2022 is all about creating a people-first onboarding experience.
Virtual employee onboarding has become the new normal for many workplaces and companies are investing in better onboarding experience to help increase engagement, efficiency and decreased turnover.
According to the onboarding and retention statistics, organisations that provide a great onboarding process have an increased retention rate of 52%.
Let’s look at 4 things your organisation can do to provide the best onboarding experience for new hires:
1. Clear communication
Regular communication helps your organisation plan better and lets the employees know that their time is valuable. According to statistics, employees who engage well in extended onboarding programs can achieve competence up to 34 times faster than their peers.
2. Create a digital resource library
A digital resource library helps organise and share all relevant documents for your new hires. A digital library can also help reduce the paper clutter and save time and costs.
Your organisation’s digital resource library can include the following resources:
3. Focus on micro-learning
It can be easy to become focused on powering through the onboarding process but great onboarding processes take longer than a few days. To design a strategic process, your organisation can use micro-learning tools. Micro-learning divides large chunks of information into smaller pieces to avoid information overload.
Your onboarding processes micro-learning content can include the following:
4. Create engaging content
The people-first onboarding process is all about engaging the employees and keeping them involved. The content that you share with the employees creates a successful experience.
You can include a variety of elements to deliver engaging content including the following:
To make life easier you can use a no-code platform like WorkPilot to deliver a smooth and engaging onboarding experience for your staff in 2022.
WorkPilot helps your organisation centralise team knowledge, processes, and training in a searchable hub. Get started today and boost your employee onboarding experience!
