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How to Make your New Hire Productive
And do so as quickly as possible
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Customized New Hire Onboarding Guide
Do you have a new hire starting in a few weeks?
We have been working with Founders and Managers to create customized new hire onboarding guides so that their process can be simple, effective, and efficient.
The goal here is to give you everything you need, in one place, to save you time and decrease the time to productivity for your new hire.
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In this newsletter, we highlight one thing we love, see as innovative, and find interesting within the workplace.
LOVE: How to make your new hire productive as quickly as possible
INNOVATE: 6 HR innovations for 2023
INTEREST: Top HR tech trends
WHAT WE LOVE:
Your new hire just accepted your offer.
Now the real work begins.
Here's how to make that new hire productive as quickly as possible:
— Harris Fanaroff (@HarrisFanaroff)
12:44 PM • Nov 3, 2022
The longer you wait to get your new hire up to speed, the more it costs your organization.
Decreasing the time to productivity can have a massive impact on the bottom line of your business.
Here's how to do it:
1. Reach out between acceptance and the start date
This is so often a missed opportunity. Mention how excited you are for them to join the team and a couple of the upcoming priorities.
2. Welcome message to the team
Prepare the message you will send to the team welcoming this new hire. Ask the new hire for a quick bio that you can share with them. Nothing halts momentum like the new hire not feeling welcomed or valued.
3. Identify interests outside of work
Use the interview time to build a genuine connection. A connection requires going beyond work and understanding their personal life and what they enjoy outside of work.
4. Connect them with team members
There is still a lot of data out there about the importance of having friends at work. Utilize the early part of their employment to connect them with colleagues.
5. Ensure IT is working
IT issues come up in half the onboarding conversations I have. Make sure that you are connected with the IT contact to serve as an escalation tactic if things aren't working.
6. Be available on Day 1
It's important to block your morning if at all possible to welcome the new hire. It will be a poor signal if you are not available for them within the first few hours of their tenure.
7. Check-in weekly on personal/professional aspects
Your job isn't done once they begin their onboarding process. Set a reminder to check in weekly with a quick phone call to see how they are doing.
8. Create 30/60/90 day plans
These will help to keep the new hire focused.
30 days - focused on learning
60 days - focused on contributing
90 days - focused on owning tasks
If you need sample 30/60/90 day plans, you can find those here
WHERE WE SEE INNOVATION:
It has never been harder to recruit and retain talent which is why there are so many tools in the HR space to help you do so.
The big 6 this article outlines are:
Recruitment Tools
Employee Engagement Platform
Corporate Wellness Platforms
Gamification
Peer-to-Peer Recognition (but make it genuine)
Employee Survey Tools
WHAT INTERESTS US:
Top HR Tech Trends of 2023
As the economy continues to shift, companies will have to continue to be strategic about how they recruit, engage, and retain their workforce.
Luckily, the world of HR tech is also changing at a rapid pace.
This article highlights 9 HR tech priorities for companies in 2023:
Optimize ROI from Existing Technology Stacks
Elevate Internal Talent Marketplaces
Deploy Emerging (and Overlooked) Tech
Support Hybrid Work
Increase the Use of AI Applications
Improve Management Skills to Address New Challenges
Emphasize the Employee Experience
Deploy Innovative Recruiting Tech
L&D: Focus on Analytics, Personalization and VR
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