Onboarding
A strong onboarding practice is very important to a successful business as it leads to increased levels of retention and engagement. In fact 69% of employees who have a great onboarding experience are likely to stay for at least 3 years. Additionally, engaged employees are five times less likely to leave a company when compared to unengaged employees.
Onboarding Recommendations:
- A successful onboarding process is scalable and repeatable - document your process and gather feedback from current employees
- Provide each employee with a Peer Mentor who they can go to with any questions.
- Managers should create multiple “check in” touch points during the first few weeks of employment
- 76% of new hires think the most important factor during their first week is training. Be sure to provide training on systems, tools, processes, etc.
- 67% of new hires want performance goals to be outlined during onboarding.
- Ask current employees for feedback on how to create a better onboarding plan.
Onboarding Checklist
5-7 Days prior to First Day
- Manager emails new hire to check in
- Set up accounts and create logins
First Day
- If Applicable: Have their work area set up
- If Applicable: Organize an office tour
- Send an informative welcome email
- Structured time for new hire paperwork
- Structured time for employee handbook
- Structured time for company policies
- Assign a peer mentor
- Manager and New Hire welcome meeting
First Week
- Peer mentor & New Hire meeting
- Applicable training session - tools, process’, best practices.
- Introduce company culture
- Manager to have peers set up time to meet the New Hire
- Manager and New hire 1:1 - Setting Role Expectations
Thirty Day Check In
- HR to send survey for onboarding feedback
- Manager and New hire 1:1 - 30 day check in
Sixty Day Check In
- Manager and New hire 1:1 - 60 day check in
Ninety Day Check In
- Manager and New hire 1:1 - 90 day check in