Optimise Your Onboarding Process
When was the last time you reviewed your onboarding process for new hires? It turns out that onboarding can make all the difference between a new employee’s success and him/her leaving the job prematurely. There are solid statistics to back this up: The average company loses 1 in 6 new hires within the first three months. (Not to mention the costs of a new hire – those can be significant.) Newly hired employees are 58% more likely to be with the company three years later if they had completed a structured onboarding process. This is based on my understanding and observations with some of my clients. So how to make it happen? What can we do differently? Simple or extravagant? Understanding the Generation you are employing! To make this easier for you, we have gathered six tips that will help you to optimise your onboarding process: 1. Start before the new employee sets foot in the door Your new hires await their first day excitedly and are anxious to learn as much as possible about thei