Jan 10, 2006 11:10
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English term

new employee indoctrination

English Bus/Financial Human Resources
I need a synonym for "Indoctrination" in "new employee Indoctrination" context:
Pre-Training Indoctrination on the history and policies of the retailer and a job orientation on hours, compensation, the chain of command, and job duties.
Change log

Jan 10, 2006 11:16: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "new employee Indoctrination" to "new employee indoctrination" , "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Human Resources"

Discussion

sara.moon (X) (asker) Jan 11, 2006:
Sorry, srtategic vision and strategic mission is about organization.
Michael Barnett Jan 11, 2006:
I think you are on the right track. Corporate culture involves everything from the way you dress, the way you talk, your approach to problems, to how long you work, etc. Corporate indoctrination is akin to religious conversion.
sara.moon (X) (asker) Jan 11, 2006:
To Dorene Cornwell:I had heard orientation, getting on board, and briefing for US but please note to:
induction:a formal entry into a position or office.Synonyms: initiation, installation:http://www.answers.com/induction

New employee orientation is the process for welcoming a new employee into your organization. New employee orientation, often spearheaded by a meeting with the Human Resources department, generally contains information about safety, the work environment, the new job description, benefits and eligibility, company culture, company history, and anything else relevant to working in the new company.http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossaryi/
Orientation. The process, often in program form, by which a firm introduces new members to their jobs and to the firm itself.
http://www.cyberparalegal.com/management_glossary.htm

sara.moon (X) (asker) Jan 11, 2006:
Thank you. Yes, and I'm looking for a term that could reflect the latter aspect "inculcated with the entire corporate culture especially its mission and vision", and until now I could found "an employee becomes assimilated into an organization, organizational assimilation, organizational socialization, and organizational identification". What is your idea about them?
Michael Barnett Jan 10, 2006:
I couldn't think of any suggestion better than those already registered, but here are my two cents worth. "Indoctrination" implies that not only is the new employee being trained for his function, he is being inculcated with the entire corporate culture.
sara.moon (X) (asker) Jan 10, 2006:
To Balasubramaniam:Thank you very much for your new term. it is about employee.
sara.moon (X) (asker) Jan 10, 2006:
Thank you all.
To danya: could you please explain "on-boarding" more.

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new employee orientation

Most often used in the US.
Peer comment(s):

agree RHELLER : this is the proper wording for the U.S. :-)
4 hrs
Thank you.
agree Balasubramaniam L. : That was the word that first occurred to me too, but it already appears in "job orientation" a little later, leading to a repetition unless the second occurrence is replaced by something else.
13 hrs
Good point. In view of that, I'd leave out "indoctrination" completely. Thank you.
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1 min

induction

Is the usual term, in the UK anyway.

Indoctrination has negative connotations, similar to brain-washing :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree Steffen Walter : Definitely!
4 mins
agree Jack Doughty : I hadn't come across it in this sense, but there are so many examples of it on Google that I think you're right (though induction suggests to me putting someone inside a coil of wire and passing current through it!)
7 mins
agree Dave Calderhead : underwent one for a holiday job at a London store when I was a student
10 mins
agree LJC (X)
55 mins
agree Java Cafe
4 hrs
agree Alfa Trans (X)
5 hrs
neutral Dorene Cornwell : In the US, "induction" means some solemn rite of initiation. Perhaps HR types like to think of these exercises this way, but for the US I would choose something more neutral
7 hrs
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4 mins

full-immersion program

just an idea!

full immersion program with the option to return ... learn and practice new skills and enhance your résumé for post-MBA employment
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12 mins

new employee initiation

Initiation means:

A ceremony, ritual, test, or period of instruction with which a new member is admitted to an organization or office or to knowledge.

http://www.answers.com/initiation

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If you want a religious term, there is baptism:

A ceremony, trial, or experience by which one is initiated, purified, or given a name.

http://www.answers.com/topic/baptism?gwp=19
Peer comment(s):

agree flipendo : I definitely like "initiation"/ I would also go for "baptismal" briefing.
1 hr
Thank you. I like the alliteration in baptismal briefing!
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6 mins

Introduction

An alternative which is self-explanatory

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Briefing is also a good term.
Peer comment(s):

agree marybro : pre-training briefing or new employee briefing
2 hrs
agree Dorene Cornwell : pre-training introduction to
7 hrs
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16 mins

on-boarding

whatever the spelling (hyphen-no hyphen), this is a widely used word from the managerial jargon

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well, on-board means "in the company", new hires are welcomed with the phrase "welcome on board", etc. so basically "on-boarding" means "induction", only with a fashionable ring 8)) - whatever the company does to intoduce the new hire to the business, the environment, be it trainings, formal introduction, ...
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new employee acclimation

You might consider "new team member acclimation." "Acclimation" means adjustment to a response to a change in environment.

The whole construction sounds stuffy. Although "team member" would necessitate re-writing, I bet that this documentation would be received best if the tone were really approachable, not cold and official.
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