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Employee Induction, Orientation and Onboarding. Do they Mean the Same?
tom hogglund, Student (Other), Sweden, Member
Hi all, the terms induction, orientation and on boarding are widely used when orientating new employees to the company and to the job. Is there a clear definition (somewhere in theory) of these terms or do they mean the same?... Register
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NEO Terminology
David Wilson, Manager, Canada, Premium Member I see a difference in the terminology:
- Induction is like the welcoming ceremony
- Orientation is the general introduction to... |
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Lost in Translations?
tom hogglund, Student (Other), Sweden, Member Thanks, the reason I've asked the question was in my mother language we only have one word for orientation/induction/on boarding and we're just adding... |
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Understanding what Words Mean
Jaap de Jonge, CEO, Netherlands, Editor Hi Tom, indeed wordings can have different meanings when used by different authors in different languages in different times in different cultures in ... |
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Understanding
tom hogglund, Student (Other), Sweden, Member Hi Editor, thanks for pointing out the contingency theory, it was new to me and personally I found it quite interesting. I am not sure how to react to... |
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The Difference
Richard Aghama Okundia, Student (Other), Nigeria, Member The three words, orientation, induction and onboarding are the three stages involved in getting a new employee familiarised with their new work env... |
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The Difference
Lata, Manager, India, Member Hi Tom, when we use these 3 words what we mean are:
- Employee Induction: presentation & imparting knowledge about the organisation like inceptio... |
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What's the Difference
Krishna, Director, India, Member I am confused between what David and Lata had to say. It seems they recommend totally different definitions. Help!
To me, it looks like Lata is c... |
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What's the Difference
Krishna, Director, India, Member That seems to fall in line with Tom and Editor. I guess local language, culture and slangs also play an important role in how a term needs to be inter... |
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Induction, Orientation and On-boarding
Ismael Ralph R. Tupaz III, HR Consultant, Philippines, Member Hi, Tom, I understand how confusing this may seem. Based on experience and practice here:
- Induction is generally referred to as the seri... |
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