Onboarding

Best Practices for New Employee Success

Onboarding: the extended, proactive support process by which newly placed leaders successfully transition and integrate into their new rols and organizations.

Did you know:

• 4% of new hires mentally leave after the first day of employment?
• Counteroffers by the former employer or other "suitors" often come 14-28 days after the start date.
• A higher percentage of candidates are accepting counter offers

So what can you, as an employer do to make sure this doesn't happen to you?

Below are tips that will not only welcome your new employee but help ensure that they will make it through the most crucial, first 90 days of employment.

1. Post an internal memo to all managers
2. Write an industry press release and distribute as soon as possible
3. Make sure work area, phone, computer and business cards are ready for their first day
4. Take them to lunch on their first day
5. Assign a peer mentor to check in with the new employee on a daily basis
6. Ensure that payroll and first paycheck are done correctly
7. Ensure any other benefits are resolved before candidate starts
8. Set up key 'introduction' meetings with key partners and clients
9. Have your search consultant or recruiter monitor the risk for counter or other offers by regular communication.

How your new employee starts off with your company will largely dictate the employee's receptivity to counteroffers or other opportunities, company tenure, as well as job performance.

To learn more onboarding success strategies for your company and your new employee, read The First 90 Days - Critical Success Strategies for New Leaders at all Levels - Michael Watkins.