I need a list of at least ten tips to help ensure that new employees
are successful in their new role.  Ideally, these tips will be
directly related to computers and to how the new employee can be most
effective.

To earn the base $25, each tip should read like this example:
1. Make sure the new employee has a computer.

To earn a $10 tip, each tip should have two parts:  the tip itself,
followed by a BRIEF explanation of the tip.  For example:
1. Make sure the new hire has a computer.  This will make sure that
they can access all the information they need.

To earn an additional $5 tip, include your search strategy.

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Clarification of Question by nls_research-ga on 20 Sep 2004 08:24 PDT

I'm not sure if your comment was meant to be serious or not, but
perhaps I wasn't clear enough in my question, so I will attempt to
clarify it.  An appropriate 'tip' would be:
1.  Determine what email application the new hire is familiar with. 
If s/he is not familiar with your specific application, provide some
simple training.

Thanks!

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 22 Sep 2004 23:25 PDT

Hello nls_research-ga,

I know you requested a specific format for your answer. Here is a list
of 64 tips for helping your new hire. Do you want these to be
translated into your format? Thanks.

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/gately/pp15js23.htm
The New Hire Orientation "ToolKit" 
64 tips you can use tomorrow 


~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by nls_research-ga on 23 Sep 2004 05:27 PDT

This is a good list. I was looking more for stuff directly related to
computers, though.  Are you able to find anything more closely
related?  As I read through the list, I saw a couple that I could
reasonably slant that way, but if there was a ready-made list, it'd be
great.

Thanks for your help!

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Request for Question Clarification by czh-ga on 23 Sep 2004 09:22 PDT

Hello nls_research-ga,

Here?s a new employee checklist from Vanderbilt University that?s very
comprehensive. The sections on computer and telephone setup are
especially relevant to your question. Will this meet your needs?

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/stop/forms/uploads/Sup_checklist_final_V3.doc

The more you can say about your situation, the more likely I can get
you what you need.

Good luck.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Question by nls_research-ga on 23 Sep 2004 10:28 PDT

Looks good - by combining the two lists, I should be able to come up
with what I need.  Thanks for all your help!  Please be sure to
indicate the search strategy.

Hello nls_research-ga,

Thank you for your clarification and modification to your original
question. I have found a lot of resources to help you with setting up
a new employee orientation program that will enhance the new hire?s
ability to be productive quickly. As you requested, I concentrated on
finding tips and guides for helping the new hire with their computer
and technology needs.

I found that many organizations have developed excellent new employee
orientation procedures and checklists that you should be able to adapt
to your needs. I found some large organizations that have set up
dedicated Web sites for employee orientation and computer support. You
may want to implement an online orientation package yourself.

In addition, I?ve also gathered some resources that give you lots of
employee orientations tips where computer support is just one of the
topics covered. You can extract what you need from these.

Finally, I found a very interesting article that alerts you to the
need to train new employees about the proper use of internal company
information to prevent unauthorized computer access.

As you requested and as standard Google Answers policy requires, I?ve
included my search strategy. I started by using your terminology,
i.e., ?ensuring the success of new hires? and then I substituted other
words and phrases that I thought might yield better results. I
substituted ?new employee? for ?new hire?. In addition to looking for
new hire ?computers? I also looked for ?technology? ?IT? and ?new hire
training? in various combinations.

I trust this information will meet your needs. Please don?t hesitate
to ask for clarification if any of this is not clear.

Best wishes for your project.

~ czh ~


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NEW HIRE  -- COMPUTERS / TECHNOLOGY / IT ORIENTATION
====================================================

http://www.dickinson.edu/it/training/vc/orient/welcome.shtml
New Employee Computer Orientation

***** This is a Web site set up by Dickinson College to orient new
employees to the computer systems they will be using. It covers a wide
gamut of topics and might serve as a template for you on setting up
support for your new employees.

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http://mulibraries.missouri.edu/lts/handouts/mul_computing.pdf
Computing at MU Libraries ? New Employee Orientation

***** This is a set of instructions set up by the University of
Missouri to help new employees. Although your procedures may be
different this document may serve as a template or model for you on
what topics should be covered in your orientation program.

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http://net-services.ufl.edu/security/orientation/
Information Technology Orientations

This website is here to help those new to the University of Florida
better understand the University's network-related rules and
regulations. We have provided three pages of orientation information
-- for students, general staff, and IT staff.
 -- Student Orientation
 -- Faculty and Staff Orientation
 -- IT Staff Orientation

***** This is a wonderful Web site that provides you with lots of
examples of the topics that should be covered in new hire orientation
on your organization?s computers and IT policies.

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http://www.oakland.edu/uts/helpdesk/docs/Newtechchecklist.pdf
New Employee Technology Checklist

***** This is a 4-page document that covers every aspect of how to
orient new employees to their computers.

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http://psgweb.ucsf.edu/asp/NewEmployeeForm.asp
CHECK IN FORM FOR NEW EMPLOYEES

***** This checklist gives you an excellent list of the technology
resources you?re likely to be providing for new employees and the
procedures you need to set up to bring the new employee onboard.

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http://www.cr-sdc.org/IT%20New%20User%20Request.pdf
IT New User Request

***** This is an excellent worksheet that you might use as an example
of how to order IT/computer services and set-up for your new employee.

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http://computing.fnal.gov/cd/orientation/index.html
In this computing orientation we'd like to show you what steps you
need to take in order to start using Fermilab computers.

***** This Web site is an excellent model of how an organization with
very strict computer use guidelines set up its new hire orientation.


