As most of what I blog about is my own personal experiences, this is more of an observation as well as experience. When hiring for a job most companies look for someone that studied that specific field. There are many problems with this in my opinion one being people do not get to choose their field of study another being the material studied may not fit for the businesses standard. And even if that student did indeed understand the in’s and out’s of their field, they will still need to be introduced to the way the company operates.
When you push a newbie into the deep end your brand sinks. And by now we should understand the importance of brand, I mean look at Nike, Coka-Cola, Apple, Google and so on. They did not get to where they are just by giving someone a work load on their first day and expecting them to complete it without the proper resources and training on those resources. Which is why proper HR hiring books and training should be a requirement for every company!
I'm not an HR professional, nor have I had the training. But from my experience of working and having worked under one, I can say I've seen the effects of what a proper welcoming and training does verses when that process doesn't exist. And as mentioned before the school system does not allow students to select fields, so even if their skill sets might be better used else where they are pushed towards a different goal. The idea of analytical thinking is not common. That a person can pick on in a field that is complete not related to theirs with the prope training.
The other issue of course is that if one studied biology and you need a chemist, hiring them just off the bases that they are a science major is not right. If hired that employee will then need to be trained for the task they are expected to complete and the level they should have it completed at. Maybe a biology and chemistry background is not an accurate example, but I’m hoping you understand what I’m trying to say here.
So here's we go again with the comparing of the two countries:
In most of the American companies I've worked in I was provided with a handbook that explained the companies history, and all that I need to know. They also instilled pride in being an employee of such a company. You are some how made to feel like you are a part of something great. With that in mind you are also left feeling responsible for the company as if it is your own, you follow the rules of the company even if the owner or manager is not around because you understand why those rules and regulations exist.
But at the end of the day how each employee is introduced to the company will make or break the future of the company. Because all it takes is one bad reputation for people to lose trust in your business. Trust me re-branding costs too much many for you not to take interest in your new hires.
When you push a newbie into the deep end your brand sinks. And by now we should understand the importance of brand, I mean look at Nike, Coka-Cola, Apple, Google and so on. They did not get to where they are just by giving someone a work load on their first day and expecting them to complete it without the proper resources and training on those resources. Which is why proper HR hiring books and training should be a requirement for every company!
I'm not an HR professional, nor have I had the training. But from my experience of working and having worked under one, I can say I've seen the effects of what a proper welcoming and training does verses when that process doesn't exist. And as mentioned before the school system does not allow students to select fields, so even if their skill sets might be better used else where they are pushed towards a different goal. The idea of analytical thinking is not common. That a person can pick on in a field that is complete not related to theirs with the prope training.
The other issue of course is that if one studied biology and you need a chemist, hiring them just off the bases that they are a science major is not right. If hired that employee will then need to be trained for the task they are expected to complete and the level they should have it completed at. Maybe a biology and chemistry background is not an accurate example, but I’m hoping you understand what I’m trying to say here.
So here's we go again with the comparing of the two countries:
In most of the American companies I've worked in I was provided with a handbook that explained the companies history, and all that I need to know. They also instilled pride in being an employee of such a company. You are some how made to feel like you are a part of something great. With that in mind you are also left feeling responsible for the company as if it is your own, you follow the rules of the company even if the owner or manager is not around because you understand why those rules and regulations exist.
But at the end of the day how each employee is introduced to the company will make or break the future of the company. Because all it takes is one bad reputation for people to lose trust in your business. Trust me re-branding costs too much many for you not to take interest in your new hires.