What is Onboarding?
Onboarding is the mechanism through which new employees acquire the necessary knowledge, skills, and behaviors to become effective organizational members and "insiders". A thorough onboarding process sets the stage for new employee success and retention and has a focus on:
- Creating a positive new hire experience for the new employee, manager, team and the College
- Affirming the new employee's right choice in joining Emerson
- Aligning the role of the new employee with the College's Strategic Plan
- Defining responsibilities and expectations
- Accelerating the time it takes for a new employee to become productive
- Building strong relationships with colleagues
HR, managers and new employees will work in conjunction to create an onboarding plan. An onboarding plan should be balanced between:
- Technical skills: skills, knowledge, and access needed to perform their job
- Organizational information: what pieces can help someone learn about working at Emerson, the culture, values, and brand of the College and individual departments
- Relationship building opportunities: meeting new people, attending a staff forum or a learning event
Manager Resources:
- “Onboarding New Hires” LinkedIn learning resource
- Manager Checklist: Onboarding a New Team Member
- Academic Calendar
New Hire Resources:
- Day One Orientation Program
- Day One Follow Up Email and documents
- Learning and Development Page
- IT New To Campus
- IT Staff & Faculty Essentials
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