24 Ways to Get Your Onboarding Program Started

• Author: Amitai Givertz
• Posted: August 30, 2007
• Category: Talent Management, Employee Retention
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Recruiting by Numbers: Thursday, August 3oth, 2007

Goals for Onboarding

1. Make world-class the goal.
2. Shorten new-hire time to productivity.
3. Create competitive advantage.
4. Integrate and coordinate all onboarding efforts.
5. Create a competitive advantage.
6. Reinforce the employment brand.
7. Make management expectations clear.
8. Involve family to bolster retention.
9. Gather referral names.
10. Keep new hires from changing their minds.
11. Improve the recruiting process.
12. Meet diverse needs.
13. Have global capabilities

Strategic Design Components

1. A “pre-start” component.
2. An extended onboarding process.
3. The manager is present.
4. The CEO is present.
5. Online capability.
6. No delay in offering onboarding.
7. Opportunities to ask “stupid” questions.
8. The process periodically identifies frustrations.
9. A growth plan is provided.
10. Debriefing to improve.
11. Culture is reinforced through examples.

Dr. John Sullivan, ERE