How to Use Technology for Onboarding
Posted November 21st, 2016
Onboarding is important. You want to get new employees up to speed fast so that they can contribute to the productivity of the company. However, sometimes onboarding does not work as well as you would like it to – new employees are not given the tools they need to allow them to hit the ground running.
Fortunately, technology can really help in making the onboarding process more efficient and effective, often getting the process started even before the new employee’s first day at work. Here are some ways you can use technology to improve the onboarding process.
1. Sending greetings.
You can make videos of company leaders welcoming new employees to the firm. Then, after a person has accepted a job offer, you can send him or her links to these videos. It is a good way to help the new person get to know key people in the company and to get him energized about starting the new job.
2. Put together a new hire website
This is a place where the new person can go to complete any onboarding tasks that need to be done, as well as learning about the company culture, completing any training needed, and getting information about anything else the person needs. This enables the new person to be proactive and take the initiative in getting things done, rather than waiting for someone to give him or her access to the materials.
The new hire can even get started before he or she begins the new job. With tools like electronic signatures, the person can complete any paperwork online.
3. Establish a social network for new people
This is an online location where new people can go to meet each other make friends, as well as a place where people can help each other with work related tasks.
4. Keep track of new people
Using electronic task management tools, you can see how new people are coming along in the onboarding process, what tasks they have completed and what they have yet to do. These applications also have automated reminders to help the people stay on course.
If your company would like to onboard new people, Bayside Solutions can help you find the talent you need. We specialize in technology-related jobs. We have the expertise and network to find the right people for you. Give Bayside Solutions a call today.
