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Learn How to Pre-Board Your New Hires They’ll Love You Forever
Don’t panic, it’s easy most of it’s common sense
Most organizations have such horrendous onboarding processes that they should pay their new hires a stress bonus.
A new job, a new start, and a new dream shattered because someone couldn’t be bothered to create a simple onboarding process.
Think I’m exaggerating?
I’ve seen new hires arrive and no-one knows who they are. Their manager was missing, the team weren’t expecting a new colleague, and the newbie was left to introduce themselves and tell everyone their job title. Oh, and there wasn’t anywhere for them to sit.
A friend of mine started a senior role with a large company and discovered on her first day that she had to provide her own laptop and phone.
An ex-colleague was once sent on a residential induction course in a different city on their first day at a new job. Their manager sent them home to pack and travel to the training venue immediately.
Not an ideal start to a new job.
But why should you care about this? Why is this important to you?
Because poor onboarding not only gives new hires a bad impression of you and the organization, but it also…
