3-day Virtual Seminar

Onboarding - How to Improve the New Employee Experience

Overview

This session provides a practical framework for redesigning the new employee experience - from pre-boarding through the first 90 days - to drive faster engagement, stronger performance, and better retention. Attendees will leave with concrete strategies for transforming onboarding from a compliance exercise into a genuine competitive advantage.

Why you should Attend

A weak onboarding experience is one of the most expensive, most preventable causes of early turnover - and replacing a new hire who leaves in the first six months can cost more than the recruiting process itself. While your organization treats onboarding as an afterthought, competitors with intentional onboarding experiences are converting new hires into engaged, productive employees faster and retaining them longer. Every new hire who disengages in their first month is a signal that your onboarding process, not the employee, is the problem.

Areas Covered in the Session

• Why traditional onboarding fails to build lasting engagement
• Designing a pre-boarding experience that builds excitement before day one
• Structuring the first day, first week, and first 90 days for maximum impact
• Building connection and belonging for new hires, especially in hybrid environments
• Balancing administrative onboarding tasks with meaningful engagement activities
• Equipping managers to play an active role in new hire success
• Setting clear early performance expectations and milestones
• Measuring onboarding effectiveness beyond completion checklists
• Common onboarding mistakes that quietly drive early attrition
• Building a scalable onboarding framework that grows with your organization

Who Will Benefit

• HR Directors and Managers
• Talent Acquisition and Recruiting Leaders
• People Operations Professionals
• Learning and Development Leaders
• People Managers at all levels
• HR Business Partners
• Employee Experience Professionals