The nature of work has changed. Employees are increasingly in the driver’s seat, engagement and culture have become new benchmarks for success and digitization is transforming the way employers and employees interact.
So it goes without saying that our onboarding processes must also change to reflect this new age of business.
More and more we are seeing companies move from a process-based (‘passive’) form of onboarding, where priority is centered on ticking administrative boxes, to experience-based (‘proactive’) onboarding, which places the focus on the candidate’s journey from the moment they sign their contract through until they are fully integrated into the company.
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How to define onboarding |
We define effective onboarding as a comprehensive, 2-way process designed to share knowledge, communicate values, build connections and manage compliance to transform new hires into confident, empowered team members and ambassadors.
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The statistics of effective onboarding |
The results speak for themselves, organizations with an effective onboarding process improve new hire retention by up to 82% and productivity by over 70%.
And yet only 20% of companies indicated that they currently oversee a proactive onboarding journey, and more than 22% of companies have no formal onboarding process at all.
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How YOU can build an experience-based onboarding journey |
As we see it, there are two ways of providing an experience-based onboarding journey, depending on what you want to achieve:
1 Short-term gratification. Add a module to your existing HR process that gives your new hires some basic experience-based add-ons.
2 Long-term success. Invest in an experience-based solution that marries process and engagement for a seamless new-hire journey.
To achieve results that will last, your company needs a best-in-show, full-service onboarding solution that provides engaging content across the entire new hire timeline, from contract signed to full integration.
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Compare & Contrast: Process vs. Experience |
How does an experience-based journey look, compared to a more traditional process-based approach.
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First Day |
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First Week |
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First Months |
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The Takeaway? |
What we can see is that an experience-based onboarding journey delivers better results for both HR and new hires. It impacts productivity, engagement and retention and, done well, can elevate you, your team and your company.
So get to work and start developing a new hire experience you can be proud of!
Want to know more about how Talmundo can help you reinvent your new hire journey through experience-based onboarding? Talk to one of our team.
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