Re: New Hire Orientation

["Mike Starr" <mikestarr-techwr-l -at- writestarr -dot- com>]

This strikes me as one of those situations where a wiki might be really 
useful. As you go through your day, you might think of something and say 
"Hey, I really wish I'd known that when I started" and a wiki would allow 
you to dive in, note it and get out. A little time up front establishing a 
few base categories and it could grow over time to be a useful resource for 
new hires.

Mike
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Barrow" <vrfour -at- verizon -dot- net>
To: "'TECHWR-L'" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 8:11 AM
Subject: New Hire Orientation

> Our Tech Pubs department hired a new tech writer last Friday and I'm 
> trying
> to assemble an orientation that will do more than just keep that person
> occupied until we can obtain a computer, network ID, password, etc.  For
> that matter, I also need to develop departmental policies and procedures,
> but that may need a separate thread.
>
>
>
> When I started with my current employer they didn't have an orientation
> program and I spent 10 days reading documents that were either obsolete or
> not relevant to what I would be working on later, and reading the company
> website.
>
>
>
> One of the problems that we're facing, as a department, is that our 
> workload
> prevents any one of us from sitting with the new hire and covering what we
> do and how we do it.
>
>
>
> At this point I'm leaning towards having the new hire shadow us (other 
> tech
> writers) at meetings.  This would provide a real-world example of our
> project.  Beyond that I'm just sort of winging it.  I know that it would 
> be
> nice to take this person out to lunch so that we can all get to know each
> other and take a midday break.  Any other suggestions?
>
>
>
> - Jim
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