08 Onboarding

Now let s turn our focus to onboarding. This is the new employee s formal introduction and orientation to your organization and your team. It s the process of getting new hires adjusted to the performance and social aspects of their jobs quickly and smoothly. The benefits of onboarding include increased job satisfaction, increased performance, and decreased turnover. Onboarding can occur through a range of tools including online and paper documents such as websites and handbooks, videos and inperson meetings. Onboarding can range from a couple of hours to a couple of weeks or even months, depending on the needs of your organization and the complexity of various roles. Again, there are best practices in onboarding. First, employees should be onboarded to three connected but distinct things: the organization, the department, and their job. You want to make sure you address all three. Another best practice is to focus onboarding on what is known as the four C s: Compliance, which are the laws and policies th