Properly onboarding new employees can greatly diminish high rates of employee turnover. Employee Onboarding discusses the reasons for a comprehensive onboarding system and describes the contents of such a system. This course covers many types of orientation and the need for ongoing performance reviews and surveys as well as the support of peer advisors, mentors, and coaches at various phases of the onboarding process. Author Steven Bragg also introduces a number of strategies for successful onboarding such as a new employee checklist, competency charts, and detailed discussion items for current department staff.
Learning Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Recognize the impact of a high rate of employee turnover.
Describe the activities taken before a new hire starts work.
Cite the discussion items that a hiring manager has with the department staff when a new person is hired.
Note the desirable traits of a peer advisor.
Describe when a peer advisor program should be used.
Recognize the different aspects of departmental training.
Describe the types of people who should be introduced to a new hire.
Describe how a competency chart is used.
Note the contents of a typical new hire portal.
Recognize the contents of a new employee checklist.
Major Topics
Employee Onboarding
