EMPLOYEE ONBOARDING
In this seminar you'll learn...
How to manage the critical period from first contact to job offer
How to roll out the red carpet the first day
How to make orientation simple and painless
Shortening the learning curve
What happens to morale when you overload employees with information and bore them with videos and paperwork
Are you starting new employees off the right way-or driving them out the door? Studies show the more quickly employees are integrated into their new workplace, the faster they will achieve returns for their employer. Onboarding is much more than just getting employees "settled in." It´s an innovative, new approach to employee orientation and integration and a direct path to improving retention and time-to-productivity. And proper onboarding helps employees get up to speed much more quickly and reduces the costs associated with learning on the job. Don´t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn how to create an onboarding experience that´ll engage, motivate and keep new hires on board-and deliver a high return on your recruiting and hiring investment.
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Program hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Getting started: Onboarding basics
What an effective onboarding program can do for employees, managers ... your entire company
6 differences that separate "employee orientation" from "onboarding"
The major factor driving onboarding today-it´s not what it was even a year ago
How a long-term strategy with the right goals leads to productivity, retention and engagement
Why traditional employee orientations fail-and what you can do about it
How to present onboarding to senior management in a way that ensures their buy-in and support
The characteristics of all successful onboarding experiences
It´s NOT just for new hires-who else in your organization can benefit
Plan and organize an effective onboarding program
Planning 101: Hard questions to address before implementing your program
5 program design mistakes HR commonly makes
When onboarding really begins ... and really ends
A step-by-step approach to putting together a creative and structured onboarding program
The key role managers play
Another form to sign? You don´t HAVE to overwhelm employees with paperwork
4 key areas every onboarding program must address
The new way to "do" orientation ... make it exciting, interactive, interesting, painless and NOT at all boring
Develop a handy onboarding checklist that leaves nothing to chance
Start new hires off the right way
What you need to know to properly manage the crucial period from first contact to job offer
10 fun and simple tools for revving up a new employee´s enthusiasm
First impressions are lasting impressions-5 tips for putting your best foot forward
Inspiring new hires to visualize their future career with you-and participate in developing it
Creative ways to use technology to streamline and accelerate orientation
The first day: A walk-through of how to structure an agenda that eliminates "buyer´s remorse"
Who usually is responsible for orientation ... and who should be
Avoid thoughtless mistakes that cause new hires to second-guess their decision to change jobs
Accelerate the engagement of valuable talent
Tackling the biggest complaints new hires have about the first day on the job
How it pays to show employees the big picture-and their role in it
How a fun culture is an important piece of the overall retention picture
The first 90 days: Why new hires fail to engage and eventually derail-missteps you can avoid
Why 90% of best-in-class companies incorporate socialization into their process
What Gen X-ers need more than other workers-and how you can supply it
Easy ways to make new hires feel like part of the team
Don´t make employees learn the hard way-how to communicate cultural do´s and don´ts
Shorten time-to-productivity
How to start improving time-to-productivity even before the new hire arrives
Job expectations-when and how to make these crystal clear
Should you give employees "real work" right off the bat-or not?
How to identify any problems new hires are having with the job before they get out of hand
Want to supercharge time-to-productivity? Assign the right mentor
How to minimize the little things that frustrate employees to no end
How to anticipate a new hire´s questions-and answer them before they cause undue anxiety
Give employees the 3 foundational things they need to be productive
Follow-up strategies crucial to program success
Staying alert to 5 factors that may cause your program to fail
Getting employee feedback on orientation-the good and the bad
What gems of insight a simple survey can uncover
3 key performance indicators of success
Using "mystery shoppers" to root out problems
Questions the hiring supervisor might ask to earn the loyalty and commitment they want
Keeping the lines of communication open-formally and informally
Do you sense a problem brewing? Do you have a game plan for intervention?
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