You’ve just hired someone who you think can make a real difference to the team and the organisation – so don’t stay quiet about it. Announce it to the world (or at least the team) that someone is about to join you. Give the team some insight. Who the person is, what they’ll be doing, […]
Before day one processes are vital to create a smooth transition for new employees. One of the biggest mistakes we often see employers make is doing such a great job of engaging new employees throughout the hiring process, often driven by recruitment professionals, only to have all communication stop until their first day. […]
Some of the best onboarding experience we have seen have included when a manager sent a new employee the LinkedIn profiles of some of their new stakeholders and colleagues. […]
All too often the small stuff gets forgotten. As a result, this can have a big impact on new employees. Anyone who has ever started a new job can no doubt remember the nervous feeling of trying to find your feet in your new surroundings. […]
Onboarding and training is serious stuff, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun! The first few weeks for a new employee shouldn’t be all about endless training sessions. Find the balance between learning the information necessary to start working and the information the employee will learn along the way and remember learning should be fun! […]