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NEW HIRE  -- GENERAL TIPS AND RESOURCES ON EMPLOYEE ORIENTATION
===============================================================

http://hospitalityguild.com/GuidePro/Management/new-hires.htm
New Hires: Getting off on the right foot

When your new member of staff turns up for their first day at work,
you both have separate agendas. They want to get through the shift
without making a complete idiot of themselves and you want to them to
become as effective as possible in the shortest space of time.

A fully thought-out induction procedure is an extremely helpful, if
not essential, way of helping you both towards those goals. You will
know they've been given all the right information, and they won't feel
like they've been thrown in at the deep end.

It will also help you identify what, if any, training your new recruit
needs and to set out goals and objectives for you to measure after a
few months.

***** This article covers all aspects of new employee orientation. The
pointers about computer use might be helpful.

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http://www.wetfeet.com/employer/articles/article.asp?aid=363&atype=retain
Eight Ways to Help New Hires Become Productive Employees

The first day on a new job can be confusing and uncomfortable. An
informative and welcoming orientation can lighten the uneasiness and
help a company build connections with its new hires.

***** This article provides eight tips on providing an excellent
orientation experience. It?s not focused on computers for the new
employee but it might be useful.

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http://www.drjohnsullivan.com/articles/1999/011599.htm
How to Ruin a Great Recruiting Effort with the "Orientation From Hell" - Part I

This is the first of a two part series on how to "close the sale"
after a world class recruiting effort.

***** This article provides about two dozen tips for effective
orientation programs.

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http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/human_resources/34398
Successful Employee Orientation (Part 1)

This article, the first in a series of three, discusses the importance
of properly orienting new hires to your organization. Part 2 will
provide guidelines for conducting an effective corporate-level
program, and Part 3 will provide strategies for assimilating new
employees to their specific department and job.

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/human_resources/36519
Successful Employee Orientation (Part 2)

http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/human_resources/38607
Successful Employee Orientation (Part 3)

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http://humanresources.about.com/od/orientation/
Orientation of New Employees

New employee orientation effectively integrates the new employee into
your organization and assists with retention, motivation, job
satisfaction, and quickly enabling each individual to become
contributing members of the work team.

***** This resource page offers lots of articles and resources to help
you set up an effective new employee orientation program.

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http://www.enboard.com/about/
http://www.enboard.com/onboarding/
Enboard.com provides control and visibility over the onboarding &
orientation of new employees.

Enboard.com transforms your onboarding policies into software logic
for co-ordinating and delegating the dozens of tasks routinely
performed by staff to properly bring new employees on-board.

***** This company provides services to assist with bringing new
employees onboard. Even if you?re not interested in their services you
might find the articles they provide helpful to developing your own
procedures.


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NEW HIRE ? COMPUTER SECURITY
============================

http://rf-web.tamu.edu/security/SECGUIDE/V1comput/Case2.htm
Crippling a Company By Telephone

***** Article about breaking into company computer systems by duping new hires.



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computers for new hires
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"new employee" orientation computers -.edu
"new hire/employee" "IT orientation"
"new employee" computer use

Thanks for the great answer!

I'd like to help out on this:

1	Make sure the new employee has a computer.
2	Make sure the new employee has a chair.
3	Make sure the new employee has a desk.
4	Make sure the new employee has a mouse.
5	Make sure the new employee has a keyboard.
6	Make sure the new employee has a mouse pad.
7	Make sure the new employee has a screen.
8	Make sure the new employee has a pencil.
9	Make sure the new employee has a note pad.
10	Make sure the new employee has a pencil sharpener.

1. Make sure the new employee has a computer. This will make sure that
they can access all the information they need.
2. Make sure the new employee knows how a computer works. This will
make sure that they can use it properly and efficiently.
3. Make sure the new employee is capable to read CORRECTLY, fully
understanding what he/she sees in the screen. This will make sure that
no viruses or strange suff get in the computer.
4. Make sure the new employee is not a chat addict. This will make
sure that he/she won't spend his/her time on other stuff.
5.Make sure the new employee is a NEW employee and not the one you
fired last month. This will make sure that he/she won't break the
computer.
6 Make sure the new employee understands the English language. This
will make sure that he/she will understand YOU.
7. Make sure the new employee is well-fed. This will make sure that
he/she won't eat the computer.
8. Make sure the new employee is a human being. This will make sure
that he/she won't take you to his/her planet without asking for
permission.
9. Make sure the new employee has a car. This will make sure that
he/she will arrive on time (delete this one).
10. Make sure the new employee is friendly, efficient, hardworking and
so on. This will make sure that he/she will be your employee for at
least the next three months.

Make sure that YOU know how Google Answers works, neither of the
comments was made by a GA Researcher, whose names are always
underlined.

nls_research, just thought I'd confirm boyo62's observation that no
actual GA researcher has yet responded to your question.  Commenters
who are not researchers may respond, but their names do not appear in
blue and underlined as hot links.  That's how you can tell.  I think
those were just-for-fun replies.

Arachae0pteryx
(not a researcher)

Hi, nls_research

Further to the Comments made by boyo62 and archae0pteryx, I have
pleasure in advising that czh-ga is not only a RESEARCHER but one of
the very best!

And WOW! He has provided you with 64 excellent tips.

Good luck!

Has anyone noticed that the Comment signed by Arachae0pteryx (not a researcher)
was actually posted by archae0pteryx-ga?

Hi, Again, nls_research

Please be advised with regard to boyo62's comment: 

GA Researchers' names are always underlined

That this was not always so.

What happens when a current Commentor later on joins the elite group
of researchers? Would all comments made by him/her prior to becoming a
researcher get highlighted?