
How should a growing business manage employee onboarding?
The first step is to make sure a business completes recruitment of its successful hires. No one wants to go through the process of interviewing and assessing hundreds of candidates only to have the perfect new employee turn down an offer or change their mind before they start work in an organisation. It’s important to engage with an onboardee straight away and make sure communications are clear and timely. No one is going to hand in their notice until they have a written offer, so it’s important that to deliver this information quickly and accurately. Almost half of HR decision makers said that they’d lost a recruit because of delays in making offers.Prepare for a smooth start
There are many different elements to a well-managed employee onboarding process, including making sure that everything is ready for that all important first day.Let a new starter know what to expect
Business leaders must put themselves in a new starter’s shoes and consider what they’d expect or like to know about their first day working in a new organisation. They can then use that to develop an employee onboarding plan. Onboardees will need to know where to show up, how to dress, and who to meet. They may also have questions about working hours, pay dates, holidays and other details of their employment contract.Use feedback to refine your onboarding experience
During their first weeks working for your organisation, new employees are deciding whether they want to stay. Gathering regular and timely feedback during this time can help to recruit and retain employees in future. We recommend that businesses start by getting daily feedback during their first week, then on a weekly basis until they are settled in their role with clear objectives and performance measures in place.In summary
Get onboarding right and new starters will feel encouraged to become effective and productive members of the business. Plan to create a great first impression, with everything they need in place to get started so that you can quickly turn an investment into a valuable asset for the business.Are you looking to make a difference to your employee onboarding process?
There is a free event taking place on Wednesday 18 October in London for companies looking to grow their business through a successful employee onboarding process. It’s free to attend, plus you can hear from Olympic rowing champion James Cracknell and be in with the chance of winning a tech hamper. Register to attend here.Share this story