Effective Onboarding: How to Welcome, Engage, and Retain New Employees with Your In-Person and Virtual On-boarding

Overview:

An article by Fast Company on August 26, 2025 is entitled, "Nearly half of employees say a bad onboarding made them want to quit." So how does your Onboarding Process stand up?

Dealing with new employee jitters and uncertainties is a high priority in on-boarding programs. The process of orienting new employees to their new position, their new work environment, and their new colleagues takes time, and if not done effectively, the new hire leaves and goes elsewhere. Onboarding is a strategy and a process that extends well beyond the first day on the job. It is a critical process to get the new hire off and running in their new environment and become acclimated to their company, position and colleagues.

A comprehensive onboarding process results in a higher level of engagement and the new employee reaches productivity much sooner. Poor onboarding results in higher turnover, lower productivity and lower profitability.

Why should you Attend: A strong on-boarding process is critical to YOUR success as an HR professional as well as the success of YOUR organization. Learn the nuances of effectively bringing new employees into YOUR organization.

You will be better off after attending this webinar.

Areas Covered in the Session:

• The Importance of A Good First Impression
• Julie's Story - What Went Wrong?
• Post Job Offer Things To Do
• First Day - Human Resources
• First Day - Department
• Onboarding Portals
• Virtual Employees
• Buddy
• Managing Expectations
• Checklist
• New Hire On-Boarding Survey
• Action Items

Sample New Hire Letters as well as an Onboarding Checklist and Onboarding Survey will be included.

Who Will Benefit:

• Human Resources Professionals
• Small Business Owners
• Supervisors
• Managers