Helping Your New Employee Succeed Tips for Managers of New College Graduates

New hires almost always are competent to perform the tasks they were hired to do. But success on the job is due to much more than that. It comes from understanding how the organisation really works, the unique aspects of how things get done in that particular organisation. And it comes from learning how to "fit in" knowing how to get accepted, get respected and earn credibility. In today's tight labour market, retention of key employee talent is essential. Given the high costs associated with new employee turnover, no organisation can afford to leave the new employee assimilation process to chance. Built around Ed Holton's dynamic 12-step process extensively field-tested and firmly grounded in research. Helping Your New Employee Succeed: Tips for Managers of New Graduates guides managers step-by-step through the "breaking in" process that is absolutely essential for helping new employees thrive.

Elwood F. Holton III is Professor of Human Resource Development and Executive Director of the Center for Leadership Development at Louisiana State University. The author of sixteen books, including The Ultimate New Employee Survival Guide he is an international expert on learning transfer and human resource development. Holton has two daughters and lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.


Naquin is Director of the Office of HRD Research at Louisiana State University. Her primary research has focused on dispositional effects on adult learning in the workplace. She has served as the lead researcher on HRD research grants in the areas of organizational needs analysis, community workforce development systems, business and industry needs assessment, and management development evaluation. In addition, she has 11 years experience in corporate human resources, including her last position as Vice President of Savings Operations and Human Resources with a major bank. Her practical field experience enables her to easily bridge theory to practice. She earned her Ph.D. in Human Resource Development and Adult Education at Louisiana State University.