On-boarding New Hires: How to Get Them Quickly Up to Speed, Engaged and Productive

Introducing an on-boarding program in to your hiring process can mean the difference between retaining top employees and watching them walk out the door after several months. Companies, who implement an effective on-boarding program during the first three months of the new hire employment experience, will have 31% less turnover than those who don’t according to the Aberdeen Group. 

On-boarding is important because it introduces the employee to the company’s culture and expectations and gives the employee the vital training and information needed to succeed in their new position. Also, a new hire’s compatibility or culture fit will likely be determined during the on-boarding process. This can save the employer from a prolonged investment into the wrong person. 

Join this session by expert speaker Marcia Zidle, where she will discuss how to identify the mistakes to avoid in your new hire on-boarding process. 

Session Highlights: 

• The key questions of new hires 

• The value of a buddy system and how it works 

• Examples of how companies perform their on-boarding process 

• The difference between orientation and on-boarding 

• Why the manager is the key and what they need to do 

• Why executive new hires don’t succeed and why they leave 

• The value of developing a new hire welcome kit for everyone 

• The 4 Cs of a robust on-boarding program: Compliance, clarification, culture and connections 

• The best practices in executive on-boarding to accelerate executive success 

• On-boarding approaches to integrate the new hire into their job and the organization 

• Strategies to implement an on-boarding program in the organization 

• The responsibilities of the key stakeholders: Executive management, human resources, the manager 

Why You Should Attend: 

You have made your decision about whom to hire. You’ve gotten them excited about their new job. You’re excited about what they can bring to your team. Now what? Onboarding is important because it introduces the employee to the company’s culture and expectations as well as your department’s culture and expectations. In addition, it gives the employee the vital training and information needed to succeed in their new position. An onboarding program isn’t just a routine checklist; it should be a comprehensive process that makes the new employee as well as the manager confident they made the right choice and confident they can succeed in their new job.

Who Should Attend: 

• VP of human resources 

• Chief learning officer 

• Directors 

• Project managers 

• Operation managers and supervisors 

• Team leaders 

• Human resources professionals 

• Anyone who has talent management responsibility 

*You may ask your Question directly to our expert during the Q&A session. 

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