First impressions count so it is important to make new recruits feel welcome and make arrangements for their arrival.  Recruiting and inducting staff is time consuming for a SME so you want your new employee to fit into the organisation quickly and easily.  A well planned induction will quickly turn new recruits into effective employees and help to reduce labour turnover. 

The key criteria to address with a new employee should include:

• Planning and implementing an induction strategy.
  
  
• Agreeing the job specification and targets.
  
  
• Setting a date for appraisal.
  
  
• Agreeing future training and development for the employee.
  
  
• Helping them to “ hit the ground running”!