Onboarding is not just an adaptation, but a whole list of activities aimed at getting the newcomer to the product, company, team and principles of working in a particular team as quickly as possible. What are the nuances of onboarding and what should you pay special attention to during such an adaptation – tells the specialist of recruiting agency VIP HR USA.
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Naturally, onboarding should take place in a natural way, since excessive pressure on a new specialist will play the opposite role, and, nevertheless, experience and research show that high-quality, professional onboarding makes it easy to solve such fundamental issues for the company’s successful work as:
- Increasing the efficiency of the new employee, as well as other team members
- Increasing the level of newcomer loyalty to the company, i.e. involvement in internal processes
- Cohesion of the team
Adaptation: a checklist so you don’t forget anything
It is important to understand that hiring includes not only the very fact of registration and conclusion of a contract, but also the moment of introduction to the team, as well as the involvement of a newcomer in work processes, internal communication, his addiction and adaptation.
According to our experience, following these steps allows both a new employee to adapt faster and easier, and the team to quickly get used to a new team member, and eliminate the possible departure of a specialist in the future:
- Introducing the newcomer to the team. This can be done by an HR specialist, a manager, or a leader, it is important to say a few words about those people with whom the newcomer will work directly, explain briefly who is responsible for what. It will also not be superfluous to say about the strengths and previous merits of the new team member.
- Welcome set. The Newcomer Welcome Pack, which includes the most essential branded office supplies, can sometimes include a branded t-shirt, useful accessories, and even gadgets needed for work, as well as a business card with useful contacts so you know where to turn for all your questions. It is usually awarded at the end of the first week, which is a probationary period, or on the first working day if there is no probationary period.
- Conducting adaptation conversations and viewing adaptation webinars, which will provide information about the company’s goals and strategies, achievements, acquaintance with team leaders, departments, and so on.
- Conducting a welcome training, where the newcomer will be able to structure the knowledge gained about the work of the company and the position directly held by him, as well as receive valuable information about the direction in which he can develop while working here, and what knowledge he will have to form for further growth and promotion
What personnel adaptation services are provided by VIP HR
Recruiting agency VIP HR provides services for the search, hiring, adaptation of personnel, as well as consulting top management on the effective organization of the company’s work. In view of our 10 years of experience in this field and cooperation with leading companies in Miami and New York, we can safely say that in 70% of cases it is onboarding, its preparedness and quality, as well as the involvement of employees and understanding the value of comfortable and timely adaptation of new employees, is a decisive factor in successful hiring, prevention of layoffs during the first three months of work, as well as a guarantee of the growth of corporate spirit, productivity and work efficiency of both newcomers and old team members.