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[LEKCJA ANG.] Onboarding – Welcome aboard!

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4 sierpnia 2015

 
The topic for today is „onboarding”.
 
Task 1.
Read the text below to get the general idea:
 
Onboarding, also known as organizational socialization, refers to the processes of adaptation and assimilation of new employees into the organization. Various procedures and techniques may be used to make the transition period to the new company as effective as possible. For instance, newcomers may undergo internal training or participate in interactive meetings and informal lectures, or they may be asked to perform certain job-related tasks.
 
Since the first impression really matters, it is vital to ensure that new hires are welcomed accordingly, feel comfortable in their workplace and feel the support from their immediate supervisors. Therefore, it is advisable to follow some key steps to make the first onboarding week the most pleasant experience the hires have ever had.
 
Here is the set of most useful and best practices for employee oboarding during the first week:
1. prepare an agenda for your new employee’s week – write it down in advance to save time and avoid misunderstandings,
2. create a comfortable workstation for your new staff member – organize their desk beforehand to make them feel relaxed and confident,
3. provide new employees with a warm welcome or a small gift – greet new colleagues wholeheartedly and place some branded materials on their workstations,
4. send out helpful information and include any details which might be needed, just to minimize the initial stress,
5. offer thorough assistance, full guidance or necessary training – conduct a tour of the office, introduce people in person, give detailed information and propose coaching or mentoring,
6. discuss important work processes and overall duties – inform about dress code, suitable rules and regulations,
7. allow for job shadowing – let your new hire shadow other workers to see how they work.
 
Onboarding tactics will enable newcomers to adjust to an organization quicker and acclimate to a new environment in a satisfying way. New hires will certainly become more productive the sooner they complete their orientation period successfully in the new place of work.
 
Task 2.
Study the text carefully and answer the questions below:
 

1. What is onboarding?
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2. Which synonyms are used to describe onboarding?
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3. What is the purpose of onboarding?
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4. What kind of techniques of onboarding are most common?
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5. What else matters to new employees?
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6. Why is it crucial to prepare in advance an agenda for a newcomer?
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7. How can branded materials be useful in the process of onboarding?
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8. What else can help new employees release the initial stress during the first week?
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9. What other forms of training may be used during the onboarding week?
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10. What is ‘’job shadowing’’ about?
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Task 3.
Watch the video „Onboarding at …” and mark the sentences below true (T) or false (F):
 

 

1. The first week at trivago is called the onboarding week. ……

2. From Monday to Friday newcomers have to get to know the company’s mission. ……

3. Integrating into the trivago culture is really important during the first week. ……

4. Newcomers always have to listen to long presentations about trivago. ……

5. Within the first week new employees learn about the company and the people. ……

6. Self-learning and projects are most typical activities for newcomers. ……

7. Trivago offers free lunches for all employees in the company. ……

8. Trivago has introduced a unique system which helps newcomers with basic things. ……

9. Newcomers to Dusseldorf have to rent flats to be able to stay in the company. ……

10. The transition process at trivago is complicated due to language differences. ……

 
 
LEKCJA DO POBRANIA:
Set 62 – Onboarding
 
KLUCZ ODPOWIEDZI:
Set 62 – Onboarding – KEY
 
 
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