Bringing a new employee into your ranks can be a frustrating endeavor which is why you start with New Hire Onboarding 101. Being that it takes a new hire 6-8 months to reach full productivity, Glassdoor found that companies with strong onboarding programs can improve new hire retention by 82% and productivity by over 70%.
Standardized Onboarding
Always begin with a Standardized Onboarding process for employees. Explain in detail, all aspects of the company, client base, and goals:
- Introduce the company mission, values, and culture.
- A “start to finish” understanding of the product.
- Understand the customer base and exceeding their needs.
- Explaining the new hire’s department and the processes performed.
- Check-In regularly to ask / take questions to get valuable feedback.
The 1st Day
- Send out a pre-boarding email describing the 1st Day.
- Send a company-wide email that introduces the new employee.
- Give your new hires a head start on admin tasks, such as creating a company email address or completing HR paperwork.
- Make the 1st day exciting by insuring they have their ID badges, passwords, handbooks, a map of the building and anything else that will make their life easier on day one.
- Give a 1st Day Gift or Buy everyone lunch.
- Assign a Buddy.
Having a consistent and predictable onboarding process will raise everyone’s expectations when adding your next Newbie.
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