Onboarding error? Neglecting this crucial step can quickly cost you a lot: poor brand image, hasty departure of the employee, high turnover...
To avoid this, here are the 6 mistakes not to make when onboarding a new employee.
1 - Neglecting pre-boarding: the number 1 mistake to avoid for a successful onboarding process
Many businesses still make this mistake during their process ofOnboarding. As a reminder, pre-boarding is the process that consists of integrate the new employee into the company, from the first contact during the job interview to when they take up a job.
According to a study carried out by Robert Half, 28% of workers say they accepted a job offer, only to go back before the start date. Neglecting this step can represent a risk of losing talent.
Pre-boarding must be careful because it gives the candidate a first impression of how the company works. It is a direct reflection of your employer brand.
Tip: use the Gamification in your integration process can bring a fun touch to a period that is often synonymous with stress for the newcomer.
2 - The most common onboarding mistake: not having planned to arrive on D-Day
Like any project, preparing for onboarding should not be rushed. Lack of preparation reflects poor organization in your business and can damage your brand image..
It is your business that he has chosen. It would be a shame if he were disappointed as soon as he arrived. To avoid this error during onboarding, it is mandatory to follow these key steps:
- Have notified future colleagues in advance
- Have your equipment, workstation and email address ready before arrival
- Create a personalized welcome message
- Appoint a guardian who will be the backbone of the newcomer
3 - Forget to create an onboarding schedule
Forgetting to create a real onboarding schedule is a mistake that is still all too common in companies. While it is often clear to employers, new employees can easily be lost without a temporary reference point, especially on their first day in the company.
Mistake not to make: leave the new employee alone on the first day. There is nothing worse as a first experience than arriving and being left alone in a new place with new people.
4 - Do not train your new employees
Numerous easy-to-use training tools can be put in place to train the new employee for the various missions of his new position. Like the use of platforms of Mobile learning or microlearning to convey your brand image.
Social learning will make it possible to integrate employees as close as possible to their new colleagues thanks to collaborative tools such as chat.
5 - Do not take into account suggested changes and perpetuate onboarding errors
The most common onboarding mistake is to think that it is frozen in time. However, the more fixed it is, the more it will not meet the new expectations of employees and the more disappointed they will be.
The key to a good integration process is its constant updating by analyzing the various statistics and feedback available to you..
Even today, on average, between 60% and 73% of a company's data is unused for analyses (source: Forrester).
