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ONBOARDING & INDUCTION 

Using your onboarding process to increase employee retention in year one

Your onboarding process is fundamental to your employee engagement. New recruits are impressionable and influential – get them on board from day one and reap the benefits as you see the positivity spread across the business.

From the first moment a candidate decides to apply to work for you, they’re interested. But every time their expectations aren’t met, especially within the first few crucial key stages of their ‘onboarding process’, it erodes their confidence and their motivation. That’s your cash, effort and time, straight down the drain!

Onboarding should be a seamless experience; a combination of great documentation, connectivity and interaction.

An onboarding process is far more than an introduction to HR Policy

We often come across companies with no real onboarding process or structure and it’s simply a wasted opportunity.

We like to think of the onboarding journey spanning from Day 1 and right through to year one, celebrating that anniversary as a huge milestone for both parties.

So, what does a good one look like?

  • Personal interactions with key people
  • A key moment to instil your values and deliver your business purpose
  • Induction into other departments to help form the ‘big picture’
  • A chance to experience your company culture at it’s best

That meaty employee handbook will feature in there somewhere too… but really, it’s at the bottom of our list.

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Employee engagement and employee retention go hand in hand

An employee who is engaged is an employee who stays. If you want to see your recruitment costs heading downwards and the bottom line on the up, address the elephant in the room. Employee engagement and employee retention are one and the same.

Your new recruits come with no history, no legacy and no preconceived ideas. Prove to them you can be the employer they dreamed of and make them want to go above and beyond for you. They are your chance at building the perfect workforce.

By redesigning your onboarding process with employee engagement in mind, you are futureproofing your workforce. Let us take a creative and holistic view at what you have (or don’t have) and relaunch it with a bang – a small effort, for a big reward.