Story update 11/10/2014: We clarified the meaning of the 16% response in the Bamboo HR report.
Mark was upbeat at the end of his first day at his new job as a programmer for a small tech company. He was shown around, introduced to his co-workers, and given a desk and a computer. He had spent most of the day alone and settling in, which was fine with him.
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A few days later, he wasn’t so upbeat. He had been given an interesting assignment, but he wasn’t sure how it fit with the overall project, and he wasn’t sure how to do some of the work. He was concerned about asking too many questions because he wanted to look like he knew what he was doing.
By the end of the week, Mark was seriously wondering whether he had taken the right job.
Bad news for Mark, worse news for the company
Most large companies have processes for onboarding and integrating new hires. (How well they are implemented is a different issue.)
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16% of employees HAVE quit within the 1st week...
I believe you've misinterpreted the LinkedIn article on new hires when you state that "16 percent of new hires quit [within] the first week." The study appears to describe what the persons polled have done at some point in their working career (16% of people polled HAVE quit a job within the first week). It is not a study about all new hires.
Regardless, I do like your action items and believe my own company could benefit from using the three key items you have outlined!
Good Catch A_Wimer
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