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How to Train New Staff Faster Without Repeating Yourself 100 Times

Training becomes tiring when everything lives inside one senior staff member's head. Every new hire asks the same questions and everyone loses time.

Lucian YongLucian.my, Puchong1 min read
How to Train New Staff Faster Without Repeating Yourself 100 Times

Training becomes tiring when everything lives inside one senior staff member's head. Every new hire asks the same questions and everyone loses time.

Create a first week checklist

Do not throw the whole company at a new employee on day one.

Break it down

  • Day one basics
  • Systems and logins
  • Main tasks
  • Who to ask
  • What to learn by end of week

Record repeated explanations

If you explain the same process every month, record a short video or write a one page guide.

Useful training material

  • Screen recordings
  • Simple SOPs
  • Example completed work
  • Common mistakes

Let them try early

Watching someone work is not the same as doing the job.

Use a simple cycle

  • Show
  • Let them try
  • Correct
  • Let them repeat

My view

Good training is not about creating a 100 page manual. It is about making the important work easy to learn and easy to repeat.

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