Overview
First impressions matter. More so for new employees. Availability of a structured process and its execution is a key pre-requisite for achieving this objective. Refining the process based on feedback from new joinees helps organizations in ensuring that the process effectiveness is sustained and enhanced on an ongoing basis.
The Business Case for Structured New Employee Onboarding
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Reduction in Time to achieving high productivity. Better informed people perform better and are more productive. Knowledge of Company’s processes, policies and practices enables new employees to adapt and align themselves.
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Fulfill key employee need: Information about the Company’s processes, policies and practices is a key need of new employees. Providing this information on a need-basis can lead to gaps / lapses in Performance and cause demotivation.
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Retain Talent: During the first few days employees are judging your organization and deciding if they have made the right choice. Proactively providing key inputs to new employees creates a positive first impact reinforcing the perception of being a professional organization.