How Long Does Onboarding Take?
What it takes to get employees up to speed Higher retention rates, engaged employees and effective communication are just a few of the advantages to having a seamless, effective onboarding process. Making the most of a new hire’s first few months can contribute immensely to their employee engagement and career development, especially now during a global pandemic. It also helps […]
The 4 New Onboarding Factors Series: Adaptations
Onboarding Factor #4: Adapting onboarding We’ve come to the fourth and final blog in our “New Onboarding Factors” series. It’s a culmination of the first three onboarding factors we’ve introduced: Remote The pandemic forever altered the way we work as well as our day-to-day work routines…everyone agrees on that. Along with emigrating to the new […]
Executive Onboarding: How to Approach the Process
Considerations for executive onboarding Half of all senior outside hires fail within 18 months in a new position and the percentage increases to 64% when the new leader hasn’t worked within the particular industry prior to taking the job. It’s estimated that the financial cost of new executive turnover is three times their first year […]
New Hire Retention: 5 Eye-Opening Articles
Tackling employee turnover Employee turnover continues to be one of the biggest concerns for HR professionals to date. The bustling job market is wonderful for job seekers and employees looking to make a career change, but it’s not always so wonderful for HR talent management. Deloitte’s 2015 Human Capital Trends Report shares the top three […]
How to Calculate Employee Onboarding Costs
What are the real onboarding costs for new hires? Do you know how much your onboarding process is really costing your company? Are you aware of all of the many minuscule details and costs related to bringing a new employee into the company and onto the team? Experts estimate that the cost of onboarding a […]
The New Hire Onboarding Process: 5 Signs You Need a New One
On the fence about your onboarding process? You shouldn’t be. Whether you haven’t created a formal onboarding process, haven’t looked at it for years or are getting mandates from senior leadership about changing the program, you need to act fast. The more time you spend without a good onboarding process, the less productive your company […]
The 4 New Onboarding Factors Series: Employee Wellness
Onboarding Factor #3: Employee Wellness We’ve addressed the first two critical factors of the “new” onboarding in our blog series: remote and distanced, respectively. Both factors posed the intrinsic challenge of proximity in the post-2020 world of onboarding. Although these obstacles were difficult and painstaking for organizations of all sizes, we rallied like we’ve never rallied […]
The Secret Connection Between Onboarding & Retention
Onboarding is how retention begins If you’re an HR professional in a large organization, you understand the paramount connection between great onboarding and employee retention. You realize the tangible value of a positive onboarding experience and how it can significantly increase employee retention. In addition, you connect with your employees for frequent or regular feedback […]
Onboarding Programs: The 7 Best-kept Secrets
How Effective is Your Onboarding Program? An onboarding program is like a strategic game of chess, but instead of checkmate, you want your newly hired employees to acquiesce to company culture through an easy candidate experience. Other companies make advances towards your king, but you counter every move they make. Ultimately, you check their king […]
The 4 New Onboarding Factors Series: Distanced
Onboarding Factor #2: Distanced In the first blog of our series, we focused on the multitude of changes our world has undergone as a result of COVID-19. To say that it hasn’t been an easy journey would be a gross understatement; it’s been difficult for everyone and terribly difficult for many. As a community of […]