Stages of Organizational Socialization No matter how well prepared new employees are to start their new jobs, there are always going to be a few surprises in their new work environments. Effective managers try to anticipate these surprises and inform people in advance of what to expect. In addition, effective managers help new employees adjust to their jobs once they are hired. This exercise will help you understand the different stages employees go through when they transition to a new job. To complete the exercise, you'll identify these stages as you follow one employee through her experience in this transition. As you complete the exercise, think about whether the stages presented here are consistent with your experience as you joined an organization. Did you go through pre-employment, encounter, and role management stages? What could your manager have done to ease your transition to your new environment? Organizational socialization is the process by which individuals learn the values, expected behaviours, and social knowledge necessary to assume their roles in the organization. Socialization progresses from the pre-employment stage, to the encounter stage, and finally to the role management stages. Effective socialization involves multiple members of the organization and results in positive benefits