Developing an Effective Onboarding Program: The Key to New Hire Retention

After the time and cost of recruiting, the job isn't done when the offer is accepted. Onboarding runs from acceptance to full integration, and a strategic onboarding program reduces turnover and helps new hires become effective sooner.

Traditional orientation often dumps policies, benefits and safety information on new hires in a day or two, causing overload. A phased approach spreads the learning and helps new employees build relationships with the people who will manage, coach and support them.

This 90-minute webinar explains the difference between onboarding and orientation, how to win leadership buy-in, and a step-by-step method for building a program, including checklists, first-day preparation, buddy programs, virtual onboarding and evaluation.

• Explain how onboarding differs from orientation
• Make the case for onboarding to senior leadership
• Build an onboarding program step by step
• Use checklists and first-day preparation to avoid information overload
• Set up a buddy program and onboard virtual employees
• Collect feedback and evaluate your program

• The difference between onboarding and orientation
• Why effective onboarding is critical and its benefits
• Getting senior leadership buy-in for a new or revised program
• A step-by-step approach to building an onboarding program
• Developing and using onboarding checklists
• Preparation to complete before the first day
• Responsibilities of HR, managers, IT and others
• Developing a buddy program
• Onboarding new hires in virtual locations
• Asking new employees for feedback
• Evaluating your program

Good onboarding leads to higher job satisfaction, better performance, stronger commitment and less intent to quit. It can decide whether top new hires stay or leave after a few months.

This session suits senior management, HR, recruiting, learning and development and operations professionals, and managers and supervisors.

• Senior Management
• HR Professionals
• Recruiting Professionals
• Learning and Development Professionals
• Operations Professionals
• Managers & Supervisors

Diane L. Dee, President and Founder of Advantage HR Consulting, LLC is a senior Human Resources professional with over 25 years of experience in the HR arena. Diane’s background includes experience in HR consulting, training, and administration in corporate, government, consulting, and pro bono environments.

Diane founded Advantage HR Consulting in early 2016. Under Diane’s leadership, Advantage HR Consulting provides comprehensive, cost-effective Human Resources solutions for small to mid-sized public and private firms in the greater Chicagoland area.  Diane also develops and conducts webinars on a wide variety of HR compliance and administrative topics for various training firms across the country.   Additionally, Diane is the author of multiple white papers addressing various HR compliance topics.

Diane holds a Master's Certificate in Human Resources from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations and has attained SPHR and SHRM-SCP certifications. Diane is a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners and the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, Diane performs pro bono work through the Taproot Foundation assisting non-profit clients by integrating their Human Resources goals with their corporate strategies.