Everyone remembers what it's like to be the new person on the team. The first few weeks in a new office are both intimidating and challenging and there are things that a business can do to welcome the new employee.

Businesses are benefiting from the services of recruiters and gaining valuable new employees. Outsourcing for hiring not only saves money in the long run but provides suitable candidates to fill vacancies through the expertise of experienced recruiters. Professional recruiters are uniquely poised to locate excellent candidates at a low cost.

Flat fee recruitment is now commonplace in a difficult economy. Businesses often need temporary assistance in new IT, marketing and engineering endeavours and wish to avoid the high cost of new full-time employees for limited projects. Recruiters are also experts at locating and bringing on board new full-time employees that are qualified, skilled and ready to work.

What are the best ways an office with an already established team can welcome the new member?

Here are a few ideas.

1. Put the new employee to work. New employees are anxious to prove themselves and there's no better time to start than now.

2. Lay out the welcome mat. As new duties are undertaken it's important to let the new employee know he or she is a welcome member of a functioning team. Accept his presence and spend time getting to know him. Work on developing a sense of camaraderie between your new employee and the people she'll be working with.

3. Provide clear performance expectations. Professional work begins with knowing exactly what's expected and understanding clearly explained goals. The process by which these expectations are met must be understood by everyone involved. New employees are more comfortable when they know what the game plan is going to be.

4. Delegate responsibility to the new team member. Allow the newest employee to participate in ongoing projects. Accomplishing tasks that benefit the business help people who are just getting started to feel valued. Everyone feels good when they're trusted to accomplish a task and given the tools to do it.

5. Communicate. Laying out the welcome mat, providing clear performance expectations and delegating responsibility all require good communication skills. Make sure your new employee understands what the company expects and how he will be asked to reach the goals. The ongoing offer of assistance and an open door policy into the supervisor's office are important.

6. Educate. There are a lot of unspoken aspects to a business. Behind the scenes contacts for sales and PR aren't written in the job description. New team members are often understandably unaware of human resource issues, sales lists and professional contacts.

7. Give ongoing performance feedback. Regular assessments of strengths, weaknesses, successes and failures in the context of constructive criticism are vitally important. Let the employee provide his own perspective on how he feels the job is going. Open communication encourages commitment to success and provides an atmosphere in which the new employee is acclimated into the business.

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