Onboarding Process: Importance and Best Practices

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[...] Onboarding: A Tool for Retaining the Collaborator 1. Employee Engagement Organizational Socialization Low turnover rate Reduction of absenteeism 2. Increase in customer satisfaction Conclusion The integration of a new employee is a major challenge for companies. However, certain difficulties arise due to a high turnover rate and constant changes in the organization. Thus, the integration of new employees is the subject of a process - corresponding to the organizational dynamics of organizations. Contribution is identified as a key issue for each organization. [...]

[...] Contribution includes both work activity and operational mode. New arrivals must also contribute to the definition of the organization's political project. They must share the democratic values of social and solidarity economy. They must project themselves as future partners of their company. Most of the time, we expect each individual to contribute despite themselves, as the arrival of new employees serves as an opportunity for more experienced managers to explain, reinvent, and update the organizational model and practices. Integration is an essential process to guide new arrivals in their assimilation and learning. [...]

[...] To what extent is the formalization of onboarding beneficial to the employee and the company? - Introduction and detailed plan Introduction One of the main challenges for employees is to integrate into an organization and navigate its specific processes and relationships. The integration phase is intended to allow new employees to feel at ease in their new environment and become initiates of the organization. A successful integration is linked to a stronger commitment, greater satisfaction, and better long-term employee retention. [...]

[...] Pre-Integration 2. Orientation 3. The Training 4. The Feedback II. The Elements of a Successful Integration A. The Theoretical Models for Formalizing Integration 1. Tactics - Strategic Choices of Integration 2. Scope of Organizational Efforts 3. Inform, Welcome, Guide: Three Categories of Integration Content B. The Challenges and Facilitators of the Integration Process C. Onboarding Considerations 1. Sources of Communication and Information 2. Social Connection and Support 3. Employee Needs III. [...]

[...] Onboarding is the process of helping new employees succeed and become effective members. The term 'onboarding' is defined somewhat differently in the literature and is sometimes considered synonymous with the term 'socialization'. One of the most widely used definitions is that of Bauer and Erdogan (2011), who define onboarding as the process by which 'new employees move from the status of organizational outsider to organizational insider'. Organizational efforts are made by companies to integrate new arrivals and provide a framework for successful integration. [...]