How Recruiters Can Help Ease Onboarding for New Hires
How Recruiters Can Help Ease Onboarding for New Hires
Employee onboarding is the start of a new hire’s journey in the company, helping them understand their new role and feel more comfortable with their co-workers. When recruiting new employees, the job doesn’t have to end once they’ve been hired. As a recruiter, you can play a significant role in helping acclimate new employees, as well as increasing the chances of long-term productivity and job satisfaction.
What’s Important About Employee Onboarding?
Employee onboarding is essential to promote cohesion and productivity in the workplace, and it can also help with employee retention. When new hires feel welcome in a new job, they are more likely to remain long-term and are better equipped to be as productive as possible.
Creating and following a proper procedure for onboarding prepares employees for success and helps your new hires feel engaged and excited about their new job.
Tips for the Onboarding Process
The onboarding process should start from the moment of a successful hire and continue throughout a new employee’s first few weeks. Some tips for onboarding as a recruiter include:
Early Information: Get in contact with a new hire early, not just their first day. Help them understand what they can expect from a first day, their team and role, and basic information like dress codes or break routines. This can help ease anxiety for new employees.
Frequent Communication: Be sure to check-in with new hires during the onboarding process and weeks after they settle in. As a recruiter, it is important that you help ease them into the new routine.
Connections With Co-Workers: Connect a new hire with other new hires, co-workers, managers, and others on their team. This helps with integration and can prevent awkwardness.
Listen to Feedback: The onboarding process may not be perfect initially. Ask employees what worked and what didn’t in their onboarding experience, and determine what needs to be adjusted.
Mistakes to Avoid in the Onboarding Process
Onboarding processes will differ between businesses, industries, and different employees. However, there are some errors that can make the onboarding process more stressful and frustrating for any new hire. Avoid these mistakes:
Unclear Expectations: If the onboarding process does not outline expectations in the workplace, it can lead to issues in workflow and make new hires uncertain. This can also hinder the growth and abilities of a new employee.
Lack of Human Connection: An onboarding process that leans solely on automated and AI tools can feel impersonal and unwelcoming. While these tools have their uses and can add supplemental value to the onboarding experience, it is crucial that you focus on connecting new hires to co-workers, managers, and others in the company.
Informal Onboarding: There should be a clear and structured onboarding process followed for new hires. Without formal onboarding, new employees can feel overwhelmed and confused.
Improper Training: Even experienced employees may not know how your company manages specific processes and programs. Insufficient training can make it much harder for a new hire to grow to their full potential.
Insufficient Resources: If a new hire does not have the right resources to complete their work, they can feel unsupported. This can limit their initial enjoyment of a new job and increase uncertainty.
You’ll want a new hire’s initial experience with your workplace and team to be enjoyable and engaging. By determining the proper steps to take in your line of work, you can create a successful onboarding process. Although it may take time, you can create an efficient system that promotes productivity.
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