Onboarding Essentials

Get your new hires off to a great start.

Effective onboarding involves much more than welcoming a new employee on their first day and showing them to their desk. A well-thought-out onboarding program begins in the interview process and continues throughout the f irst year. The initial weeks and months on the job are critical to your new employee’s ability to fit in, become a productive member of your team as quickly as possible, and be an ambassador for your company. Be sure to engage employees early to help them acclimate to your culture and their role in the organization. Twenty-two percent of turnover happens within the first 45 days (Bersin) so it is critical to maintain a close relationship with new hires to ensure long-term commitment and success.

Your onboarding procedure should be designed not only to convey important information to your new hire but to also make them feel welcome, valued, enthusiastic, and part of the team from day one. In fact, companies with an engaging onboarding program retained 91% of their first-year workers and 58% retained employees for three years or more (The Wynhurst Group). The importance of good onboarding, from both a practical and a morale standpoint, cannot be overstated.

If you’d like help strengthening your hiring, onboarding, or exit processes, our team at STM is here to guide you through every phase of the Talent Life Cycle.