{"id":199,"date":"2019-07-15T19:01:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-15T19:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=199"},"modified":"2024-04-25T01:29:30","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T01:29:30","slug":"benefits-of-onboarding","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/chapter\/benefits-of-onboarding\/","title":{"raw":"Benefits of Onboarding","rendered":"Benefits of Onboarding"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify the benefits of onboarding<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4056\/2019\/07\/18183445\/achievement-3481967_960_720-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Two men are sitting in chairs at a desk and smiling and high-fiving each other.\" width=\"350\" height=\"227\" \/>\r\n\r\nOnboarding is the process of integrating a new employee into a company. Also referred to as organizational socialization, onboarding processes should be designed to familiarize new employees with the organization\u2019s culture, values and behavioral expectations. Onboarding should help new employees adapt to the operating environment and, specifically, provide new employees with the connections, information and tools to be\u00a0successful.To quote a SHRM effective practice guidelines publication, \u201cAfter effective recruitment and selection, one of the most important ways that organizations can improve the effectiveness of their talent management systems is through the strategic use of onboarding.\u201d[footnote]Bauer, Tayla N. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/foundation\/ourwork\/initiatives\/resources-from-past-initiatives\/Documents\/Onboarding%20New%20Employees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Onboarding New Employees: Maximizing Success<\/a>.\" Society for Human Resource Management. Accessed July 18, 2019.[\/footnote]\r\n\r\nAs stated in Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, effective onboarding is associated with higher levels of employee job satisfaction, lower turnover, better performance and lowered stress. This is particularly important given that 90% of new employees make the decision to stay or go within the first six months.[footnote]Maurer, Roy. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/about-shrm\/Documents\/NewEmployeeOnboardingGuide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Employee Onboarding Guide<\/a>.\" Society for Human Resource Management. Accessed July 18, 2019.[\/footnote] For hourly workers, the decision timeframe is shorter: 50% leave new jobs within 120 days. The statistic for management: 50% of external senior management hires fail within 18 months.[footnote]Bauer, Tayla N. \"Onboarding New Employees: Maximizing Success.\" Society for Human Resource Management.[\/footnote] Critical disconnect: less than 25% of organizations have a formal onboarding process. Worst case: new employees are greeting with some variation on \u201cOh, you\u2019re here...we better find you a workspace.\u201d\r\n\r\nAmber Hyatt, director of product marketing at talent management solutions company Silk Road observes that \u201corganizations that don\u2019t focus on acclimating new employees to their corporate culture are at a significant disadvantage. Employees who know what to expect from their company\u2019s culture and work environment make better decisions that are more aligned with the accepted practices of the company.\u201d[footnote]Maurer, Roy. \"New Employee Onboarding Guide.\" Society for Human Resource Management.[\/footnote] Peterson said., CEO of human resources SaS provider BambooHR, Ben Peterson seconds that, warning employers that \u201cIf you aren\u2019t communicating what new hires are supposed to be doing and arming them with the tools to do it properly, you\u2019re setting them up to fail.\u201d[footnote]Ibid.[\/footnote]\r\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\r\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\r\nhttps:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/3de36bf6-2a96-4cdd-8d14-97bc4243200c\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Outcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the benefits of onboarding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-274\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4056\/2019\/07\/18183445\/achievement-3481967_960_720-300x195.jpg\" alt=\"Two men are sitting in chairs at a desk and smiling and high-fiving each other.\" width=\"350\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Onboarding is the process of integrating a new employee into a company. Also referred to as organizational socialization, onboarding processes should be designed to familiarize new employees with the organization\u2019s culture, values and behavioral expectations. Onboarding should help new employees adapt to the operating environment and, specifically, provide new employees with the connections, information and tools to be\u00a0successful.To quote a SHRM effective practice guidelines publication, \u201cAfter effective recruitment and selection, one of the most important ways that organizations can improve the effectiveness of their talent management systems is through the strategic use of onboarding.\u201d<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Bauer, Tayla N. &quot;Onboarding New Employees: Maximizing Success.&quot; Society for Human Resource Management. Accessed July 18, 2019.\" id=\"return-footnote-199-1\" href=\"#footnote-199-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As stated in Fundamentals of Human Resource Management, effective onboarding is associated with higher levels of employee job satisfaction, lower turnover, better performance and lowered stress. This is particularly important given that 90% of new employees make the decision to stay or go within the first six months.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Maurer, Roy. &quot;New Employee Onboarding Guide.&quot; Society for Human Resource Management. Accessed July 18, 2019.