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Induction

The money and effort spent on advertising, interviewing and selecting staff could be wasted if you fail to give newcomers the support they need to settle in and become effective team members. Induction, the process of familiarising new staff with your setting and their job, is key to the success of your recruitment strategy.

Induction, the process of familiarising new staff with your setting and their job, is key to the success of your recruitment strategy.

'Replacing a staff member is costly and studies have shown that the greatest number of employees leaving work do so in the first weeks of employment,' says the recruitment and selection pack published by the National Day Nurseries Association.

'Work efficiency is reached only after a period of learning and adjusting to the new environment,' according to the ACAS booklet on Recruitment and Induction. 'A good induction programme makes business sense, whatever the size of the organisation, and whatever the job.'

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