Smooth Onboarding Training Programs Support Employee Retention

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Employees participating in new hire training.

Successful onboarding programs are top priorities for entrepreneurs and corporate leaders more now than ever before. As corporate trainers and HR professionals – we promote the importance of custom training (specific to your organization’s operations) during onboarding as a crucial step for several reasons:

  • Compliance
  • Skill Development
  • Acclimation
  • Consistency
  • Engagement and Retention

Most small businesses don’t have immediate access to a human resource (HR) consultant to create such a program. However, 69% of employees who experience great onboarding programs are likely to stay with a company for three years, according to Think Learning. Mixed with teams deriving from diverse backgrounds and ages – remote and hybrid teams call for even more intentional custom onboarding programs that set clear expectations for the employee’s next 90-120 days while also orienting the new hire into team norms, current projects, and culture. On the contrary, underwhelming and disorganized onboarding contributes to employee turnover after thousands of dollars spent on logistics (software set up, desk, etc.), on-the-job training, and more.

All reasons why – even if it’s not your ideal new hire program – consider what is required for an employee to know to stay within compliance, perform within their role, get acclimated with the culture + teams, sustain consistency, and ensure engagement is happening…..all in the spirit of retention!

“Your onboarding process is one of the most critical HR activities for the long-term success and
ongoing engagement of your employees.”

~Melissa Anzman

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Kia Edwards

CEO & Founder of Champion Instructors Education and Training ™