\" id=\"return-footnote-199-2\" href=\"#footnote-199-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a> For hourly workers, the decision timeframe is shorter: 50% leave new jobs within 120 days. The statistic for management: 50% of external senior management hires fail within 18 months.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Bauer, Tayla N. &quot;Onboarding New Employees: Maximizing Success.&quot; Society for Human Resource Management.\" id=\"return-footnote-199-3\" href=\"#footnote-199-3\" aria-label=\"Footnote 3\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[3]<\/sup><\/a> Critical disconnect: less than 25% of organizations have a formal onboarding process. Worst case: new employees are greeting with some variation on \u201cOh, you\u2019re here&#8230;we better find you a workspace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amber Hyatt, director of product marketing at talent management solutions company Silk Road observes that \u201corganizations that don\u2019t focus on acclimating new employees to their corporate culture are at a significant disadvantage. Employees who know what to expect from their company\u2019s culture and work environment make better decisions that are more aligned with the accepted practices of the company.\u201d<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Maurer, Roy. &quot;New Employee Onboarding Guide.&quot; Society for Human Resource Management.\" id=\"return-footnote-199-4\" href=\"#footnote-199-4\" aria-label=\"Footnote 4\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[4]<\/sup><\/a> Peterson said., CEO of human resources SaS provider BambooHR, Ben Peterson seconds that, warning employers that \u201cIf you aren\u2019t communicating what new hires are supposed to be doing and arming them with the tools to do it properly, you\u2019re setting them up to fail.\u201d<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Ibid.\" id=\"return-footnote-199-5\" href=\"#footnote-199-5\" aria-label=\"Footnote 5\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[5]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"assessment_practice_3de36bf6-2a96-4cdd-8d14-97bc4243200c\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assess.lumenlearning.com\/practice\/3de36bf6-2a96-4cdd-8d14-97bc4243200c?iframe_resize_id=assessment_practice_id_3de36bf6-2a96-4cdd-8d14-97bc4243200c\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:300px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-199\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Benefits of Onboarding. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Nina Burokas. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Lumen Learning. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Achievement Agreement Business. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: rawpixel. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Pixabay. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/achievement-agreement-business-3481967\/\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/achievement-agreement-business-3481967\/<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/about\/cc0\">CC0: No Rights Reserved<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Pixabay License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section><hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-199-1\">Bauer, Tayla N. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/foundation\/ourwork\/initiatives\/resources-from-past-initiatives\/Documents\/Onboarding%20New%20Employees.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Onboarding New Employees: Maximizing Success<\/a>.\" Society for Human Resource Management. Accessed July 18, 2019. <a href=\"#return-footnote-199-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-199-2\">Maurer, Roy. \"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shrm.org\/about-shrm\/Documents\/NewEmployeeOnboardingGuide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Employee Onboarding Guide<\/a>.\" Society for Human Resource Management. Accessed July 18, 2019. <a href=\"#return-footnote-199-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-199-3\">Bauer, Tayla N. \"Onboarding New Employees: Maximizing Success.\" Society for Human Resource Management. <a href=\"#return-footnote-199-3\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 3\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-199-4\">Maurer, Roy. \"New Employee Onboarding Guide.\" Society for Human Resource Management. <a href=\"#return-footnote-199-4\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 4\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-199-5\">Ibid. <a href=\"#return-footnote-199-5\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 5\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":17,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Benefits of Onboarding\",\"author\":\"Nina Burokas\",\"organization\":\"Lumen Learning\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Achievement Agreement Business\",\"author\":\"rawpixel\",\"organization\":\"Pixabay\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/achievement-agreement-business-3481967\/\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc0\",\"license_terms\":\"Pixabay License\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"524e9e73-f1a1-4a88-925e-04e649af8d30, 411c4454-bab6-40e3-ab9c-986e5902210e","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-199","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":194,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3352,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/199\/revisions\/3352"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/194"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/199\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=199"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=199"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-humanresourcesmgmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}