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Re: Input on Employee Manual project?Ben Bristow wondered: <<I work at a law firm, and have been assigned to write the Employee Manual for the support staff. This would be a proceedural, rather than a human resources guide; they want something that documents the duties and responsibilities of each paralegal, as well as general workflow in the firm. It would be used to provide basic training to new hires.>>There used to be a plethora of self guided build your own employee manual programs along the same line as Business Plan Pro et al. These provide a fairly good basic framework for an employee manual, but, like all such tools, the end product needs to be tweaked to your specific situation. I've worked at companies that spent gobs of time creating their employee manuals from scratch and others that used some type of "Employee Manual Maker" program. There really wasn't that much difference between the two (mainly due to the diligence of the HR staff at both companies). Best of all, find an employee manual for another law firm and use that for your guide. Don't globally replace the firm's name, but use it to ensure you have all your bases covered. Al -- Al Geist Technical Writing, Online Help, Marketing Collateral, Web Design, Award Winning Videos, Professional Photography Voice/Msg: 802-658-3140 Cell: 802-578-3964 E-mail: al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com <mailto:al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> URL: www.geistassociates.com <http://www.geistassociates.com> (online portfolio/resume) See also: URL: www.geistimages.com <http://www.geistimages.com> (fine art prints for home for office, and note cards for all occasions) "When they call the roll in the Senate, the Senators do not know whether to answer "Present" or "Not guilty."" Theodore Roosevelt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WebWorks ePublisher Pro for Word features support for every major Help format plus PDF, HTML and more. Flexible, precise, and efficient content delivery. Try it today! http://www.webworks.com/techwr-l Easily create HTML or Microsoft Word content and convert to any popular Help file format or printed documentation. Learn more at http://www.DocToHelp.com/TechwrlList --- You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- infoinfocus -dot- com -dot- To unsubscribe send a blank email to techwr-l-unsubscribe -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com or visit http://lists.techwr-l.com/mailman/options/techwr-l/archive%40infoinfocus.com To subscribe, send a blank email to techwr-l-join -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Send administrative questions to admin -at- techwr-l -dot- com -dot- Visit http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/ for more resources and info. References:
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