Struggling with Personal Introductions for New Joiners: Is It Feasible for 77 Employees?

Hi all,

I am facing a problem related to induction. Please advise. Whenever a new joiner joins, I have to introduce them to the team head and a few relevant people. However, some individuals find it offensive and insist on being introduced in person. While we have an induction email going out to staff for this purpose, they still prefer personal introductions.

Do you think it is possible for me to personally introduce a new joiner to 77 employees in a single office?

Thank you.

Hi,

Even I faced a similar problem. The answer simply depends on the way you handle the induction program. It will be done effectively depending on the team and organizational culture. I find mostly two kinds of organizations - 1) those run by the policies and 2) those run by the people. Now, you decide where to wrap up things to grab your hand.

Cheers,
Bharat

I am part of an IT organization. I have a simple question for you all: Is it possible to take that individual to everyone in the organization personally? Isn't there a better way to conduct induction? I mentioned that we have an induction email sent out to all staff members. Please guide.

I think introducing 77 people personally is a sheer waste of time and not required at all. Your induction/introduction mail is enough.

My guess is that those people who object and say that they should be personally introduced are the ones who think they are important in the organization. When you don't introduce them, they feel their importance is undermined. A few questions here:

1. How many of such people are there? If only a handful, maybe you could say peace and introduce them.

2. If you don't feel they shouldn't be introduced, what's the reason? Be firm with them or pass the buck to a person senior to them, saying he/she will introduce you when and if relevant. (Resort to this only if you can't handle them by yourself)

3. Ask these people who want to be introduced to have lunch with the new joinee in the first week so they get introduced and feel important too. You could, in fact, tell these people, "Please, I am banking on you. It's your responsibility, please take them out for lunch."

Thanks a lot. I think this is perfect. There are only a handful of them, but the problem was if I started introducing them, then other colleagues would feel offended. I think asking other team members to introduce her is a nice idea and will implement that. If I introduced a new joiner to any of the team heads, they should at least be able to do it for the team members. Hope this would be fine.

Dear Cheena,

If it's a big number, then we have to think about it. I hope 75 numbers is not a big deal. Being an HR person, you should take the initiative to introduce it to all the employees. It is very much needed for small organizations like yours, which create a sense of a small family - indirectly influencing less attrition, team spirit, etc.

Regards,
Sunil Das S

Meeting the employees personally in an induction doesn't mean meeting all of them in a single day. It can be done at least four times a week, and each employee can be introduced to one or two departments each day. This approach can help solve the problem to a certain extent.

Regards,
Tanha

Dear Friends,

I have a small idea for you. Introducing a new candidate to all is a must. However, as the number increases, it becomes a waste of working hours. Therefore, here is a small suggestion: we will be conducting a birthday party in our organization. During that time, you can also spend some time with these new persons who have recently joined and introduce them to everyone at once. When everyone is together, ask them to cut a small cake, which will make everyone feel happy and create a memorable experience.

All the best.

Regards,
Sai Prasad

I think introducing 77 employees is not a big task. Even our company's strength is around 75, and we do it every time a candidate joins. It just takes 20 minutes. It's really important to introduce new joiners to all the employees.

With only two men in HR, it is quite difficult. Though I can manage, I just thought there has to be a better way out. :) Thanks, guys, for your support!

Regards, Cheena

Hi,

Taking the new employees in person to all is a waste of time. Even the new employee will not remember all the 77 by name. He/she will also be confused by the same.

You can introduce them to the department heads at least. This will be useful for the new employee and will save time for you.

Regards,
Madhu Sudhanan

Hi Cheena,

I am facing a problem related to Induction. Please advise. Whenever a new joiner joins, I have to introduce him to the Team Head and a few relevant people. Some individuals find it offensive and believe they should be introduced in person. We have an induction email going to staff for this purpose, but they insist on personal introductions. Do you think it's possible for me (ONLY) to introduce a new joiner to 77 employees in a single office PERSONALLY?

It is reasonable for the staff to request personal introductions. It shows they care for the organization and new joiners. One-to-one introductions may take time and can be challenging for new employees to remember names. Our suggestion is to make the induction interesting for both new joiners and existing employees. Let me share what we recently did with two engineers who joined our organization. We have a morning meeting scheduled every day attended by all 30 of us.

First, I introduced them to everyone, and then each person was asked to introduce the person sitting to their left, and so on, without talking about themselves. This exercise included sharing personal likes and hobbies, making it fun and a learning session for all.

Best wishes,
Rajat

Hi Friend,

It's good that you are sending an introduction email. It would be more effective if you introduce the new joiner to each and every person on the day he/she joins the company. This will help them to know something about each other like previous experience, education, and family, etc. The number of employees is 77, right? Just introduce whoever is available on that day. If the number is more than 100, then it will be difficult.

Thanks,
Pallavi.

I would like to agree with Madhu. Some days, there are 4 new joiners, and me going around introducing them to all staff (now reaching 100) I think is not smart.

1. An induction email should serve the purpose.
2. Introduction to the team members of the team they would join is a must.
3. Introduction to key people, e.g., HR personnel, CEO, COO, etc., is important.
4. When an induction email is sent, the rest of the employees should send a welcome email to the new joiner, and the new joiner replies, tracing who the sender is. In this way, they themselves remember the names and the people.
5. Introducing to the team heads is also important.
6. Introducing is just a part of induction; there are several things a new joiner has to be told. You cannot expect HR to be introducing everyone unless it's an HR person joining.

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