More than 1/4 of new hires leave a company within 6 weeks. More than 1/3 leave in the first 6 months. And of those who leave in the first year, half were thinking of leaving for 6 months or more. When asked what the reasons for leaving were a lot of leavers will cite poor onboarding and training
The onboarding process bridges the gap between the candidate and employee experience, creating a transitional phase that is vital to creating great work environments. First impressions have a lasting impact so it’s critical to ensure that from the day a candidate is offer the job your company’s employee onboarding process is impressive, engaging and informative. This is your time to bring new employees into your business, explain your company culture and offer support.
An employee onboarding process is the standardised introduction of a newly hired employee to their role within a company. This introductory process could include team introductions, workstation setups and familiarisation with operational processes alongside other elements.
Effective onboarding is not a day, week or month of learning, but a 6-month process designed to give new hires everything they need in order to reach maximum performance in their job as quickly as possible.
Consider your organisation’s mission statement when setting goals for a new starter, addressing how you’ll go about assessing their performance and how your HR team and line managers can help them – allowing them to feel confident and comfortable in their new role.
Onboarding doesn’t begin and end on your new employee’s first day with you. Instead, it starts from the day they’re offered the job until they are entirely acclimatised to their new working environment.
The best onboarding would give new staff the opportunity to be welcomed into the team, meeting co-workers and lunching with their line manager prior to starting. This way, your new employee feels embraced and celebrated within their new role in the company.
Employee onboarding is the first interaction an employee has with an organisation following the interview process. If their first impressions fail to live up to expectations, your employee could begin to regret their decision to accept the job offer.
Companies have a moral obligation to ensure employees have a solid onboarding process to help them settle down in their jobs, get to know the organisation, obtain clarity on their job objectives and forge great relationships with their co-workers.
A recent study found that 75% of employee turnover was preventable with avoidable causes such as work environment, manager competency and opportunities for growth, staff retention, making staff retention more crucial than ever.
Efficient employee onboarding helps to maintain high staff retention, showing employees that they are a valued part of the company they work for.
Implementing Onboarding ProcessesSo, a good HR onboarding process should integrate new employees into their daily routine, making sure they understand your business’ policies and procedures. To begin with, you can introduce them to the:
From here, make them feel welcome and remind them of your company culture, giving them the chance settle into their role.
Successful onboarding programmes ensure employees can hit the ground running and take ownership of their roles. If you need assistance setting up an onboarding journey that speaks to your organisation, contact the dedicated recruitment team at Marmion and we’ll help you establish your process for new hires.
At Marmion, we deliver ethical, personalised recruitment services, investing the time to understand each business and individual, and working hard to ensure every introduction is thoughtful and well considered. Our process goes beyond CVs, using tools like i3 profiling to uncover instinctive strengths and align them with the right opportunities.
Every member of our team is a qualified recruitment consultant, committed to their craft and to continuous professional development. This ensures you receive advice grounded in expertise, insight, and current best practice. Whilst we use AI to support parts of our process, every decision about candidate suitability is made through human insight and emotional intelligence. This ensures we recognise great talent that technology alone might overlook whilst avoiding the bias that can come from over-reliance on algorithms.
We endeavour to do what’s right for all parties, through diligence, transparency, and genuine care, offering a clear service guarantee so you always know where you stand.
With Marmion, you gain a dedicated partner who blends skill, integrity, and commitment to deliver recruitment that works for you, today and for the future.
