Onboarding process
by Dan Taylor
1. Objectives
1.1. New employees feel welcome
1.2. Understanding the big picture and how they fit into it
1.3. Onbaording should be fun, but also educational and allowing new employees to "hit the ground running"
1.4. Gather feedback and continually improve the process
1.5. Foster employee pride in the company
2. Post hire/Pre start
2.1. Confirm 1st working day
2.2. Inform new employee what they should bring with them on their 1st day
2.3. Online data collection/forms
2.4. New Employee Welcome Portal?
3. What do employees need to know?
3.1. Company Culture
3.1.1. Built in short, social and/or team building exercises.
3.2. Mentor?
3.2.1. Who would best suit this new employee
3.3. Responsibility
3.3.1. Supervisors %
3.3.2. HR %
3.3.3. Co-workers %
4. First Day
4.1. Employee Initial Impressions
4.2. Policies and Procedures
4.3. Desk and workspace preparation
5. Duration?
5.1. 90 days?
5.2. 180 days?
5.3. 365 days?
6. Landmarks and Goals
6.1. 1st Day
6.2. 1st Week
6.3. 1st Month
6.4. 90 Days
7. Measurement
7.1. KPI's
7.1.1. Productivity output
7.1.2. Individual contribution
7.1.3. Team contribution
8. Feedback
8.1. From Supervisor
8.2. From HR
8.3. From Co-workers?
8.4. Surveys
8.4.1. 1st month
8.4.2. 3rd month
8.4.3. 9th month
8.4.4. annual review
9. DO NOT
9.1. Rush the onboarding process
9.2. "Make it up as we go along"
9.3. Bore new hires to death
9.3.1. engage them!