The new employee : developing a productive human resource / Gordon F. Shea.

Includes bibliographical references [Bibliography: p. 237-238.]

The new employee-opportunity gained -- The productivity crunch -- Organization and image-first impression -- Recruitment and selection -- Assessing the prospective employees knowledge, skills and abilities -- The act of employment -- The critical first day -- By the end of the first week -- The thirty-day checkpoint -- The probationary period -- Informal group influences and the new employee -- Motivation basics -- Delegation-The key to competence -- The creativity conference -- Discovering the individual's potential -- Task analysis -- Restructuring work for personal growth and job enrichment -- On-the-job training -- Result-oriented training -- Career counselling for supplemental training and education -- Expectations and attitudes -- Productive new employees.