What are the benefits?
Effective onboarding is all about ensuring new hires start their new role with the kind of confidence and enthusiasm that will benefit employee and employer alike.
Benefits to the employee
At the very least, users of an effective onboarding website will have the opportunity to learn all about their new role and place of work before they start. This will help them get over the initial uncertainty that underpins those first day nerves.
They will also continue to have direct access to all the day-to-day information and guidance they might feel uncomfortable asking for once they start.
In addition, they will have a genuine opportunity to build relationships with new colleagues before they join. This makes it so much easier for them to settle in and enjoy their first few weeks, as well as giving them a ready-made support network that will continue to look out for them once the formal onboarding period ends.
They may also have the chance to undertake some simple online training modules, once again easing the transition into their new roles.
Benefits to the employer
First things first, by using a single, largely automated and self-sustaining platform to engage with all their new starters, employers can achieve massive efficiencies in their communications - reducing the need for costly and time consuming mailings, telephone calls and face-to-face meetings.
In doing so, they also provide a positive brand experience for their new employees, facilitating learning, building loyalty and cementing relationships before they even start. This makes for a more engaged and better informed new hire, speeding up the time it takes for them to become fully effective in their role and reducing the risk of early attrition.
It also offers a ready-made tool through which employers can continue to support and listen to their staff once the initial onboarding phase is over.
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