Congratulations: your new hire has signed the offer letter! Now the real work begins.
Employee onboarding is the final step in the hiring process and one of the biggest keys to retaining this new hire. But it’s where many companies fall short—Gallup research shows that only 12% of employees strongly agree that their employers did a good job of onboarding them.
In this guide, I’ll show you what a good onboarding process looks like. Whether you’re building your onboarding program from scratch or want to formalize a so far ad hoc process, you’ll learn what you need to know to get started.
Let’s start with the basics.
What is Employee Onboarding?
If joining a new company is like tying the knot, then employee onboarding is the honeymoon period.
There’s the practical side of it: getting paperwork in order, necessary equipment ready to go, login credentials, and the new employee up to speed with everything they need to be successful in their role. But just as important is the less tangible stuff: engaging the new hire, setting clear expectations, and getting them acquainted with the business, culture, values, and workforce they just joined.
The goal is to get your new hire operational and comfortable as quickly as possible if you want to lay the foundation for a positive—and lasting—two-way relationship.
The Basics of Employee Onboarding
The core elements of onboarding differ for every comp… Read More