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iQuestions Faculty, Ron Price 
 
 
Question: 
 
Our company is small but we still believe in giving new hires good 
training. What's the best way to train new employees quickly and 
efficiently? 
 
Answer: 
 
So you might run a small company and you really believe in training, 
but you have a limited budget. How can you give a new employee a 
great start? 
 
There are three simple things that will help make a big difference. 
 
The first is to make sure they have a meaningful job description that 
really articulates what superior performance is in their job. 
 
The second thing is to assign them a mentor right out of the gate, 
somebody who’s a buddy. It doesn’t even have to be somebody who’s 
teaching them everything in their job, but somebody they can go to 
with questions, somebody that can be a resource for them so that they 
get the information they need. And they’re going to get integrated into 
the company as soon as possible.  
 
The third thing is, right from the beginning, to set up a series of 
appointments with them, either with you or their supervisor, or 
somebody who can continue to enrich their awareness of the company 
and how their job fits into the company.  
 
 
 
It may be a weekly lunch—or maybe monthly, or quarterly—but have 
things scheduled right from the get-go where you’re asking them, 
“What can I do to help you do a better job?” 
 
If you’ll do those three things, you’re going to help every one of your 
new employees get off to a better start and get training faster than 
any other way. 
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