- Onboarding is often confused with orientation and given only superficial treatment.
- Managers play a critical role in onboarding. Onboarding training for managers is critical to ensuring that they understand and are prepared to onboard new hires.
- Due to the key role that managers play, new hires’ onboarding experience is often inconsistent across the organization.
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Critical Insight
- Onboarding starts when the candidate accepts the job offer. It should be a continuation of the candidate experience.
- As with the candidate experience, embed the employee value proposition throughout onboarding to build on new hire enthusiasm and commitment.
Impact and Result
- Implement an onboarding program that addresses all three critical components – orientation, performance management, and development – over a series of months.
- Consider the different stakeholders and which groups will be virtual versus onsite to design the best approach to the organization’s onboarding activities.
- Work with managers on how to create an effective onboarding program to ensure that they are aware of their critical role in the process, ensuring a consistent onboarding experience across the organization.
Develop a Comprehensive Onboarding Plan
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How to complete this course:
Use these videos, along with the Project Blueprint deck above, to gain an understanding of the subject. Start with the Introduction, then move through each of the Course Modules. At the end of each Module, you will be required to complete a short test to demonstrate your understanding. You will complete this course when you have completed all of the course tests.
- Number of Course Modules: 5
- Estimated Completion Time: 1.5 hours
Learning Outcome
After completing this course, learners will be equipped to successfully drive employee engagement and retention through a comprehensive onboarding plan that acclimates, guides, and develops new hires along their onboarding journey.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Implement an onboarding program or improve their current one.
- Successfully ensure everyone who should be involved in the process is aware of their involvement, and learners will be provided with tips on how to let others know what they are accountable for.
- Work with and provide a manual for managers to create an effective and impactful onboarding program, ensuring a consistent onboarding experience across the organization.
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Course Modules
Introduction: Develop a Comprehensive Onboarding Plan
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4