some businesses find that their new employees lack basic interpersonal skills such as cooperative skills. what are the causes ? suggest possible solutions

Nowadays, it is becoming a trend to find that newly recruited

staff

lack some basic interpersonal skills.

Although

certain factors has been identified as the cause of

this

deficiency, but there are ways to solve

this

problem.

This

essay will discuss some of the causes and as well suggest possible solutions to

this

evolving menace. Lack of certain interpersonal skills among new

staff

in some business organizations has been observed to stem from the fact that more often that not the recruitment process of some organizations are inadequate. As some business organisations fail to provide their new employees with adequate training to intimate them of the core skills needed to enable them function optimally in their new roles.

For instance

, a report from a recent survey done in Lagos showed that organizations who train their new

staff

tend to have employees with a better understanding of their roles and develop the skills needed.

This

survey portrayed the importance of proper training of new employees after recruitment.

Also

, some business organizations tend to focus appraisal criteria on personal achievements rather than team or cooperative achievements.

This

has made most new

staff

concentrate more on personal tasks, giving them no opportunity to develop cooperative skills which are developed when employees engage more in group tasks. To solve

this

problem, it is paramount that organizations put certain measures in place.

Firstly

, an adequate training process for all new

staff

, which should involve intimating and teaching them the core skills required

such

as cooperative skills.

For example

, new employees should be made to spend some time in every department of the organization as

this

would help them understand the essence of having good interpersonal relationships.

Secondly

, appraisal of new employees should involve an evaluation of certain skills including cooperative skills.

For example

, new

staff

from each department should be given joint tasks to execute and their performance in

such

tasks should be evaluated

.

Accept space

.

This

would enable them to develop cooperative skills. In conclusion,

although

it is fast becoming a popular thing to find that newly recruited

staff

lack core skills

such

as cooperation skills, but with the identification of some of the causes and the suggested possible solutions

this

would soon be history.