by Hannah von Bank, relationship management assistant
First impressions are often the most lasting―what does your onboarding program say about your organization?
Research has shown that effective onboarding increases employee retention and productivity while ineffective programs waste money and can result in burnout and increased turnover. With 25% of the United States workforce transitioning between jobs every year, creating an engaging and informative new hire orientation should be a key business initiative for employers.
So what does “effective onboarding” really mean?
Specific goals may differ between organizations, but based upon input from both learners and managers―high-level objectives of a holistic program would probably include: