Orientation and onboarding are vital components to integrating a new employee into a company or organization.
The primary goal is to acclimate the new hires in such a way that they will want to remain with the company for the long term. In any corporation, turnover is costly and negatively impacts the bottom line.
Orientation and onboarding are not mutually exclusive. It isn’t a matter of choosing one over the other. They work in conjunction to provide a comprehensive training experience for new hires.