succeed from day one at your company can be difficult. Fortunately, there are several things that you can do to train new employees and keep up to date on your daily tasks, such as:
1. Establish Priorities
Review your workload and differentiate between important and urgent tasks. Ultimately, important tasks deliver the most significant results, while urgent tasks must be dealt with immediately. Important tasks require the most time and attention and should take top priority.
Assess your daily schedule and how you're spending your time, too. Then, reconfigure your schedule as needed to make the most of your time.
2. Create a Calendar
Determine which work projects must be completed and how long it will take to finish them. In addition, use a calendar to write down deadlines and keep track of them throughout the week.
Don't forget to include time for lunches and breaks in your calendar as well. Remember, you need to take care of yourself — because if you do, you can maximize your workplace productivity.
3. Delegate Responsibilities
Lean on your peers and superiors for support. In doing so, you can share your responsibilities and foster collaboration and communication across your team.
Of course, as you delegate responsibilities, be available to respond to concerns and questions. This ensures that you can help team members complete various tasks — and eliminate the risk of errors.
4. Stay in Touch with New Employees
Dedicate a few minutes each day to chat with new employees during their first week with your company. That way, you can find out how new employees feel about the training process and explore ways to improve the training experience.
After the first week, schedule check-ins with new employees a few times each week for at least a month. You can also maintain an open-door policy that ensures new employees can come to you at any time to share their concerns and questions.
Identify Qualified Candidates with Ascend Staffing
Want to build a talent pipeline and add qualified candidates to your team? Contact Ascend Staffing today to learn how we can help you find, hire and retain top talent.
Comments