New employees often join an organisation with a set of beliefs and expectations about their new job and the company. Kenexa New Hire Surveys evaluate how well these initial perceptions formed during recruitment match with the reality of early employment. The better the match, the more likely the employee will stay for the long term. Kenexa New Hire Surveys can also provide feedback and insight on the efficiency of the company’s onboarding process, recruiting process and employment branding.

Kenexa New Hire Surveys

Kenexa New Hire Surveys are available to include the same technical expertise and academic strength as our Engagement Surveys:

• Custom instrument design tailored to organisational structure, culture and business objectives
• Global administration in multiple languages and countries
• Delivery using multiple channels, such as web-based, paper and pencil and phone IVR
• Full dynamic reporting capabilities through our proprietary reporting tool
• Detailed results analysis from Kenexa’s renowned consulting team

New hire surveys are important because there is considerable variability in both the employees’ satisfaction with the organisation and in employee turnover intentions during the first 12 months. Kenexa recognises the importance of understanding the events that influence employees early in their careers. It is also important to identify activities that assist or derail employee integration and productivity improvement (Colquitt & Macey, 2005). Many scholars believe that the early stages of an employee’s career with an organisation will shape the long-term success of the employee-organisation connection.

A possible explanation for the strong influence of an employee’s early organisational experience on the long-term relationship is through the experience of change. In situations that are more novel, the experience of change will seem more dramatic and more dynamic than when situations are common. This will also likely be the first opportunity for the organisation to be evaluated in terms of employee expectations. Newly hired employees will also begin to develop connections with other organisational members, such as managers and peers, and begin to figure out how to be effective in their jobs.