Discuss the anticipatory stage of the socialization process.

What will be an ideal response?


The anticipatory stage is the first stage of the socialization process. It happens prior to an employee spending even one second on the job. It starts the moment a potential employee hears the name of the organization. Anticipatory socialization begins as soon as a potential employee develops an image of what it must be like to work for a given company. The bulk of information acquired during the anticipatory stage occurs during the recruitment and selection processes that employees go through prior to joining an organization. Relevant information includes the way employees are treated during the recruitment process, the things that organizational insiders tell them about the organization, and any other information employees acquire about what the organization is like and what working there entails.

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