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How to Improve Productivity & Profits in 5 Easy Steps

	The first hour on the job is the most important time you will ever spend with your new employee. There will never be another time when that person will be as receptive, willing to listen, and eager to understand your expectations as well as to live up to them.
	What a difference a day makes, only eight little hours… What happens during the first day will determine whether your new employee leaves excited, proud, and happy or disappointed, confused, and frustrated.
	Reinforce Their Decision to Join the Company Now that you’ve worked so hard to make a terrific first day’s impression and you’ve checked back with your new hire a few times during the week, the end of the first week is the time to capitalize on your investment.
	“Never confuse the size of a person’s paycheck with the importance of their job.” –Mel Kleiman Presenting the first paycheck underlines the importance of your feedback and strengthens the employee’s relationship with you, the job, and the company.
	The fifth first is a stop loss strategy. You have been asking the applicant some hard questions during the past month. Now it’s time to ask yourself the hard questions about your onboarding process and how the new employee is performing.