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New Hire Orientation in a 2.0 World
This is a guest post by Jen Chambers, one of our sales directors, on
how "new hire orientation" is working here at Mzinga. It's a great
read about the new reality on on-boarding and the power of community to
drive faster time to competency and a greater sense of connection.
On
Tuesday, Shannon began her first day at our company, Mzinga. When she
first hit the office, she was already friends with at least 10 people.
How does she know so many people here? Not because we all came from
another company, but because before she started, she was ‘friended’ by
many in Facebook. Walking through the office, people were approaching
her saying hello.
I remember back in the day (when I had to
walk 5 miles uphill in snow to get to work and before electricity... ;
) what starting a new job was like. I would go into the office in my
business suit and spend the entire first day filling out forms;
dragging around a large, 3 ring binder with all the company policies
and procedures; and if I was lucky, sitting in a classroom for the next
4 days going through orientation.
How times have changed! For
our GenY friend Shannon, her first day was spent connecting to the
most appropriate industry sites, ensuring that she was following the
industry leaders, analysts, and fellow Mzingers on Twitter, updating
Facebook, and visiting our company community with that pertinent
information she needs to know. Shannon was able to virtually meet her
colleagues on the west coast and update her social networking
connections. She was also able to access some just in time learning
through a podcast. No stuffy HR office. No 3 day orientation class.
As
we continue to jet forward quickly into marrying business with how we
function personally, the social networking lines continue to cross.
The good news is that Shannon will be able to become a productive
member of Mzinga much, much faster. Since she has already has
established relationships with people within the organization via
social networks, she can immediately tap into them to learn and not
just by spending one on one time with them, but by accessing their
blogs and information.
Welcome to Mzinga, Shannon. I wonder what day 2 will be like for you??
Jen
Mon, Sep 08 2008
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