At the recent HR Transform Conference, we had the opportunity to ask about your biggest employee onboarding challenges. What did our Process Street survey say?
Want to know how to make new hire onboarding less of a pain? Keep reading!
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What was once the exception has now become a common workplace model throughout the world. Since 2005, remote working has increased by 159%. Without a doubt, those numbers saw a massive jump with the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak.
This new way of working (and living) is here to stay. Why? Remote work can offer increased employee productivity, reduced churn, and decreased absenteeism, and much more. But these benefits are only within reach when you’ve set up a good remote workplace.
One way of enforcing an effective remote workplace is during the onboarding phase. You can familiarize new hires with the correct resources and processes from the get-go. Just as onboarding is a good way to integrate your employees into a remote working environment, it can also be your biggest downfall if not conducted properly.
That’s why, in this Process Street article, I’m taking you through everything you need to know about onboarding employees in a remote environment.
Let’s get ready to onboard!
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Southport Technology Group strives to offer affordable services to smaller businesses who don’t have an in-house tech team.
To do this, the team at Southport Technology Group needs to have lean standard operating procedures to ensure they can meet demand efficiently while keeping costs low.
In this article, I’m taking you through how the team at Southport Technology Group uses Process Street to optimize their onboarding programs for clients, developers, and employees.
Research has shown that starting a new job is more stressful than moving house or foreclosing on a loan. HR managers are responsible for making the transition into a new company less stressful than it already is. That’s why employee onboarding is so important.
Typically, onboarding happens during their first week. The phase before and during an employee’s actual first day is called orientation. There’s a ton of misconceptions around orientation being part of onboarding: which is the most important, what tasks are associated with each, and so on.
That’s what we’re taking a look at in this Process Street article.
Let the fight begin: Employee orientation vs. employee onboarding!
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Bamboo HR found that employees are 18 times more likely to feel committed to an employer if they’re given an effective onboarding experience. This is something you certainly want to achieve when onboarding new hires.
You might want to head to trusty Microsoft Word to create this effective onboarding experience. After all, it typically is our go-to option for everything else. Want to create a quick newsletter? MS Word. Need a brochure? MS Word. You get the point. But, can Microsoft Word really help you create an effective onboarding experience?
This might come as a shock but your trusty Microsoft Word onboarding template likely has the opposite effect on your new hires. That’s what we’re looking at in today’s Process Street article. But, it’s not all bad. I’m also walking you through the onboarding best practices and how you can implement these with Process Street to optimize your onboarding process and boost your employee retention:
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Let’s face it, the Excel experience is anything but memorable, which is troubling when you’re using a new employee onboarding Excel template.
Effectively onboarding your new hires brings heaps of advantages to the table. For example, good onboarding can boost employee retention by as much as 82%. The troubling thing is that 88% of companies don’t onboarding well. Couple that with the fact that 68% of new hires leave within the first three months.
You get the picture. So, the next question is this: Can Microsoft Excel new employee checklists boost your onboarding experience and reduce new hire churn?
In this Process Street article, I’m taking you through what you can get from using Excel as your new employee onboarding template tool and a few ways you could boost your onboarding experience.
This article will cover:
I’ve put my ‘special’ investigation hat on for this one (yes, I own a special investigation hat and no, you can’t touch it). Let’s get down to the bottom of this and settle the debate once and for all!
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Despite many managers understanding the importance of employee onboarding, Sapling has found that 88% of companies don’t onboard well.
This is a troubling revelation when you take into account that offering an excellent onboarding experience enhances employee retention by as much as 82%.
Want to ensure you have high employee retention while also maintaining job satisfaction? I’ve got you covered.
In this blog post, I’m going to walk you through exactly why good employee onboarding matters, the magic of automation, and what makes up a good employee onboarding experience. Check it out here:
Let’s dive in!
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Working efficiently can be an uphill battle, especially for larger teams. Luckily, the right workflow app has the ability to make your life a whole lot easier.
Each team needs a well-structured workflow to stick to when it comes to conducting daily tasks and all that other good stuff that keeps the engine of your company running.
The right workflow app allows your team to streamline their processes and improve the efficiency of daily recurring work. However, finding the right workflow management platform to meet the specific needs of your team can be complicated due to the number of products available on the market.
That’s why we at Process Street have compiled this list of the best workflow apps on the market right now, to help you understand what’s on offer & make the best decision.
