1. Employer & Recruiter Tip HOW MUCH DOES ONBOARDING NEW HIRES COST? Mark Swartz, Career Coach

2. . 1 THE BASICS OF ONBOARDING

4. The objective is to get the new hire settled in and ready to start working quickly, without overwhelming them

5. At the same time, you want to make the new employee feel welcomed and appreciated

7. setting up the new hire’s work space

8. providing proper equipment and tools

9. giving them the training and development they need

10. introducing the new hire to other staff (including taking them for lunch on their first day of work)

11. matching them up with an internal mentor

12. allotting the new employee passwords, access keys and codes, plus getting them to sign any necessary forms

13. briefing them on their initial work assignments, expectations, procedures

18. Help the Hiring Manager make a plan that includes the learning of key systems, meeting of critical stakeholders and an action plan for the first few weeks or months

19. Keep that motivated New Hire engaged with interaction, shadowing team members and projects to work on during downtime. A little planning on the front end will send the message to the New Hire that they are valued