You never get a second chance to make a first impression... and that goes both ways. For a new hire, they’ll likely feel nervous about their first day at a new job, and if you don’t have a good onboarding process in place then they won't have a great experience.
Gallup reports that after completing onboarding, only 29% of employees feel fully prepared and supported to excel in their new role. If your new hire falls under the 71%, it’ll lead to more time needing to be invested by the managers to get them up to speed, less confidence in the workplace by the new hire (and potentially, a lower sense of job satisfaction) and more time to wait until your fantastic new hire is ready to make the difference that everyone was so excited about in their interview.
In a study by Gallup, employees who experienced an exceptional onboarding experience reported to be 2.6% more likely to be extremely satisfied with their place of work. If we want to ensure that our new hires stay, then it needs to start with a great onboarding experience. But what does a great onboarding experience look like?
‘Clearly, there’s more to onboarding than “Where do I sit?” It’s about culture. It’s about social connection. It’s about helping new employees become productive team members. And it’s about delivering on the brand promise you made before you hired them.’ - Gallup.
This is something Thomas Assess is ready to help with. Your Thomas Assess profile is a treasure trove of valuable insights about how you like to work, how you best communicate, what motivates you and what makes you feel connected and happy at work. When a new employee creates a Thomas Assess profile by taking our behaviour and personality assessments – you have all of these insights at your fingertips, along with tailored, actionable advice written by our team of Psychologists.
Making each onboarding process personal to the employee doesn’t have to be difficult or cumbersome for the manager. Not only will these Thomas Assess insights allow you to create a personalized, effective onboarding experience, they’ll work as the backbone for the employee/manager relationship throughout their time in the role. Better connections between teams, managers and employees start with a better understanding of each other. Thomas Assess has this covered.
