Webinar with Mark Wilson, Sr. Director of Learning and Performance at Paycor to learn best practices for creating a successful onboarding and training program.

1. Best Practices for
Onboarding and
New Hire Training

2. Mark Wilson
Senior Director of Learning + Performance
www.linkedin.com/in/markdanielwilson
● Passionate about performance excellence
● Focused on driving and sustaining results
● Partners learning, change management, and
communication into effective programs
● Lover of all dogs (especially mine)

3. Why Onboarding Matters
Five Ways to Elevate Employee Onboarding and Training
01. Communicate and Engage Before They Start
02. Make their First Week Memorable and Busy
03. Build Cross-Functional Teams
04. Involve Their Managers
05. Maximize Technology
Questions and Answers
Agenda

4. Why Onboarding Matters

5. “Studies show that roughly 33 percent of employees decide to stay onboard
with a firm or jump ship within their first 30 days of employment.”
The Importance Of Onboarding New Hires - Dummies.com
“The organizational costs of employee turnover are estimated to range between
100% and 300% of the replaced employee’s salary”
Technology Can Save Onboarding from Itself - Harvard Business Review
“Nearly 89% of new hires said that they wanted to meet with their new
manager on the first day of employment, while 83% said they had the
expectation of being introduced to colleagues on their first day in order to start
off on a positive note.”
Why Do 28 Percent of Employees Quit in Their First 90 Days? Poor Onboarding Practices - HRDive

6. “Organizations with a strong onboarding process improve new hire retention
by 82% and productivity by over 70%.”
The True Cost of a Bad Hire - Brandon Hall Group
“Manager satisfaction increases by 20% when their employees have formal
onboarding training”
The Onboarding Statistics You Need to Know - Urbanbound.com
“58% of employees are likely to stay at a company for three
years if they experience a great onboarding program.”
The Business Case for Investing in Onboarding Programs - Paycor

7. Five Ways to Elevate
Employee Onboarding
and Training

8. 01. Communicate and Engage
Before They Start

9. Why Communication is so Important
● Develop and automate a pre-employment communication plan
● Introduce them to your culture, values, and goals
● Inform them of their onboarding program and training
● Create an onboarding portal to access information and
engage with others

10. 02. Make Their First Week
Memorable and Busy

11. First Impressions Count
● Ensure their desk is ready for their first day, this should include a
welcome kit with company swag
● Create a universal onboarding program that connects new
associates with your mission, vision and values. Introduce new
hires to the company structure and processes/models that run
the business, like product development and customer support
● Create time for them to meet their manager - maybe over lunch
or in a pre-scheduled one-on-one

12. 03. Build Cross-Functional
Teams

13. Information is Power
● Develop an observation program allowing new hires to see
first hand how work gets done across the business
● Create lasting connections between employees driving
future collaboration
● Informed teams create a positive client experience

14. 04. Involve the New
Associate’s Managers

15. Managerial Engagement is Key
● According to Gallup, 50% of employees who quit cite their manager
as the reason.
● Get managers involved with onboarding:
- Make it easy
Schedule and monitor activities
- Make it inclusive
Include managers in the definition of onboarding
- Make it impactful
Deliver employees who are ready to add value

16. 05. Maximize Technology

17. Take Advantage of Technology

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19. Questions and Answers