Onboarding

New and Updated

• Type:

  Leading Practice Guides

  What Onboarding Is and Why It Matters

  This guide explains what onboarding is and the importance of effective onboarding to the new hire and to the organization.

• Type:

  Leading Practice Guides

  Onboarding: What to Include

  This guide explores the essential elements of an effective onboarding program. It provides practical examples on how to upskill employees, help them understand their role in the organization and offer social and emotional support for their success.

• Type:

  Leading Practice Guides

  Delivering Engaging and Effective Onboarding

  This guide explores how to make the onboarding program for new hires come to life through effective and engaging delivery.

• Type:

  Leading Practice Guides

  Evaluating Onboarding

  This guide explores how to evaluate the effectiveness of an onboarding program.

• Type:

  Employment Law Guide

  Training and Development: District of Columbia

  Updated to reflect amendment regarding sexual harassment training for managers, effective October 1, 2024.

• Date:

  August 26, 2024

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Avoiding Costly Handbook Mistakes

  Companies can face legal consequences if an employee handbook is not well maintained. New data shows the benefits of using handbook maintenance software.

• Date:

  October 24, 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  The First 30-Days Is Make-or-Break: How to Ensure Onboarding Is a Success

  Finding top talent is difficult. Keeping top talent is equally a challenge. New hires form first impressions quickly and those impressions result in their decisions to stay with the organization or leave. Onboarding experiences are key in helping new recruits to a "stay" choice. Read on for keys to successful onboarding experiences in today' world of work.

• Date:

  September 26, 2023

  Type:

  Commentary and Insights

  Teams With a Culture of Constructive Criticism Do Better

  Recent data from the 2023 XpertHR Recruitment and Retention survey found that companies with more mature approaches to employee feedback tend to have lower voluntary turnover rates. This article discusses the importance of welcoming constructive criticism and presents various methods for employers to collect it.

• Date:

  April 26, 2023

  Type:

  Benchmarking and Surveys

  Recruitment and Selection 2023: Survey Report

  In this survey report, we explore the efficacy of recruitment practices and the relationship between these practices and retention outcomes.

• Date:

  March 9, 2023

  Type:

  Podcasts and Webinars

  Webinar: Helping Supervisors Onboard and Manage New Employees Effectively

  In this 60-minute webinar, DanaLynn Colao and Vince Cirilli, a member and associate respectively with Saiber LLC and experts in counseling employers during the hiring and onboarding process, discuss onboarding from the perspective of managers and supervisors.