In spite of efforts made to smooth out the onboarding process, bringing in new talent tends to be an expensive proposition; more so when you have to unexpectedly replace that hard-won talent because their onboarding experience was less-than-satisfying. The onboarding experience should provide everything the new hire needs to function and succeed in their chosen organization, as well as demonstrating WHY the new hire made the move in the first place. What onboarding seems to devolve to is an exercise in filling out forms for HR, sorting out payroll benefits, and acknowledging receipt of a voluminous corporate policy manual or taking a series of onboarding training courses. Organizations ignore the operational aspects of onboarding at their peril. If you’re looking to pull together an onboarding program, or wanting to revamp your existing program, there are three strategies you should adopt to make your program successful.
