The Thales Induction programme is designed to ensure that all new members of staff are quickly and effectively integrated into their new working environment. Our goal is for new employees to feel at home  in their new surroundings as quickly as possible,  understanding their roles and immediate objectives, knowing their fellow team members and other key interfaces, and having a clear vision of the principle activities of their department and Business line.

Week 1

Week one focuses on new starters getting to know their manager, colleagues, key interfaces and, of course, their new job. Managers explain the functioning of the department and company as a whole and together with HR ensure that new employees are familiar with the key processes and standard administrative procedures. Managers will also fix some initial objectives for the coming three months.

3 Month Review

The induction process does not finish after week one. Integrating into a new company can take time and managers and HR are there to provide ongoing support, particularly during the first few months or "settling in period". After three months an Induction Review meeting is held during which the manager and new employee review together how this period has gone. How does the employee find, their new job?, their working environment?, the objectives that were fixed? Are there any specific training needs or other actions which can help the induction process?  

Welcome Convention

At the core of  the Thales Induction Policy are our Welcome Conventions. All employees attend this event early on in their Thales life. It is an excellent opportunity to find out more about the Group, from an international perspective and perhaps more importantly to meet new colleagues and senior members of the company from all over the world, so developing their Thales network.

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Our Induction Review

Within Thales we recognise that people are different. Everyone adapts to their new surroundings and responsibilities at a different pace. Some employees may quickly feel comfortable with their job and environment whereas others may take a little more time. This is why we feel it is important to conduct a further induction review during the annual activity discussion. This meeting gives both manager and employee the chance to discuss everything that has happened, the things that have gone well or not so well, the progress made against objectives, the identification of development needs/opportunities, the things that should be improved for future recruits...