Why New Employees Might Not Work Out

In the first few months of a new job, known as the honeymoon period, an employee gets to know the company and vice versa.  This is the time when both parties can see if the recruitment is a good fit.

Many employees do their research before they start and a company will conduct one or two face to face interviews and yet it often does not work out. Here are a few of the most common reasons why:

1.    Poor induction.  An induction is very important as it’s the introduction to the company.  It helps an employee see how their role fits in, meet everyone properly and to familiarize themselves with the requirements.  Sometimes something as simple as seeing where everyone lives in the building can be a big help.  It can be quite intimidating walking through rows of office desks looking for a stranger
2.    Poor performance management.  This could be a lack of correction when the manager saw the employee going slightly off track, or perhaps the manager did not even notice.  It is important to ensure regular catch ups and make sure that feedback is given, both ways.
3.    Changing role.  All too often we recruit for a position without defining the role properly, which can mean a person is recruited for one thing but ends up doing something entirely different, possibly something that they didn’t really want to do and wouldn’t have applied for

It is important to ensure these and other items are addressed to avoid having to turf the new employee out of their office chair before they’ve even settled in.  Recruitment is time-consuming and expensive and nobody wants to waste their resources.